Guest bill h Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Whats the best (and simplest) satelite finder on a small household type dish that will be sited on a tripod. (for the UK only) I can make anything mechanical to use. bill h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1ntersun Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 On your Sky box Tv screen is a signal strength meter in the service menu. Just as good, all you need to do is set your vertical angle correctly then point you dish to near where you want it and move it a degree at a time till you get the best signal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Go to ebay type in 'satellite meter', they are around £6.50 inc p&p, much easier than using reciever meter, but you still have to use reciever to make sure you are on correct satellite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bill h Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Sounds good many thanks bill h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggswath Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 I have never found a cheap satellite signal meter to be of much use. Too many satellites out there to point at. Instead, use the following link to get the azimuths and elevations of a variety of places throughout the UK, set these as accurately as possible then use the signal meter level via Sky box and TV.http://www.satsig.net/ssazelm.htmSatellite orbit is +28.2 and there are links on this page to databases where you can get latitude and longitude for nearest larger towns.I have used this effectively and am generally up and running within minutes with very little faffing around.Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjphillips Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Lidls do a cheap meter at £3.99 or £4.99 cant remember which it was now.I bought 1 as a spare when I saw them just in case my expensive 1 died suddenly,that cost about £42 in maplins 2 years ago.Must admit I havent tried it yet tho. (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Got one from RoadPro. Very nice and works a treat, much quicker than using receiver signal meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert on Sundays Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 intersun has the right idea using the tv signal test, it does not respond very quickly so there may be a delay of 5 secs or so before your receiver responds to any signal ( be patient is the key) you may have picked up. New receivers such as the Pace 430 are much quicker in their response time. Direction of course is very important, I use the sun (28.2 degs compass otherwise) when it is there of course 11-00 am BST is about right, just aim the dish in its direction, with it in an almost vertical position and you won't be far out. You will always know if you are on the satellite because numbers and letters are displayed on the bottom two lines of the display, also the time is indicated on the screen when you back, back, back from the test signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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