I am an arborist and wisp installer, and when people first started getting their systems I have been getting all kinds of calls about clearing droves of trees for starlink.
And I am not seeing enough post showing people there are better options.
Just use one tree to put it on rather then cutting them all down.
I would be happy to answer any questions and walk you through mounting in a tree, running wire, extending wire to any distance you need. You are not stuck to the 150ft the stock router gets you. There are a ton of options to go beyond this to almost any distance. Don't be afraid to ask me any questions about hardware or how to use it.
If you are uncomfortable doing it yourself see if you can find a local wisp that can set you up with an installer.
If you are in my area I cover between Portland and Seattle.
Just look up Nelson White Arborists.
A few thoughts on installs that you might want to address.
Never extend past 150ft without power injection (stock SL router cannot handle it and neither can the braided cable)
Starlink is not standard POE pinout.
Gen 1 round and gen 2 squareish have different power requirements.
Gen 1 needs close to 180w peak 56v. I have only run gen 1 stock power injector by putting 110 at the bottom in an enclosure and extended 150ft up with cat6 23awg. splicing into the dishy plug a few feet from the dishy.
Gen 2 is more common and lower power. listed the power brick below.
Run one cable spliced from SL router to the tree data port with a plastic jack. Run one from the power brick to the injector +- input. half the pairs for positive (center cable), half for negative (outer wire on reolinks bricks snipped and stripped plug wire). (crimp these well with a proper size inline wire splice) (shield your crimps with electrical tape)
You can use the stock 150 cable for the vertical rather than splicing in cat that will be up above but either can work just be sure to keep your foil shielding and drip wire linked at the splice and touching and also grounded with metal jack on the injector end. google how to ground a network jack if you dont know.
Dont ground loop. The SL router is grounded so you should make sure the cable coming from the house to the base of the tree or tower is not grounded at the end with the dishy or you are creating a ground loop that could damage your dishy or router even with a near strike. so use grounded network jacks on the tree side and ground your injector at the base of the tree and use ungrounded on the house to injector side. 3d printed pipe adapters make for a cleaner mount or you can just wipe out the Trex tape. use cat6 shielded outdoor direct burial cable. https://www.ebay.com/itm/163850836721 Use basic electrical tape for your spliced pairs and a few sealing half lapped then Scotch Mastic Tape 2228 half lapped past your previous then followed by another half lap of basic electrical. Take your time on these and make your laps clean. You can finger twist tight your splices if you are good at it or use these. https://www.amazon.com/DGZZI-Waterproof-Gel-Filled-Telephone-Connectors/dp/B07Q1L8GDT Make a loop and tape it flat to take any tension off your splices. Here is the power brick https://www.amazon.com/Reolink-Adapter-Compatible-RLN16-410-RLN8-410/dp/B07WL7R26Z Here are the injection port options. Both have been difficult to find reliably in stock. https://www.mccowntech.com/product/outdoor-gige-ethernet-poe-injector/ (needs proper pinout) 1 in upper left, one upper right, one lower left, one lower right. the 4 prongs in the middle leave empty. Put the brick line positive in the left power input and the negative in the right. (dont clamp jacket and dont leave copper sticking out, be flush) https://dishypowa.com/ (needs an enclosure) If the cable is in a place a dog or landscaper is likely to cut it, use electrical conduit up to the poe port. a J in the ground and some straight to the box with a few wall clamps.
i just ran my gen 2 150 foot cable from my 150 foot tree to my house. But I need another 50 ft to run it inside. Do you have a solution to couple 2 cables together on gen2.
That’s an excellent point about just using the one tree Jason! Thanks for the info. I will be sure to send anyone looking for help (between Portland and Seattle) your way. We get a fair amount of people looking for help with there installations on this forum, feel free to give your input, it’s always appreciated. In fact that’s one of the main points of this website. Thanks again and welcome to the community! Great pic 👍