StealthRay Ku band 2-way antenna

[Robert Brown]

Do you guys know about StealthRay Ku band outdoor receiver unit produced by RaySat?

It seems to be an antenna in a shape of a flat round table installed on cars or trains so that passengers could have Internet access even when the vehicle is moving and at rural area.

I heard that its price could reach $100,000. Is it a joke? any information about its price/ products feature/ suppliers' contact?

Thank you!

 

[JosephB]

if it's a mobile two-way dish, then it's going to be very, very, very, VERY expensive. $100,000? who knows.

 

[TheKrell]

Sounds like a phased array (synthetic aperture) antenna. Very expensive.

 

[Robert Brown]

Thank you for replies!

You guys mention that it could be very very very expensive. Is it a pionner technology with no comparable product? How could it be so expensive?

No second choice then?

 

[Robert Brown]

so quiet ...... this topic is not hot enough?

 

[mike123abc]

so quiet ...... this topic is not hot enough?

At $100k most Dish users will probably give it a pass

 

[Robert Brown]

I found a big price expectation gap! The link below claimed that SpeedRay 3000 from RaySat just costs around $3,500! And it seems to be under mass production. Nowadays such technology seems to be quite common. It looks smart and great!

http://tv-over-satellite.blogspot.com/

Is what the link quotes possible? anybody knows about the price?

Thank you!

 

[Robert Brown]

I am so frustrated here. It seems that nobody got an idea about that Raysat SpeedRay3000 antenna. Would this turn to be a hot topic if it just costs $3,500?

 

[mike123abc]

You might have better luck in one of the other forums. This appears to be a mobile internet antenna, not a Dish Network antenna (this is the Dish Network forum). Perhaps the broadband forum. Also once it is released some owners will probably start to comment.

 

[TheKrell]

Supposedly handles DBS as well.

To answer the question, no I am not excited by this thing, even at $3000. Fixed mount dishes are sub ~$100, so why would anybody pay more unless they really really need it to work while moving? Even if you did "need" mobile satellite viewing, most people could get by with a gyro-stabilized steerable antenna. Obviously if you want to see TV while flying, then a really compact phased array is just the ticket.

 

[Stargazer]

I've read a while back where there have been mobile broadband satellite dishes (looks like a bubble on top of someone's roof of their vehicle) that could be had for around the price range of $2,000 - $4,000 (couldnt remember exact price).

 

[animalhouse]

Certain government agencies (that will remain nameless) had this back in the 1980's.

 

[Robert Brown]

I've read a while back where there have been mobile broadband satellite dishes (looks like a bubble on top of someone's roof of their vehicle) that could be had for around the price range of $2,000 - $4,000 (couldnt remember exact price).

like a bubble .... my auto will no longer look smart

the appearence of a dish-like one is more decent

 

[IIP]

So let's be clear: the StealthRay is a Ku-band, receive-only satellite antenna that ALSO has 2-way WiFi capabilities. That's why it's only $3,500.

An actual 2-way mobile satellite antenna (i.e., it can SEND information TO the satellites, as well as receive) is going to be $100,000 or more, minimum.