Starlink Flat Mount Modification for Vans, Boats and Cars

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  • Modify your Starlink housing to allow for flat mounting for boats, marine, vans, and cars. Disable the motors so the dish does not turn or add much to the height of your vehicle.
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  • @Nemix9
    @Nemix9 Рік тому +12

    I love how much faith you have in that pergo laminate floor, that you'll cut directly on it.

  • @AdventureVanExpo
    @AdventureVanExpo Рік тому +3

    Great process John. I'm sure a lot of other van owners have been wondering if this is possible. Thanks for being the guinea pig.

  • @Maik1968
    @Maik1968 Рік тому

    Hy, greetings from Germany and a big compliment to this change of the dishy. I would never dare to do what you did but again: crazy idea but an amazing result 👍👍👍✌️🍀🌞

  • @bleedulus
    @bleedulus Рік тому

    I love the improvisation!!

  • @PeterJames143
    @PeterJames143 Рік тому

    awesome thank you. you might want to get the wire protected under the roof rack in case when you're loading luggage you dump some heavy thing on it. very cool thank you.

  • @jorjimaco5331
    @jorjimaco5331 Рік тому

    Nice work. I’ve got a wind up tv Ariel that I converted. No cutting necessary and moves around.
    🍻🌮

  • @Hexrocks
    @Hexrocks Рік тому

    Fascinating video! Great job 👍

  • @gmurillo5765
    @gmurillo5765 Рік тому

    You are one bad dude! In flip flops to no shoes 😂 nice work!! 🙏🏽

  • @pacificmeister
    @pacificmeister Рік тому +4

    Very cool John! Total deja vue watching this, I just finished the same project and posted a video last week. Welcome to the flat starlink sprinter club 🎉

  • @kamikazekunze
    @kamikazekunze Рік тому +1

    Interesting to watch for sure, but I’ll pop for the In Motion unit. 😊

  • @TeachAManToAngle
    @TeachAManToAngle Рік тому

    In motion use now approved. I just got the Starlink email last week!

    • @eupeixoto
      @eupeixoto Рік тому

      with regular Gen2 dish or with the HP dish only?

  • @nickstravels
    @nickstravels Рік тому +1

    great idea and video. You could have used a thinner plastic sheet and then fibreglassed it, fibreglassing some brackets to the back which could then be used to bolt it to a roof frame of some sort.

  • @overlandvan8833
    @overlandvan8833 Рік тому

    Thats awesome!!! I want one!!!

  • @JRao
    @JRao Рік тому +2

    Great idea - maybe if you let Starlink know, they might be able to build it like yours. Curious what happens over the long term - especially with varying weather conditions. Presumably snow accumulation will stop it from working (not sure if there is a fix for that). It would be interesting to know what happens when the aluminum heats up the dish.

  • @donb.puryearjr.8699
    @donb.puryearjr.8699 Рік тому

    Great post!!!!

  • @johngrant1337
    @johngrant1337 Рік тому

    Great work thank

  • @brandiniadventures
    @brandiniadventures 7 місяців тому

    Great job bro👍🏽

  • @mattkeysme
    @mattkeysme Рік тому +4

    Really fun, I've been holding off on getting starlink as I feel like a new antenna specifically for RV/mobile applications must be somewhere in the design process at starlink already. But if it doesn't come around I'll be looking to DIY as well.

    • @mattkeysme
      @mattkeysme Рік тому

      Just finished the video, so clean/lean. Really love it. Thanks for sharing some pure DIY creation stuff that isn't even a product (yet anyways :) ).

    • @prolix21
      @prolix21 Рік тому +1

      holding off for the same reasons - but lots of great DIY mounts/etc being figured out

    • @mattkeysme
      @mattkeysme Рік тому +1

      ​@@prolix21 This DIY antenna is looking better and better now that Starlink announced their new antenna for mobile applications. $2,500 and still uses AC power and high wattage while in use. I wasn't expecting that price hike and was really hoping for a DC power option.

    • @prolix21
      @prolix21 Рік тому +1

      @@mattkeysme 100% agree - the price and then still AC only? someone at starlink needs to spend a couple hours on youtube researching the market

  • @super.zdravko
    @super.zdravko Рік тому +1

    This was really lower profile, nice job. For a cleaner look you could have made the length of the new plastic backing 21" so that the new backing is 1" beyond the dish on the length sides. Then you could have screwed through the plastic to secure it. No aluminum frame needed. My plan has always been to drill a hole to be able to disconnect the motor and then just cut the mast down/off. Should be able to get it down to 4" height. But I like your design and might have to try this lower profile design.

    • @JohnnyAirtimeJensen
      @JohnnyAirtimeJensen Рік тому +2

      But... if he had done that, the plastic would need to be the strong hold in winds, vibration, etc. This way, the plastic is just to weatherproof the backside and the alum frame is the strong hold. ... The alum frame is the way to go (IMO)

  • @obijuan-
    @obijuan- Рік тому

    Nice job.

  • @liveworkplayvans
    @liveworkplayvans Рік тому

    in motion is now available using a higher performance unit mounted to top of van.I just bought one. Included is a wedge mount and antenna is built differently as well.

    • @Trekking_America
      @Trekking_America Рік тому

      sure but $2500 option

    • @liveworkplayvans
      @liveworkplayvans Рік тому +1

      @@Trekking_America If you don’t need it but if you do what are your options? ZERO I got $700 rebate. No knowledge about current pricing.

  • @peterlee2622
    @peterlee2622 Рік тому +3

    My only worry is those angle tabs holding dishy into the aluminium frame. It will be small, but the phased antennas near those tabs will be affected by the proximity of those pieces of meta. Probably better to glue the dish into the frame or at least cut down the tabs so they minimally intrude across the antenna surface.

  • @StefenTjung
    @StefenTjung Рік тому

    Lets goo, love your video😍😍

  • @kbs7340
    @kbs7340 Рік тому

    Amazing! 💖

  • @debraconlon8865
    @debraconlon8865 Рік тому

    Brandon Walsh is a guy in the USA making flat mounts/holders for Star Link "Star Mount Systems" from what i've seen you buy the mount and it comes with all the info you need to cut down the dish what wiring you need to keep and how to mount it

  • @Nemix9
    @Nemix9 Рік тому

    Your employees gonna be laughing at your aluminum welding skills. 😁

  • @Adam-yv5pq
    @Adam-yv5pq Рік тому +1

    24:55 I see about 100 B2 bike carriers and I’m on week 7 of waiting for mine! 😉 LEGGO!

    • @owlvansengineering
      @owlvansengineering  Рік тому +1

      We are trying hard to keep up, you all love the B2 :)

    • @Adam-yv5pq
      @Adam-yv5pq Рік тому

      @@owlvansengineering thank you! Can’t wait! 😎

  • @hugoruas
    @hugoruas 10 місяців тому

    Perfect.

  • @fooblahblah
    @fooblahblah Рік тому +1

    I just got a Starlink RV setup. I'm wondering if a heat gun would work to separate the back from the front surface with the board attached? Then it'd be easier and less risky cutting the back panel and removing the motor setup.

  • @leandroschumer3165
    @leandroschumer3165 10 місяців тому

    valeu mister

  • @eyeow
    @eyeow Рік тому

    Exquisite solution…now please add roof starlink install as another new addition to your product line 😂…

  • @andrewpopoff3453
    @andrewpopoff3453 9 місяців тому

    For anyone doing this I would recommend lapping the cut out with coarse sandpaper on a flat surface

    • @andrewpopoff3453
      @andrewpopoff3453 9 місяців тому

      I would also recommend making the piece of plastic that you glued to the back bigger than the dash so you can drill and screw through it for mounting, if you lap the surface and use urethane windshield adhesive you should not have any issues of it falling apart.
      And leave as much of the pigtail wire inside the dish as possible, that way if can get pulled out a fair bit before putting strain on the connector on the board.

  • @mustafanuckullz7842
    @mustafanuckullz7842 Рік тому

    I believe there is an easier way turning off the motor by logging into the modem GUI and disabling the motor from the settings, better than gutting your dish open.

  • @kenjikenji2003
    @kenjikenji2003 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing your experience. What is the brand/model of the roof deck? Who installed it?

  • @jasonhowe1697
    @jasonhowe1697 Рік тому

    this may turn into a inexpensive install because to cover 4 point of the compass 4 dishes would be service need of a requirement and modification to support to support standard POE may be a standard requirement of service
    so dishes can be served by a poe switch, noting that with other variants of xg service that can also interface with POE powering the poe switch may have to serve as a wan gateway of sorts and be used as a login service every additional service you might use as a communications hub for the outside world especially if considering a 24-48vdc powering option for poe powering options
    Noting that if if you have rely within VAC powering solutions for POE hardware 12 vdc may not a feasible power solution ..

  • @stephenkramme7063
    @stephenkramme7063 Рік тому

    Great hands on video which have many applications. Perhaps I don't completely understand Starlink but I was under the impression that the antenna needs to physically align itself to achieve connection to satellites. Wouldn't mounting it horizontally counter this and therefore limit its effectiveness?

    • @lavenderlime9017
      @lavenderlime9017 Рік тому +1

      He addressed that early in the video - - it lowers the throughput by approx. 10%, but that's fine for his purposes.

    • @stephenkramme7063
      @stephenkramme7063 Рік тому

      @@lavenderlime9017 You are correct. Amazing what you can hear if you listen!

  • @EarthRoamingAdventures
    @EarthRoamingAdventures Рік тому +1

    Did you add any circuit board supports like the original case had?

  • @807800
    @807800 Рік тому

    When your van has more advanced satellite connection than a military vehicle.

  • @JohnnyAirtimeJensen
    @JohnnyAirtimeJensen Рік тому

    Did you ever remove any of the alum angle at/near the vertical edge by the GPS receiver???
    Or... how's it working?

  • @stephenl621
    @stephenl621 Рік тому

    Is Owl working on a different solution that keeps the core functionality?

  • @grilablitznet3574
    @grilablitznet3574 11 місяців тому

    Yes but will the antenna pickup a signal if your van is parked next to tall trees?

  • @gerryv6
    @gerryv6 Рік тому

    does this work while the vehicle is in motion? i see that you have the HP on your newer Vid.
    btw, im watching your vid then the commercial still John:)

  • @ryanKeenN
    @ryanKeenN Рік тому

    I thought it was hard to stomach drilling a 3/8 hole on top of a brand new Thule for a solar panel.... this is something else

  • @wincrasher2007
    @wincrasher2007 Рік тому

    they sell a roof mounted in-motion antenna.

  • @jrbloggins
    @jrbloggins Рік тому

    Youre crazy for not doing the 12V mod while you're at it!

  • @NovaSupernova
    @NovaSupernova 10 місяців тому

    channel locks would work good.

  • @majkel21freak
    @majkel21freak Рік тому

    hello guys! Nice work! How it is working after time? Are you satisfied?

  • @spencervidal3168
    @spencervidal3168 Рік тому

    Star link now has a flat mount system

  • @monti409
    @monti409 Рік тому

    A $ 600.00 tinker awesome !

  • @LittleGreenMan11
    @LittleGreenMan11 Рік тому

    Have you been using it while driving? Have you had a warning from Starlink to stop this?

  • @salaheddinekhiat4544
    @salaheddinekhiat4544 Рік тому

    i don't think it will run after that because the dish programed to be moving

  • @lorenworthington8739
    @lorenworthington8739 Рік тому

    Perhaps an alternative would be flag holder style receiver tube on the side of a latter?

    • @leowalker07
      @leowalker07 Рік тому +1

      That's the setup that I have now, but the pole of Starlink is only rated for winds up to 45 mph, so you can't use the Starlink when you're driving on the highway or on really bumpy/jerky roads. The flat setup allows you to use it all the time.

    • @lorenworthington8739
      @lorenworthington8739 Рік тому

      @@leowalker07 it still makes more sense to me than to have it permanently mounted up on the roof because I have a tendency to park in the shade open (I live in Arizona) and carry a extension cable that would allow me to set it out where there is better reception

  • @tranquilitybase6417
    @tranquilitybase6417 Рік тому +1

    I don’t have the nerve. I just place my dishy where it gets best reception. I don’t need it while driving - yet

    • @acamilop
      @acamilop Рік тому

      Same- love the idea of it being flat on my roof. The video was cool, but I don’t have the balls to cut my dish up. Hopefully spaced will release an extra flat flaty face.

  • @borys2767
    @borys2767 10 місяців тому

    You should use a hatchet next time to get the back off.

  • @rd4660
    @rd4660 Рік тому

    I would have used an oscillating cut off tool. That disk cutter with no guard is sketchy.

  • @BarryKuefler
    @BarryKuefler 2 місяці тому

    After its was mounted - how is the reception ??

  • @Mary-tj5qx
    @Mary-tj5qx 9 днів тому

    I could watch people fabricating all day long. It’s so what we are designed for, not sitting in offices doing mindless, meaningless work.

  • @kenderkatz3255
    @kenderkatz3255 Рік тому

    I like how agile offroad decided to copy you today....

  • @JoelSilvaBR319
    @JoelSilvaBR319 11 місяців тому

    Hello😊

  • @voyageursapleintemps2819
    @voyageursapleintemps2819 Рік тому

    Hello,
    Does your antenna still work after the modification?
    I made this modification and mine worked for 4 days then went offline.
    I contacted Starlink because my regional mobile subscription was in red. They told me that the antenna motors or the antenna were blocked.
    Have you changed the Starlink settings so that it can work without the motors?
    Thank you for your reply, which may help me get my Starlink working again.

    • @TheAllSeeingAye
      @TheAllSeeingAye Рік тому +1

      Sounds like they're troubleshooting it as a connection issue and one could be the motor not working and therefore could be pointed incorrectly, but since you flat mounted it, that shouldn't be an issue. If its pointed flat to clear skies, then maybe it's malfunctioning, lost connection or something? Cable connectors loose maybe. If they disabled the antenna cause of a missing motor hopefully more people will chime in and confirm, but so far that hasn't happened, likely not the case.

    • @voyageursapleintemps2819
      @voyageursapleintemps2819 Рік тому

      @@TheAllSeeingAye Thanks for your answer, she was flat mounted and worked well 3 days and after she was off line and as the problem persisted it no longer worked so I bought a new antenna and I use it without modification.

    • @TheAllSeeingAye
      @TheAllSeeingAye Рік тому

      @@voyageursapleintemps2819 Did you take it apart and inspect the inside to try and find anything apparently wrong? Wondering if moisture got in there or something. If there are LED's that should turn on, not turning on to indicate power, etc.

  • @easternsuneasternsun171
    @easternsuneasternsun171 Рік тому

    Why not just buy the RV system without the motor ?

  • @richardcampbell9225
    @richardcampbell9225 Рік тому

    It is not Starlink that prohibits use while moving; it is the FCC. However, I think the FCC recently granted the ability to use in motion so I suspect a new antenna will be coming soon.

    • @owlvansengineering
      @owlvansengineering  Рік тому

      Starlink was approved for in motion and it was working but then Starlink sent an update that stopped it. The suspicion is that it is due to them launching a new mobile unit in the future.

    • @JohnnyAirtimeJensen
      @JohnnyAirtimeJensen Рік тому +1

      Negative.
      Starlink "MARITIME" was approved for in motion via FCC.
      NOT the residential/RV versions.

  • @Samuel10463
    @Samuel10463 Рік тому +1

    And not even testing how it works after all this? Why not?

  • @JoaoAmadoTV
    @JoaoAmadoTV Рік тому

    23:37 what RTV did you use?

    • @johnwillenborg
      @johnwillenborg Рік тому

      Just an off-the-shelf RTV. I was not the high temp.

  • @spearfish
    @spearfish Рік тому +1

    But does it work?

  • @JoaoAmadoTV
    @JoaoAmadoTV Рік тому

    24:00 what aflexio did you use?

    • @Cabinlab
      @Cabinlab Рік тому +1

      FlexSeal. You can see the can in the background on some of the shots

    • @JoaoAmadoTV
      @JoaoAmadoTV Рік тому

      @@Cabinlab , yes, 21:14 , thank you

  • @willbillyheaven
    @willbillyheaven Рік тому

    Vacuum cleaner

  • @manny-perez
    @manny-perez Рік тому

    You are absolutely nuts to destroy that nice satellite, you can use a cell booster while driving and then install the satellite when you are stationary! 🥶 😤

    • @owlvansengineering
      @owlvansengineering  Рік тому +5

      But we didn't destroy it, it works well and no need to set up anymore!

    • @onomatopejaB
      @onomatopejaB Рік тому

      @@owlvansengineering this is phase shifting satelite antena (so scanning sky in some small angle without Mechanic movement) but it need mechanical movement to find base angle first. IMO it is limitting performance in signisfint way ;) Did you test it before and after?

    • @owlvansengineering
      @owlvansengineering  Рік тому +3

      @@onomatopejaB Yes, it will not get as good as speed as movable but it worked very well. Really good speeds in our testing.

    • @Mzgu
      @Mzgu Рік тому

      @@owlvansengineering With going such deep into the unit you could also change the plug on the other side for typical RJ45 which then will enable you to power the dishy with DC/DC adapter instead of using your inverter to power it up. What is more, for mounting it in place you could think of making this back lid bigger and then mount it down with the bolts to the angle,

  • @douglasmullins2099
    @douglasmullins2099 Рік тому

    No need for this now as they has RV option now.

    • @Cabinlab
      @Cabinlab Рік тому

      RV version has a bigger footprint that won't fit all applications, and also costs > 5x more. "Need" is such a fuzz word.

  • @roteldorel
    @roteldorel Рік тому

    men you real crezy you brock starlink to show you beter den antena alalalalalala aa ok nice motorhome you have :))