Thanks for the video to the both of you! Question, I will like to mount our Gen 3 on the top of the arch next to the radar gives a someone obstructed "sky" due to the radar on a seaview mount (open array 4' Furuno) and a light bar with a GPS and weather station mounted on it. If you were going to mount here would you use the flat mount or their pole mount and get it up above the radar? I'd prefer to have it mounted on the top of the arch flat as it would have less wind on it vs. 2' up. Please let me know your thoughts, and suggestions.
It would really help if you added a piece to this video showing how to remove the Starlink antenna from the Trio Flatmount once it is installed on your boat. I would like to see how the lever works to disengage the antenna from the Flatmount (if it works).
Great review, thanks for the reco! I ordered one today. I will likely have to do some work to get this Trio rectangle shaped mount installed to the top smaller sized round shape mounting plate of the radar mast where my KVH satellite dome previously lived.
We ordered one after our first viewing of this video. It’s on its way! We are also mounting it to the radar mounting plate on our Scanstrut pole (moving the radar to the mast), and making a transition piece of half-inch polycarbonate or equivalent. You might want to consider that if you haven’t already done your mods. (Scanstrut has a mount for the $2500 flat dish, which has mounting screw points already on the base.)
Great video. You guys are an awesome couple taking the time to share your adventures. Editing the videos takes time and I appreciate the quality you post. Stay safe and healthy.
Are you able to hard mount the gen3 antenna on the top of your boat? Reason I’m asking is the gen3 has manual tuning and requires moving it to tune vs the gen2 had motors and auto tuning. I want to mount the gen3 to my hardtop but this has stopped me in my tracks. I see you have a gen3 so how did it work for you? Thanks!
For top functionality you need to align the dish, but it still works when mounted flat. There might be a slight performance cost, but we're talking less than 10%.
do you not think that in a very strong gust, the size of the dish catching wind could be lifted up on one side and therefore act as a release on the snap mount base? This seems to me really a badly thought out design. It at least needs a lug gluing next to the mount once snapped in, to stop it moving outwards ( and releasing)?
It looks like the bottom of the mount is flat to the surface you are mounting to. I'd be worried about water pooling. Am I seeing that right that it sits flat or is there a little gap? I'd love to attach it to my roof with VHB tape, so I may have to carve a channel in the middle of it to allow water to flow through.
If the Gen 3 dish has to be manually aligned, how will that work mounting on an RV roof in a fixed position? Would manual alignment mean repositioning the whole entire vehicle, since the dish can't rotate once mounted to the RV roof?
All of the dishes function on a ‘phased array’, which is essentially tracks the satellites electronically Vs having to point directly at them, like traditional satellites. Practically, point the dish at the uninstructed sky and you have a connection. They used to have less satellites and needed to point at the thin band of available satellites. That is no longer the case. Go flat and be happy.
Great review as always. Very timely information as I’ve just ordered a gen 3 Starlink. What suction cups are you using? Thanks again for the great content.
lli Yacht, great review of the new dish. I am also looking to install the Starlink system on a boat and after your last two Gen 3 videos I was sure this was the dish for me. After your second video I watched another review on the dish and they pointed out that the Gen 3 dish had to always point to the northern sky. If this is the case, how would this work on a boat or any mobile application without adjusting the dish? Seems like the Gen 2 model is a better fit for boating. Your opinion thoughts are appreciated.
We have used the V2, High Performance and now V3 in a flat position mini the boat. It has been reliable laying flat in all instances. They are all phased arrays, which electronically tracks satellites vs relying on directional orientation. It does have to have an unobstructed view of the skyline though. A very close mast or being in the direct beam of a radar are common issues on a boat to watch out for. The standard V2 drops out more often as your boat moves at anchor as it keeps repositioning mechanically. That sparked most boat owners to disable the motors and position it flat. All of that said, Starlink does have a 30 day return policy for any reason. So you have flexibility if it doesn’t work for your unique requirements.
Trio is now charging $190 and the release tool is another $15, PLUS another $25 in shipping. Not happy with them not suggesting the tool up front then ripping people off on shipping. This thing better work great
I just received mine and it is $2 worth of 3d printer filament. Not even close to being worth $150. I would not buy from this company again. It should be aluminum for that kind of money. Flimsy junk and I wouldn’t travel down the road relying on it holding your dish down.
Thanks for the video to the both of you! Question, I will like to mount our Gen 3 on the top of the arch next to the radar gives a someone obstructed "sky" due to the radar on a seaview mount (open array 4' Furuno) and a light bar with a GPS and weather station mounted on it. If you were going to mount here would you use the flat mount or their pole mount and get it up above the radar? I'd prefer to have it mounted on the top of the arch flat as it would have less wind on it vs. 2' up. Please let me know your thoughts, and suggestions.
It would really help if you added a piece to this video showing how to remove the Starlink antenna from the Trio Flatmount once it is installed on your boat. I would like to see how the lever works to disengage the antenna from the Flatmount (if it works).
There's a video of that on the Trio website
Great review, thanks for the reco! I ordered one today. I will likely have to do some work to get this Trio rectangle shaped mount installed to the top smaller sized round shape mounting plate of the radar mast where my KVH satellite dome previously lived.
We ordered one after our first viewing of this video. It’s on its way! We are also mounting it to the radar mounting plate on our Scanstrut pole (moving the radar to the mast), and making a transition piece of half-inch polycarbonate or equivalent. You might want to consider that if you haven’t already done your mods. (Scanstrut has a mount for the $2500 flat dish, which has mounting screw points already on the base.)
Great video.
You guys are an awesome couple taking the time to share your adventures.
Editing the videos takes time and I appreciate the quality you post.
Stay safe and healthy.
Are you able to hard mount the gen3 antenna on the top of your boat? Reason I’m asking is the gen3 has manual tuning and requires moving it to tune vs the gen2 had motors and auto tuning. I want to mount the gen3 to my hardtop but this has stopped me in my tracks. I see you have a gen3 so how did it work for you? Thanks!
For top functionality you need to align the dish, but it still works when mounted flat. There might be a slight performance cost, but we're talking less than 10%.
Great review. I ordered it too. By the way, Trio is charging $165 for it as of 3/14/24.
do you not think that in a very strong gust, the size of the dish catching wind could be lifted up on one side and therefore act as a release on the snap mount base? This seems to me really a badly thought out design. It at least needs a lug gluing next to the mount once snapped in, to stop it moving outwards ( and releasing)?
We feel confident after installing it and being in high winds
It looks like the bottom of the mount is flat to the surface you are mounting to. I'd be worried about water pooling. Am I seeing that right that it sits flat or is there a little gap? I'd love to attach it to my roof with VHB tape, so I may have to carve a channel in the middle of it to allow water to flow through.
If the Gen 3 dish has to be manually aligned, how will that work mounting on an RV roof in a fixed position? Would manual alignment mean repositioning the whole entire vehicle, since the dish can't rotate once mounted to the RV roof?
All of the dishes function on a ‘phased array’, which is essentially tracks the satellites electronically Vs having to point directly at them, like traditional satellites.
Practically, point the dish at the uninstructed sky and you have a connection.
They used to have less satellites and needed to point at the thin band of available satellites. That is no longer the case.
Go flat and be happy.
Great review as always. Very timely information as I’ve just ordered a gen 3 Starlink. What suction cups are you using? Thanks again for the great content.
We used 4.5” SeaSuckers. I believe that is the same ones Trio sells as an option.
lli Yacht, great review of the new dish. I am also looking to install the Starlink system on a boat and after your last two Gen 3 videos I was sure this was the dish for me. After your second video I watched another review on the dish and they pointed out that the Gen 3 dish had to always point to the northern sky. If this is the case, how would this work on a boat or any mobile application without adjusting the dish? Seems like the Gen 2 model is a better fit for boating. Your opinion thoughts are appreciated.
We have used the V2, High Performance and now V3 in a flat position mini the boat. It has been reliable laying flat in all instances. They are all phased arrays, which electronically tracks satellites vs relying on directional orientation. It does have to have an unobstructed view of the skyline though. A very close mast or being in the direct beam of a radar are common issues on a boat to watch out for.
The standard V2 drops out more often as your boat moves at anchor as it keeps repositioning mechanically. That sparked most boat owners to disable the motors and position it flat.
All of that said, Starlink does have a 30 day return policy for any reason. So you have flexibility if it doesn’t work for your unique requirements.
Trio is now charging $190 and the release tool is another $15, PLUS another $25 in shipping. Not happy with them not suggesting the tool up front then ripping people off on shipping. This thing better work great
Came by for the review, stayed for the blooper at the end! 😂😂😂 thanks guys!
Looks like it will be a dish served cold
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I just received mine and it is $2 worth of 3d printer filament. Not even close to being worth $150. I would not buy from this company again. It should be aluminum for that kind of money. Flimsy junk and I wouldn’t travel down the road relying on it holding your dish down.
Roamsat makes a powered mount for 2-4 grand 😉
LOL, why is he giving his wife's vote? She has her own thumb.
i would not trust this on my RV roof, 75mph driving vibration etc