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Belgique's avatar
Belgique
Explorer
Jun 05, 2013

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 wife passed in April, I have had to resort to solo back and forth aim/look at the TV screen strength bars. The dogs are of no help. I think I want a meter.

Can we have a discussion, in one thread, of pros/cons of the various meters? I use DirectTV, HD, SL-3. Thanks!!!!!
  • hershey's avatar
    hershey
    Explorer
    Jun 05, 2013
    The small inline meters are available at most electronic shops (Radio Shack) or on the internet. I don't think there is a dimes worth of difference in quality between the cheapest and most expensive.
    They are very easy to use and work well. You do have to make sure you zero in on the right satellite but just a casual look around at neighbors will give you an idea of the direction for your service.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Jun 05, 2013
    Buy a Birdog satellite meter. Using that and my Align-A-Site to get close first I can have a strong signal in about 5 minutes. Nice thing about a Birdog is that you set it for the satellite you want to lock onto, and then fine tune the antenna until you have peak signal quality. You can find them used on places like Craigslist and Ebay pretty reasonable. Or send me a PM and I will sell you mine, as I have a new one on the way.

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