BeeI started this project as a Starlink afficionado for a while and kept running into the same thing — works great until you drop into a canyon or hit a long valley stretch, then nothing.

The issue isn't the hardware. It's geometry. Starlink needs a wide cone of sky, not just straight up. Deep terrain cuts off satellites at low elevation angles and you lose coverage for that stretch.

So I built two things:

1. Site checker — put in your coordinates and antenna height, it tells you how much sky visibility you actually have based on surrounding terrain

Uses real elevation data (not AI).

2. Route analyzer — draw your route A to B, it shows you exactly which stretches will have reduced satellite visibility before you leave

Would love to know if this matches what people actually experience on the trail. If you've got a route that gives you Starlink grief, throw the coordinates at me.

Link: Obstruction Scanner