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  Note : StarLink Does Not Like Heavy Rain c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-10-28 22:52 -0400
    Re: Note : StarLink Does Not Like Heavy Rain Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-10-29 08:40 +0000
      Re: Note : StarLink Does Not Like Heavy Rain Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2026-10-29 10:49 +0000
        Fwd: Note : StarLink Does Not Like Heavy Rain c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-10-30 03:31 -0400
          Re: Fwd: Note : StarLink Does Not Like Heavy Rain Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2026-10-30 10:06 +0000
            Re: Fwd: Note : StarLink Does Not Like Heavy Rain The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-30 11:09 +0000
          Re: Fwd: Note : StarLink Does Not Like Heavy Rain The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-30 11:08 +0000
      Re: Note : StarLink Does Not Like Heavy Rain c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-10-30 03:20 -0400

#94769 — Note : StarLink Does Not Like Heavy Rain

As said ... signal got all wonky and
erratic when a fair rainstorm came
over just minutes ago.

Do not have a 'perfect' position for the
antenna, but fair. Screen porch left over
from the pre-A/C days. Don't think it
can see ALL the satellites, but usually
"enough". 50-180 mbps usually.

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#94771

c186282 wrote:


> signal got all wonky and
> erratic when a fair rainstorm came
> over just minutes ago.

<https://www.everythingrf.com/community/what-is-rain-fade>

Your downlink is about 11GHz, and uplink about 14GHz

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#94772

No form of *Wireless* Internet is going to ever beat Fiber-to-the-home.  *I* 
presently have 1G (symetrial) from the Wendell, MA municipal fiber network. In 
the next few years it will be upgraded from 1G to 2.5G.  Rain, snow, etc. have 
no effect.

At Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:40:31 +0000 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

> 
> c186282 wrote:
> 
> 
> > signal got all wonky and
> > erratic when a fair rainstorm came
> > over just minutes ago.
> 
> <https://www.everythingrf.com/community/what-is-rain-fade>
> 
> Your downlink is about 11GHz, and uplink about 14GHz
>       
> 

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#94795

No form of *Wireless* Internet is going to ever beat Fiber-to-the-home. 
*I* presently have 1G (symetrial) from the Wendell, MA municipal fiber 
network. In the next few years it will be upgraded from 1G to 2.5G. 
Rain, snow, etc. have no effect.

   Tend to agree - until some all-new tech emerges
   anyhow.

   However my particular property is now wiring-proof.
   Far too many big veggies that are WAY too expensive,
   or illegal, to remove. Even worried about the power
   line (can't seem to get them to fix that mess either).

   Also the construction - concrete + real wood - is
   not friendly/aesthetic to new wiring.

   SO ... alas perhaps ... fiber is not for ME.

   Also applies to more 'rural' people. Lucky if
   they get an old copper phone line.

   And finally, I'm an old fart. I don't do games,
   I don't do 8k streaming for six kids. Even my
   crappy ATT service is fast enough. The SL has
   proven nice for downloading a few of the
   latest obese distros, but beyond that ...

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#94802

At Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:31:59 -0400 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> No form of *Wireless* Internet is going to ever beat Fiber-to-the-home. 
> *I* presently have 1G (symetrial) from the Wendell, MA municipal fiber 
> network. In the next few years it will be upgraded from 1G to 2.5G. 
> Rain, snow, etc. have no effect.
> 
>    Tend to agree - until some all-new tech emerges
>    anyhow.

It is not a "tech" issue, but the underlying laws od physics. Wireless is
allways going to be constrained by bandwith and transmission limits of *radio
waves*, up to microwaves. 

> 
>    However my particular property is now wiring-proof.
>    Far too many big veggies that are WAY too expensive,
>    or illegal, to remove. Even worried about the power
>    line (can't seem to get them to fix that mess either).
> 
>    Also the construction - concrete + real wood - is
>    not friendly/aesthetic to new wiring.
> 
>    SO ... alas perhaps ... fiber is not for ME.
> 
>    Also applies to more 'rural' people. Lucky if
>    they get an old copper phone line.
> 
>    And finally, I'm an old fart. I don't do games,
>    I don't do 8k streaming for six kids. Even my
>    crappy ATT service is fast enough. The SL has
>    proven nice for downloading a few of the
>    latest obese distros, but beyond that ...
> 
>                                               
> 

-- 
Robert Heller             -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364
Deepwoods Software        -- Custom Software Services
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#94805

On 30/10/2026 10:06, Robert Heller wrote:
> It is not a "tech" issue, but the underlying laws od physics. Wireless is
> allways going to be constrained by bandwith and transmission limits of *radio
> waves*, up to microwaves.
And optical fibres are private point to point links. No overlap between 
channels

-- 
Any fool can believe in principles -  and most of them do!

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#94804

On 30/10/2026 07:31, c186282 wrote:
> However my particular property is now wiring-proof.
>    Far too many big veggies that are WAY too expensive,
>    or illegal, to remove. Even worried about the power
>    line (can't seem to get them to fix that mess either).
> 
There are always ways.

>    Also the construction - concrete + real wood - is
>    not friendly/aesthetic to new wiring.

Who cares? beat it into submission with a Kango

Good excuse to redecorate afterwards


-- 
"I guess a rattlesnake ain't risponsible fer bein' a rattlesnake, but ah 
puts mah heel on um jess the same if'n I catches him around mah chillun".

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#94794

On 10/29/26 04:40, Andy Burns wrote:
> c186282 wrote:
> 
> 
>> signal got all wonky and
>> erratic when a fair rainstorm came
>> over just minutes ago.
> 
> <https://www.everythingrf.com/community/what-is-rain-fade>
> 
> Your downlink is about 11GHz, and uplink about 14GHz

   Um ... OK .........

   'fast.com' tells my current up/down speed plus
   some latency data. I note some of the old 'speed'
   sites don't work anymore.

   My max speed seems to depend most on how many
   satellites the thing can see at the moment. As
   said, it varies between the mentioned rates.
   Down IS about ten times faster than UP, but
   that's kinda normal ADSL.

   Anyway, it WORKS - for MY main needs anyway.
   On average about 10 times faster than my
   crappy ATT 5G wireless router (horrible
   signal where I am). Have all my other stuff
   still on the ATT ... but did set up a mini-
   box for my TV so I can get online media
   (mostly PlutoTV). The ATT is .0.0 while
   the SL is .0.1, so they don't interfere.

   DID find some (annoying) way to get Linux to
   'merge' subnets. Not gonna go that way soon.
   In any case, if the ATT/towers crash I have
   an alt, same if the Russians fuck-up SL. Two
   is better than one.

   Now a handy GUI that lists local subnets, click
   to choose two or more, merge to a new combined
   subnet - that'd be GREAT. Likely NOT gonna see
   it unless I write it myself and I kinda don't
   have the energy/enthusiasm anymore. MIGHT have
   been the kind of thing you'd find in old
   (o)SUSE/YAST but alas .........

   Anyway, per thread, whatever freq SL uses is
   very close to some resonance of water. As
   such I wouldn't suggest resting your head
   on the conveniently-inclined antenna unless
   you WANT your hippocampus slow-roasted  :-)

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