Align-A-Site Satellite Finder

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I have been a frustrated satellite dish installer for two long, Its about time some one came along with a system that works. I have a slim line Direct tv dish that I use on my toy hauler and have forever had problems with setup until this product. I found the instructions simple and the results fantastic. I set up the align-A-Site in about an hour for neutralizing out the dish the 1st time and could not wait to try it on the RV. Within twenty minutes of setting the dish on the RV and setting the angle for the azimuth and the tilt I had great numbers coming in on the receiver and new I was close to being lined up even though i was unlevel and parked crooked it did not matter. I hooked up my satellite finder meter for my fine tuning and turned the dish less than 3 degrees either way to fine tune the dish and that was it. Im going to say it again it did not matter after neutralizing the dish out once, that the mounting pole was level plumb or at any angle align a site will help guide you put your satellite in the right position. My friends will no longer have a great advantage over me with there $ 3000.00 auto satellites as it only takes minutes now to set up and I can put my dish on a tripod and not have to worry about trees or other trailers as I can easily preset my setup and get it right. Great product, Great Idea. From: no longer frustrated on the roof.

26 out of 36 people found this review helpful.

This device costs way more than it should, which is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. However, it does work well. If you are mostly going to set up your dish in open areas, you really only need a decent compass and good satellite signal strength meter to get the job done. But, if you are going to be in areas with a lot of obstructions and you need to find a narrow opening to shoot through, this product fits the bill quite nicely. This product comes with a dish mount kit which I highly recommend. When you have the align-a-site mounted on the dish itself, you can really point the dish much more precisely. Note that while the mount is permanently installed on the dish, the align-a-site itself slips easily into and out of the mount so you can survey the area before deciding where you will set up the dish. The instructions for the mount kit want you to set the dish up for an elevation of 30 degrees, then install the mount so that the align-a-site is level when it is set to 30 degrees. However, I found that the elevation markings on my dish were off over 10 degrees. So IMO it is better to find an open area, level the dish, adjust the dish to get maximum signal, then install the mount so that align-a-site is level when it is set to the elevation where the satellite is actually located. That way, the mount is calibrated to a known good position and you will be all set to tackle difficult setup locations in the future.