MarkOD Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 I am moving my dish to a newly purchased Starlink ground pole mount. The cable will be routed inside the pole from the dish to the cable routing hole and will be in buried plastic conduit from the pole to the house,. How do I seal the conduit to the metal pole so water does not get in? The only thing I've seen on the Internet is a plastic LB junction box siliconed to the pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicochetStarlink Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 @MarkOD, That's an excellent question! Are you certain that your cable will route inside the pole? I ask because someone here (or perhaps on the Facebook Starlink Group) has pointed out that there are two different cable ends on Starlink cables. One allows the cable to be routed inside the pole and the other does not. It has to do with the way the dish connector is shaped where it is attached to the cable. In any case, I should think you would want a box to transition from the pole to the conduit with the Starlink cable entering and conduit exiting the box from below. This will keep water from running into the box and the conduit at the junction. Conceptually, it all makes sense in my head, but the actual details will, of course, depend upon your installation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkOD Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share Posted August 17, 2023 Thanks very much for your reply. Yes, the cable on my set-up can be routed through the inside of the pole. A box on the pole to transition to the conduit makes sense. The only example on the Internet I've seen is a jury-rigged modified LB box siliconed to the pole. Presumably everyone who uses the Starlink ground pole mount must deal with the same issue because I'm assuming most people don't just run the cable along the surface to the house. Buried conduit seems like the best option, but there are no commercial options that I know of for making the transition from the pole to a box. I'd be interested to hear how others have dealt with this. Thanks again for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicochetStarlink Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 @MarkOD I wish I had more to offer here. There are a few companies out there offering weatherproof solutions for Starlink installations, but I am not familiar enough to make any recommendations. I personally have my dish mounted on my roof. So, I can't speak from experience with the pole mount, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkOD Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 Thanks a lot for your reply--I appreciate your time. I'd welcome any ideas from anyone who has used the ground pole mount. Thanks again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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