After learning about the USB-C to barrel DC adapter it has become overwhelmingly clear that the Starlink Mini is the new preferred way to bikepack and livestream. The biggest reason is that this setup does not require a trailer so long as the streamer plans on recharging the battery bank fully when reprovisioning about every two days (assuming eight hours of streaming per day) then the following is all that is needed:
That’s roughly 18 lbs for all the gear needed to get Starlink instead of the over 40 lbs of gear needed with the Gen3 dish (not counting the 22 lbs for the trailer itself to carry it). That’s 50 lbs less to pull on the bike!
The smaller battery banks are better because they are more granular and work with the Orange Pi and Netgear Nighthawk. I can get done charging faster by charging them all up simultaneously rather than one or two at a time. Plus I can be using some of the batteries while others are charging.
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