Starlink for basecamp?

[zrodwyo]

FYI, the Starlink mini works through glass. I put mine under my sunroof shroud. It is pretty awesome driving 80 mph through middle of nowhere Wyo fully connected.

 

[wesfromky]

My starlink mini pulls around 20-25 watts once running. Maybe double that for the first 10-15 minutes. So, you can just do some math to get an idea of how long any give battery pack will run it.

And the $50.00 for 50gb roam plan is pretty nice if you are not using it a ton. A single teams video call used like 8gb an hour, but I barely used any data for most of the time. Even teams voice calls were not too bad.

One other thing that is pretty cool with the mini - I power it over USB C via a cable that starlink sells.

 

[Boarmaster]

Definitely a plus for me to be able to turn off service out of season. I would only need it October thru February.

 

[Subliminal1]

Past 2 season we have been keeping the Starlink up at base camp with pops (truck, conversion trailer, wall tent). Allows him to have service so we can easily InReach him if we need to. He can communicate with family and friends, while my hunting partner and I go out and spike camp/backpack from there. Personally I don't enjoy having it around and think it takes away from the experience but using this method has worked pretty well for us

 

[chukwithak]

That was something I was going to mention but forgot. If you’re someone that is deep in necks, it’s nice to have Starlink as a backup source of communication in an emergency. Being able call and text instead of Inreach can be invaluable at times.


Charlie
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[chukwithak]

My starlink mini pulls around 20-25 watts once running. Maybe double that for the first 10-15 minutes. So, you can just do some math to get an idea of how long any give battery pack will run it.

And the $50.00 for 50gb roam plan is pretty nice if you are not using it a ton. A single teams video call used like 8gb an hour, but I barely used any data for most of the time. Even teams voice calls were not too bad.

Yeah it draws about 35w when searching for satellites and establishing a connection, then it settles in to about 20w depending on location. Under heavy use it will fluctuate back up to about 35w.


Charlie
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