Starlink Antenna Position

[Gad-Westy]

Due to some on-going local issues with EE, we ordered a starlink kit which has now arrived.

I'm not in a desperate hurry to switch over so can take my time to install it in an optimal fashion.

Our house is wired for LAN and currently we have a all of the kit in in the loft including a network switch so I really need to 'feed' the starlink comms cable into there too.

The ideal to me seems to be to mount the antenna on our chimney and then feed the cables straight through the gable wall into the loft and route the cable through the loft from there. That pretty much guarantees an unobstructed signal but 2 problems, firstly I'm not up for going up there myself to install it like that (though i know someone who will) and secondly I'm concerned that it doesn't really lend itself to any on-going maintenance though perhaps these things never need to be touched again after install? There are other places I can put the antenna but tree coverage might be a problem.

Any real world experience to share with this stuff?

I have an ethernet adapter and long bracket on order.