which is the best and easy to use satellite meter, I only need it for Direct TV HD the Birdog or the AIM meter. I have a portable dish for my RV
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This one did not work well at all in my area, I have another one I used instead and I can't remember the brand. I did use all of the other things in the kit, compass etc.
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The signal finder is the only thing I had a problem with. The rest of the kit was good to go!
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The meter you choose depends on your antenna. If your antenna has an LNB with a single wire multiswitch (SWM) you need one of the more expensive meters. If your antenna has the older LNB you can use the less expensive tuning meter. I bought the antenna kit with the slimline dish and a standard LNB which came with the inexpensive meter. It works fine for pointing my dish.
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Hi,I have used the simple rabbit ear antenna or you can order one of the not so pricey HD antenna`s, either one works really well.
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No problem. I upgraded my dish net receiver to one of the newer dvr receivers and keep the old original dish reciever which I put in my motorhome and I use the winegard GM 1518 for the motor home. Everything works great and is easy to use. You will have to pay net about $7 a month to use the 2nd reciever in the motorhome. When you move about in the motorhome to different geographic locations you will need to call DISH NETWORK and advise them of your new location (address and zip code) to get local stations there--this is a free service and takes just of few minutes.
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I Used a Satellite dish mast mount. It work just fine. the base can be adjusted to about any angle for roof mounting or can be used as a pole mount such a a 4x4.
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You can scan as many channels as they offer from your pick of satellite (Telstar5 - 97 W). This is a blind scan receiver. Yes, this is a satellite receiver. You do need a satellite dish. You do not need satellite finder to find the signal. You still can use this receiver and TV to find the signal. Make sure to change the mode of this receiver from PAL to NTSC for United States.
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Has anyone the answer to this question yet? I just purchased this product and already have the DISH Satellite system. Ideally want to use just one remote, of course.
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The meter will work any where in the world including North America. The main problem however, is that by default, it comes pre-programed with only the Europe Satellites. So you will not be able to just punch in Galaxy 19 or AMC 21 and start alligning you dish. All in all that's not a major issue because you can manually edit and re-name each entry to suit your needs. It would have been nicer if you could have simply replaced the European database with a North American one like with some other sat meters (like the First Strike Sat Meters).
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Hooks directly to LNB so no amplifier is needed. You may want to use a short RG59/U or RG6/U cable from the LNB with a double male barrel splicer to make it easier to use of a satellite finder meter.
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I use this dish in our motor home and it works great in most of Alaska if the weather is 1/2 way good. I get the 110, 119 and 129 sats. Its best to use an in line$12 tuning meter. I would not advise putting this on your TV antenna.
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There's a different dish for Direct. You want to make sure you have the right dish for your service, because the dish is programed for that service's satellites.
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Yes. You just have to blind scan. If you are not picking up anything, your dish is not aimed correctly. Sateliteguys is best place for these technical questions
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I found a GARMIN GPS III PLUS (can be found on AMAZON usually used but sometimes someone has a new one) to be perfect on my quad. It provides features not found in combination on any GPS currently in production that I have found. I won't go thru all the features here as there are so many, but for me, it provides everything I could want in exploring remote areas of AZ except a gas gauge for the quad! Mine is clamped to the handlebars and runs off vehicle power so no battery life problems. Check one out and save yourself a lot of money while getting the capabilities a new one can't provide.
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We have 2 TV's connected to our Winegard Anser and travel in our RV fulltime, so we change locations. At first we received Houston stations since that is our home base. Now we are closer to San Antonio and we called Dish and the entered a different zip code and now we receive the news, weather, etc. from San Antonio. I think there might be a limit due to the Satellites they use. Hope this helps.
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I agree with Teri L. Arrasmith, I had to hook mine to the satellite box and I have had no problems with it. I've had it for about 6 months now. Works great.
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Hello, My experience with the GPSMAP 62 was not very good. The unit froze up several times during use and each time I had to restart the unit. Coworkers of mine use the GPSMAP 60 and really like it and I have heard the GPSMAP 64 is a good model. I recently purchased a Garmin Etrex 30 and I love it. I paid $200 and it's worth every penny. The new GLONASS technology in the etrex 30 is outstanding, I can be in the thickest timber canopy and still have &gt;20' accuracy. I hope this helps.
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I highly recommend the Aimpoint. It is very simple to operate and requires very little adjustment. I have enjoyed using it very much.
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This has western sattelites in it and you can add more if you want, but it does not carry beacons for you to identify it. If you're looking for the unit to indicate whether you're on directtv or dish network sattelite, the only way you'd be able to have that would be for you to program it yourself. The unit is designed only to give positive signals for sattelites in the arc. If you don't know how to use a signal meter for sattelites, this is not the meter for you.