Starlink near electrical transformer

[Alan 63]

Hello,  I'm wondering if installing my standard starlink dish on the top of a standard concrete power pole that has a small transformer on it would affect reception or performance.  It would be about 6 to 8 feet above the transformer. 

 Thanks for any insight you can offer. 

[RicochetStarlink]

This all depends on the size of the transformer. All transformers emit fairly significant EMI levels. The bigger the transformer the stronger and larger the EMI field. If the Starlink Dishy is inside the EMI field of the transformer, I'd expect trouble.

If you want a simple test, put your Starlink Dishy on the ground near the transformer -- 6-8 feet away? -- hook up the system and see if it works. I could be wrong.

In the end, my personal preference would be to choose another mounting location for the Starlink Dishy -- AWAY from the transformer, if at all possible.