There are several portable automatic sat finders for Directv, but we require Directv in HD which none of the portables can do at the present time. There are roof mounted automatic sat finders for obtaining HD content from Directv, but the nearly $2K price tag was more than we wanted to invest.
The solution for us was a simple one since we have been setting up our portable SD Directv sat dish mounted on a stand for many years. Just purchased the same HD sat dish mounted at home on Ebay, and with not much more effort than the SD version can easily acquire sat signal using just a compass and settings from receiver. All the same channels at home and locals too if within our home state.
May do roof-mounted system one day but since we camp often among the pines we need to be able to move our dish to gain access to the southern sky. We carry 150' of coax although 50' is sufficient for most scenarios. Have mastered the routine over the years and with no obstructions to the south we can be up and running in minutes, takes longer for the programming to load to the receiver than it takes to point sat dish.
