Yes, that completely destroys the information in that band. That is the point, the satellites are using these bands, overpowering what was already naturally there.
Yup. I understand and agree that it would make any work in those bands essentially meaningless.
I’m not by any means giving Elon, or anyone else, a green light to just pollute the airwaves with my comment. Simply put, he should have not done what he did. Star link is a cool concept but it should have gone through more review before being put into orbit. I suspect if that had happened, it wouldn’t have been put in orbit.
I’m confused because band pass filters exist. Can they not add a filter to eliminate the frequencies that starlink uses?
Also, the starlink satellites use phased array antennas, guess that wasn’t a great idea either.
*Bandstop filters
Shouldn’t the FCC have a say in this?
They do, and they did. Since star link is global by nature, I’m sure many countries radio regulatory bodies had a say.
Apparently radio telescopes were not on their minds when they made a decision.
Yes, that completely destroys the information in that band. That is the point, the satellites are using these bands, overpowering what was already naturally there.
Yup. I understand and agree that it would make any work in those bands essentially meaningless.
I’m not by any means giving Elon, or anyone else, a green light to just pollute the airwaves with my comment. Simply put, he should have not done what he did. Star link is a cool concept but it should have gone through more review before being put into orbit. I suspect if that had happened, it wouldn’t have been put in orbit.
IMO, it’s kind of just space junk at this point.