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Bobbo
Oct 17, 2013Explorer III
old guy wrote:
he said that with out his $900.00 signal finder he would be lost trying to find the right signals.
I was never a Directv installer, but I could aim my dish in about 15 minutes without any meters at all except what was built into the receiver itself. All I needed was a good compass.

The receiver gives you the azimuth and the elevation. Set the elevation on the tripod. Level the tripod. Shoot the azimuth with the compass and note an object in the distance on that line. Turn on the receiver with the audible meter very loud, or with a helper telling you the readings. Aim the antenna at that object, and rotate slowly listening for the click rate to maximize. At maximum click rate, you are good.
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