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Larry Cohen

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Posted: 04/28/12 08:30pm

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I just got an Accutrac III...much cheaper than Bird dog and easy to learn how to use...

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Posted: 04/29/12 03:41pm

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powderman426 wrote:

Satellite AR

Very cool. Looks like there a green line and a gray line intersecting where the DTV sat is..or so I remember from my first few minutes with it. And there may be an elevation guide on there too..?

Thanks. I really don't want to invest any more money on sat meters or other gadgets when most of the time I can aim my tripod and be pretty much done. But, there are those times when it's stubborn and takes me longer.

Is there anything these phones can't do?

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Posted: 04/30/12 09:18am

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I don't use any meter to find my dish; I just open the side compartment & it's there. I do however use an acutrac III when I try to find the satellite! YMMV.

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Posted: 05/02/12 10:29pm

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there is also www.satcalculator.net Once I have the heading I use Compass Leveler from the android store to point the dish

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Posted: 07/21/12 04:15pm

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Can't find Satellite AR for iphone except the $19.99 version. I understand it is free for android customers.

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Posted: 07/21/12 06:59pm

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I am currently evaluating Satlook Lite. ID's all DirecTV and dish sats. New to U.S. Contact perfect-10.tv if interested.

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Posted: 07/21/12 07:47pm

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I got feed up and bought a Winegard SK-3005. It finds the satellites itself!

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Posted: 07/21/12 09:03pm

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Unless there be trees.

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Posted: 07/22/12 11:47am

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For android, I prefer SatelliteFinder to Dishpointer and SatelliteAR. I still use Dishpointer for site survey but ditched SatelliteAR.

I also love to hate my Align-a-Site. It's expensive and and vulnerable to damage, my opinion, but really does work after you get it mounted precisely. Some might find that process a real PIA. It requires a perfectly aligned and peaked dish to start from.