My neighbor works on forest fires. He bought starlink and I guess the firefighters love it but it has to be close to base to use. Most of these guys (and SAR) work on HAM radios I assume. But the...
My neighbor works on forest fires. He bought starlink and I guess the firefighters love it but it has to be close to base to use. Most of these guys (and SAR) work on HAM radios I assume. But the combo of this and starlink could really impact communications. Sending photos or videos of specific things instead of describing it over radio or sending exact GPS coordinates or even just the opportunity for a lot more lines of communication instead of just a couple of open radio channels.
Starlink really is the future of internet for rural and mobile use cases. It's amazing how well it works and how (relatively) reliable it is. It already has changed the game for a ton of people,...
Starlink really is the future of internet for rural and mobile use cases. It's amazing how well it works and how (relatively) reliable it is. It already has changed the game for a ton of people, and now that its rolling out to more and more locations its becoming the undisputed champ.
My neighbor works on forest fires. He bought starlink and I guess the firefighters love it but it has to be close to base to use. Most of these guys (and SAR) work on HAM radios I assume. But the combo of this and starlink could really impact communications. Sending photos or videos of specific things instead of describing it over radio or sending exact GPS coordinates or even just the opportunity for a lot more lines of communication instead of just a couple of open radio channels.
Starlink really is the future of internet for rural and mobile use cases. It's amazing how well it works and how (relatively) reliable it is. It already has changed the game for a ton of people, and now that its rolling out to more and more locations its becoming the undisputed champ.