greggorievich

Is this a set of song lyrics or an impromptu Reddit comment poem? I can't tell.

I'm curious about the hardware decisions you made. Why did you pick the BeagleBone black as a base for the Lantern? Is the lighthouse also on the same platform? What about an entirely custom made board? Your DIY ORx is made for a Raspberry Pi - if you're already developing for the BeagleBone, why not make that your platform for the ORx DIY? (Admittedly I might be answering my own question when I say that I'm glad I didn't have to buy a new board as I already have a Pi.) I imagine there's some hardware independence as long as you use a linux kernel with the right drivers, I'm just curious about the decisions you made and why. Obviously I'm not looking to replicate your hardware or steal trade secrets, so if you can't share any of that detail, that's okay with me.

Hey Syed! Backer of the Lantern and forum-goer here (still struggling to get my ORx dish pointed, but I digress).

Do you have any plans beyond the Outernet? Once this succeeds, do you have any other visions, any issues you'd like to tackle? Or would you more likely just work on improving Outernet infinitely?

Hey Syed, Galaxy 19, correct. I have a dish around ~80cm but I'm going to switch it out for a ~120cm dish once I find the right mounting hardware. I'm not too worried about it, I honestly think I just suck at pointing satellites. I'm going to try connecting the tuner to my laptop (rather than my ORxPi) to see if I can get more useful signal strength feedback. Failing that, I'll find a professional haha.

That's an admirable goal and dedication, thanks for sharing your thoughts! I sincerely hope you can iterate on the service forever, it has a huge pile of value. That said, with 13 acres you could do some pretty cool community supported agriculture.

Actually, I'm in central Alberta, Canada. Edmonton would be a good gauge, and SatBeams recommends an 80cm dish to receive from G19, so maybe I'll stick with what I have and try again. Thanks for the offer, but it'd be quite a road trip for you.

For the auto-acquire, you might want to look at RV dealers, if you haven't already. They have similar systems.