i need a good sat meter for installs ?

[vern]

is there a good sat finder that will power the dish pro plus and 1000.2 dish and lnb.. my birdog doesn't provide enough power without having a receiver also hooked up for additional power....thanks in advance for your help

 

[tastim]

The Super Buddy made by Applied Instruments is by far the best Satellite meter I have ever used. It is pricey, but if you plan on doing this for a while, it is well worth it. You can check all satellites, transponders, voltage and dB loss with just a couple of button presses. It works on all Dish Network LNBFs.

 

[vern]

thanks

thanks...a little high priced for right now.

anybody know about the acutrac 111 ???

 

[Jerryinvirginia]

Using the CHANNEL MASTER 1007IFD with battery pack.... Good results, so far.

 

[Jerryinvirginia]

Have used the Bird Dog, but found that the batt pack MUST be in top charge condition. How old is your pack?

 

[vern]

its getting old. doesn't hold charge so good anymore.
birdog site says its not strong enough to work with DP pro plus. i get the 119 and 129 half of the time but not the 110. says it needs the receiver hooked to provide proper power.

 

[Agonizing Fury]

You could try something I used to do when my old satbuddy had a bad battery in it. Use an 18V Drill battery with a Coax pigtail on it (make sure to put (-) side on the shield and (+) on the stinger) to power the dish instead of an extra receiver. Plenty of power and should last weeks (as long as you're not one of those 2 hours to peak guys) However, I would highly recommend the Super SatBuddy If you plan to do this for much longer, as the 1000.4 claims to require it.

 

[webbydude]

thanks...a little high priced for right now.

anybody know about the acutrac 111 ???

Acutrac III+ works pretty well. It doesn't actually identify the birds, but when you're on multi-sat mode, I guess it doesn't matter.