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RamCougar's avatar
RamCougar
Explorer
May 29, 2014

Dish-Pointer Pro on an Android Phone Question

Hi, I recently got a smart phone and added the Dish-Pointer Pro App.. After installation I pointed it to the southern sky and there were my Sats. (110, 119, 129) right where I expected them to be. Looking at the online manual for DPP it talks of resetting the GPS and swinging the phone in a figure-8 motion. Wondering if I just got lucky or are these setup tips not normally necessary? What are your "real world" experiences? Thank you for anything you can share, Randy
  • Gonzo42's avatar
    Gonzo42
    Explorer
    May 30, 2014
    I use SatFinder. I will try the figure 8 thing when I get a chance.
  • restlesswind's avatar
    restlesswind
    Explorer
    May 30, 2014
    RamWilderness wrote:
    Thank you for your replies! Sorry I didn't ask this originally, when you do the figure 8 are you holding the phone in the viewing position? Thank you, Randy

    Hold in the face up position.

    When you "saw" the sats,they may not have showed up in the exact place that they should be.That is why the calibration is needed.

    If I remembe right I needed to do somewhat the same thing for the compass on my pick up when it was new.
  • RamCougar's avatar
    RamCougar
    Explorer
    May 29, 2014
    Thank you for your replies! Sorry I didn't ask this originally, when you do the figure 8 are you holding the phone in the viewing position? Thank you, Randy
  • BB_TX's avatar
    BB_TX
    Nomad
    May 29, 2014
    I have the dishformyrv sat locator app on my iphone. Sometimes it also ask for the figure 8 motion to calibrate the gps.
  • nomad297's avatar
    nomad297
    Explorer
    May 29, 2014
    Both Dish pointer Maps and DP AR Pro require calibration of your compass from time-to-time. When it is well-calibrated, you get less floating around (AR Pro) of the satellite positions.

    Bruce
  • fpresto's avatar
    fpresto
    Explorer
    May 29, 2014
    Moving the phone in a figure eight is supposed to calibrate the compass and resetting the GPS and having it re-synch to the satellites can improve the accuracy. Is it needed? It probably depends on if your compass needed calibrated and how good a GPS fix you started with.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    May 29, 2014
    I have had occasion to use SatelliteAR, and no such swinging was required.

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