The only way I can think of that could work without messing other stuff
up, is a narrow beam, straight up. You'd need to modify the the
communication standard for what the cable-TV uses for their CMTS-modems
that Hughes and Wild Blue copied. I think it's an open-standard. But
then there is the expense of keeping the helium in the balloon that is
holding your satellite in orbit, keeping the thrusters active to keep
your radio up there above your house pointing at you and the expense of
re-supply as 90,000 feet still has enough drag to slow your satellite
down. to send it out to 22,000 miles for a stationary orbit is going to
add a few $million to the expense of a rocket, but you'll only have to
spend that cash once. Re-supply of a low orbit device would be probably
just as expensive. You would need to invent a very cheap device that
you could send up that would have enough power on board to hold a
stationary orbit above your house and then you'd still need an internet
connection for a backhaul to the satellite.
Of course the government is going to come after you for breaking all
kinds of their rules. What are they going to do, take away your
birthday? I don't think N.Korea asks for permission, nobody has
arrested Kim yet. As far as I know the actual signal necessary to
establish a communication to 22,000 miles out is about the same as what
a ubnt powerbeam uses to connect to a tower 6 miles away. I recall
reading somewhere that NASA used a .5watt radio on the moon back in 1969
for data, maybe I misremembered that.
On 2/25/21 10:03 AM, Matt Hoppes wrote:
Well then.....
On 2/25/21 1:02 PM, Matt Hopkins wrote:
If I recall correctly it is illegal to aim a 5GHz radio > 3° above
the horizon.
On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 9:43 AM Matt Hoppes
<mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net
<mailto:mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net>> wrote:
So here me out. I've been to low earth orbit (90,000 feet) with
equipment I can get in my basement/hardware store. I've beamed
signals
back from 90,000 feet to a radio in my truck.
I'm familiar with how AmSats work (although have not sent one up
myself).
What is preventing a WISP from putting together a solar powered
GeoSync
satellite that has a few Cambium Spots on it to fully cover your
coverage area?
Yes, you'd have capacity issues if you didn't plan it correctly,
but is
there technically any reason I can't run a 5GHz link to a satellite?
Do you have to pay a "rental" fee to occupy a space in space to park
your bird?
Yes, I realize there would be latency, but if you keep the
throughput
there (something Hughes Doesn't Do), the experience wouldn't be half
bad
for most things..
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