https://melanpan.nl/tags/reverse-engineering/ Recent content in Reverse-Engineering on melanpan.nl Hugo en-us Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:07:23 +0200 https://melanpan.nl/posts/hacking-a-marine-dish/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:07:23 +0200 https://melanpan.nl/posts/hacking-a-marine-dish/ <p>Back in 2024 I got inspired by the YouTuber <a href="https://www.youtube.com/saveitforparts">saveitforparts</a> and started looking into automatic satellite dishes. The ones sold here in the Netherlands are typically compact offset dishes on a motorised base, like a Megasat or Oyster, not quite the same as the Winegard units saveitforparts had access to in the US. (I still will probably end up getting one of those, though.) But while browsing Marktplaats I came across something arguably more interesting: a marine dish. An <strong>Intellian i4</strong>, going for around €200 (with a current new price of about €4000). I bought it immediately and became the proud owner of a piece of boat tech.</p>