Day: Technology

Starlink – measurements of data throughput over the first few months

Since spring of this year, we have installed a Starlink standard antenna firmly and flatly on the roof of our motorhome and operate it without the original Starlink router via the 24V DC on-board voltage and the Teltonika RUT X11 router in the living cabin. We have already described this in several articles, see especially Starlink - fixed installation the standard...

November 22, 2023
Improved STAR-MOUNT Flat Mount Pro

A few weeks ago we modified our Starlink standard antenna and installed it flat on the roof of our four-wheel drive motorhome (MAN TGM 18.320 4×4 with Blissmobil 16ft mobile home), see Starlink – Fixed installation of the standard antenna (part 2). On the first try (using the star mount "Flat Mount Low Profile for Starlink Dishy"), there was relatively quickly...

August 4, 2023
Starlink - operation on 24V DC (part 2)

Since the end of April 2023, we have been testing a permanent installation of our Starlink standard antenna in the four-wheel drive vehicle and the operation of the antenna without the Starlink router. Since then, we have also gained valuable experience with regard to the electrical and electronic components to be used and have been able to make improvements based on this.

June 13, 2023
Starlink in the 4×4 camper – important facts

last updated on June 14, 2023 A preliminary note: Starlink is a very dynamic company. Changes were made often and numerously in the past, e.g. in relation to the service contract, the prices and the technology/hardware. Here we describe the current status of mid-May 2023 for a service/order address in Germany. It is recommended to always…

May 9, 2023
Tire pressure control system - self-built prototype

If you leave paved roads with your vehicle, you should adjust the tire pressure in many cases. Tire pressure control systems can be used to reduce and increase tire pressure comfortably and quickly, even with large-volume tires. However, the latter can be quite expensive to purchase and install. We have therefore decided to build a simple system ourselves...

May 5, 2023
Starlink - Fixed installation of the standard kit antenna in the motorhome

Please also note the update Starlink – permanent installation of the standard antenna (Part 2) The Starlink service “Travel” (in English: “Roam”, used to mean “camper” or “RV”) is a well-rounded affair for us. For EUR 100 per month you can have unlimited data traffic anywhere (with an active Starlink service) on a best-effort basis (i.e. without guaranteed data throughput).

April 23, 2023
Bliss MAN: Corrosion protection for the new four-wheel motorhome

With the previous all-wheel drive mobile home, the Hymer ML-T 580, we only had corrosion protection applied after three salt-intensive winters - by then, quite a few spots under the vehicle were already rusting. With the new Bliss MAN, the protection should be applied before the first cold season - i.e. with a vehicle that is still almost new/clean with significantly less effort from the...

August 16, 2022