How we check what we publish

Sources and labels

Every fact on the site lives in one data file with its source and the date we checked it. Each has a label:

• official: Read on the standards body, maker, Starlink or government page itself.
• official-snippet: That page's own wording, read in search results because the page renders only with JavaScript or would not load. Hand-check before launch.
• secondary: A reputable secondary source (encyclopedia, trade press, retailer).
• unverified: No source settles it, or sources conflict. Never shown as a number.

Facts are re-checked at least every 35 days; the site’s own tests fail the build if any are older.

How we price parts

US retail list prices seen on Oct 5, 2026, before tax and shipping. "page" = read on the retailer/maker page; "snippet" = read in search results because the page blocked us or loads prices with JavaScript. Ranges cover the examples listed. Prices change often: the site shows the date on every figure.

• Each part shows a low–high range across the example models we looked at, not one store’s price.
• Totals add only priced lines. Anything we couldn’t price is listed and counted, never guessed.
• Prices are re-checked at least every 30 days.

Safety

• Every page about trenching, grounding or power says when to call 811 and when to use a licensed electrician.
• We don’t give electrical code rulings. Where code applies, we say “ask your inspector or electrician”.

First-hand claims

“We tested” appears only for tests the owner actually ran, labeled “owner-run test at home, not on a farm”. No invented people, quotes, reviews or farm stories.

News

A news post needs a linkable source for a change: a maker or retailer page, a Starlink or FCC page, or a government recall notice. No rumors, no single forum posts. Quiet months get a changelog line instead of a post.

Corrections

Errors are fixed as soon as we confirm them and logged on the corrections page with the date.