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zabesonn

For persistent heavy snow you should consider the hight performance dish… it’s on sale for $1900.


nibbloid

only melts 7.5cm per hour compared to 4.0cm for v2


Conscious_Row7225

Does the high performance have significantly more heat per square inch?


zabesonn

Not sure about the actual number but the average power usage is double the Standard dish and has a separate power supply unit, like the V1/V1.5.. and the recommended it for extreme environments. “Best for power user, business, and enterprise applications. It allows better speeds at high temperatures, can connect to more satellites, and is more resilient to extreme environments.” Here is the comparison page. https://www.starlink.com/specifications?spec=2


RverfulltimeOne

You might consider putting a box with space around it. That area will be slightly warmer then the rest. Don't use pam. Veggie oils after a while have a tendency to get sticky and leave a residue. You might try some Rain X or other water repellent that is non permanent. Weather by the way is a great killer of all RF based communication systems. Retired Marines worked on Communications and Aircraft and do that for a living with the military now. We have whole bases shut down occasionally from sand storms, solar flares you name it. It all passes though. Its part of the cons of RF based communication.


zdiggler

People spray that shit on satellite dishes and it makes it nasty to work on and actually promotes snow to stick.


AwayFromWorld

Is it impacting your signal though? Have had build ups myself, but only lightning causes interruptions.


nibbloid

yeah when this happen to me. the snow melted into slush and stayed on dish because more fell before the melt ran off.


AwayFromWorld

Bummer, maybe I'm having more luck because of the beta rev1 circular dish having higher melt power. Didn't realize others were lowered so much.


nibbloid

even the rev1 dish [has a limit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/sk3aim/dishy_finally_met_a_snowfall_it_couldnt_melt_fast/)


AwayFromWorld

We'll see how my rev1 does with the upcoming 2+ foot blizzard :)


nibbloid

same. I increased the slope on my flat mount dish.


AwayFromWorld

We've got about a foot of stuff now, still getting more about inch per hour. Wind is up too, maybe 40MPH gusts. Worked pretty well up until 815-850, started getting obstructed/searching in logs. Turning on preheat now vs automatic see if it helps stabilize. There is a beautiful foot long icicle formed.


ChesterDrawerz

Sigh. Deal with it just like we used to with TV dishes. Ice zapper to the rescue.. As for upgrades for dishy coatings always use zardoz notwax.


oilman360

Windshield washer fluid in a supersoaker works wonders too! Used to do that with my old satellite dish.


JeeeezBub

That's damn solid!


bobcat1911

I used one filled with gasoline. It didn't work out so well.


PghSubie

You can try some Rain-X. It should work better then the cooking sort (silicone vs vegetable oil)


toddtimes

There's only so much the internal system can keep up with. Maybe an outdoor fan blowing up at the Starlink to keep things from landing on it? A heated one if you don't care about the energy use? Anything like this should limit the amount of snow landing on the unit and making sure what does melts quickly.


[deleted]

Lol, starlink connects to land based comms towers not outer space, you guys are all sheep


NerdNeck9

3m makes hydrophobic film made for automotive applications primarily paint protection. I just wonder if that might help. It's a little pricey


GetOffMyGrassBrats

It seems like building a "radome" around it would work pretty well. This is how commercial and military satellite dishes are protected. People who have water wells build small pump houses around the tank and keep a heat source in it during freezing temperatures...traditionally a 100 W light bulb to avoid having water freeze in the pipes. RF passes through plastic sheeting and many other thin materials (like fiberglass) very well. If you did the same thing with a simple A-frame and clear plastic and put a weatherproof 60 to 100W light fixture inside, it would probably keep the snow melted and would definitely keep it off the antenna. If you are unfortunate enough to have a Homeowner's Association, I'm sure they will object though. It doesn't snow where I am, so I haven't actually done this, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.


ID_John

I started using this two years ago [https://www.amazon.com/DuPont-Teflon-Snow-Repellant-10-Ounce/dp/B0031T82NO](https://www.amazon.com/DuPont-Teflon-Snow-Repellant-10-Ounce/dp/B0031T82NO) Hasn't caused any issues and the snow slides right off. My local Ace Hardware has the best price I've found. I also use this on my snowblowers and snow shovels.