Digital Satellite Meter discussion
A couple of the other active threads on sat dishes mention the longing for DirecTV to restore the beeps used in aiming and the use of digital meters. I am an ace in aiming a SLM3 HD dish but since my ...
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accsys wrote:
The problem with the cheap meters is they sing on any satellite and there are a lot of them up there. Like donn0128 said in the first reply said you need a meter where you can specify which satellite you are hunting for or else you are locking onto a satellite that will do you no good whatsoever.
Even if you are pretty good with a compass and think you are looking in the right portion of the sky, it is real easy with a cheap meter to try and lock on to a satellite that is a few degrees from the 101.
Never had a problem with my tripod mounted SL3. If your setup is plumb and you have the magnetic azimuth set then the rest is a piece of cake. Just saying what works for me. I'm cheap! Don't like spending any more than I have to.
