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by walrus01 45 days ago
There's two kind of separate problems, a ground based force with >10GHz band portable spectrum analyzers and the training to use them to locate the terminal emissions, or just somebody with very low-cost/free android wifi analyzer app or a $200 handheld <6GHz spectrum analyzer to locate 802.11ac/ax WAPs (nevermind if the SSID is broadcast or not).

google image search "iran confiscates satellite dishes" for some example photos from their domestic media.

https://www.google.com/search?num=10&q=iran+confiscates+sate...

There's also the problem of just physically identifying starlink terminals on roofs. Iran has gone on sprees of confiscating ku band TVRO satellite dishes for a long time.

It's entirely possible to use a starlink terminal with exclusively wired ethernet stuff, including usb-c to gigabit ethernet adapters plugged into android phones, it just takes some training and discipline for the ordinary non technical user.