Satellite Finder Meters
Interested in any experience with relatively cheap satellite finder meters to be used on Dish Network. Not talking about the $10.00 stuff but units like SATlink WS-6908 on Amazon in the $120.00 rang...
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Thanks for the info on the Acutrac. It was one that I thought about. It is now discontinued but your link may have one.
"For my travels, I have marks on my tripod. Once I get the middle post in the tripod level, and then the mark pointed with my compass to North, I just put the dish on the pole, align the marks (which are on the dish and pole also), and I'm within a degree or two. It works pretty good, at least from Central Indiana to Iowa to Southern Indiana."
That is almost the way I setup my antenna now. When the meter screams I still need to look at the TV to peak the signal. The meter shows the highest signal and the screams loudest when the antenna is pointed a little west of the best signal shown on the TV as monitored with a wireless backup camera.
As for why I need a meter, I don't! I like toys and thought this would be handy. Some of the functions on some of the meters look interesting and I'm just asking if anyone has any experience with them.
"For my travels, I have marks on my tripod. Once I get the middle post in the tripod level, and then the mark pointed with my compass to North, I just put the dish on the pole, align the marks (which are on the dish and pole also), and I'm within a degree or two. It works pretty good, at least from Central Indiana to Iowa to Southern Indiana."
That is almost the way I setup my antenna now. When the meter screams I still need to look at the TV to peak the signal. The meter shows the highest signal and the screams loudest when the antenna is pointed a little west of the best signal shown on the TV as monitored with a wireless backup camera.
As for why I need a meter, I don't! I like toys and thought this would be handy. Some of the functions on some of the meters look interesting and I'm just asking if anyone has any experience with them.
