I was clueless that it moved. I was assuming with the zillions of satellites a stationary dish would work.preventing the dish from moving
It is mostly stationary. As I understand it, it only moves at startup in order to position itself at the most optimal angle. I don't think it ever moves again unless it loses power or is rebooted for another reason.I was clueless that it moved. I was assuming with the zillions of satellites a stationary dish would work.
In a few days I fully expect to see a selfie video of you on the roof, clinging to the chimney, watching the dish like a hawk, to confirm or deny that the dish moves periodically.....OK?I think it moves constantly as it tracks the low orbiting satellites. It then hops to another one as signal drops off when the satellite nears the horizon. High orbit satellites like satellite TV are geostationary and very high altitude, so their orbit speed matches the rotation of the earth precisely. Their aim never needs adjustment.
At least that's my guess. Hopefully will find out tomorrow.
They went low orbit to cut down on the latency.
Once it has found optimal position (at startup), it never moves. There are a whole lot of chips in the "dish" and they point in slightly different directions so that it can pick up the optimal satellite at any given time. This tech is nothing like Dish or DirecTv.I think it moves constantly as it tracks the low orbiting satellites. It then hops to another one as signal drops off when the satellite nears the horizon. High orbit satellites like satellite TV are geostationary and very high altitude, so their orbit speed matches the rotation of the earth precisely. Their aim never needs adjustment.
At least that's my guess. Hopefully will find out tomorrow.
They went low orbit to cut down on the latency.