sattle lite finders?

[hanksmith5]

hello I am needing a audible sattle lite finder where when it sees a sattle or is close to one the tone gets steadyer or is steady or gets louder or something can some one recommend a sat finder to help me aim that is cheap and has some sort of audible signal? I also have a braille cumpas to help aim to. Hank

 

[Blindowl1234]

Hank, check with any of our fine sponsors listed above. Usually an inexpensive audible finder is under $20 I think. SF 95 is one part number i believe if my memory is correct. Blind

 

[RVD420]

I have a cheapie audio sat finder. SF95 I think.

You have to get the dish close before you use it. Because they can't determine with bird you are pointed at. But a plumb mast, and a good compass, and the SF95 works well for peaking a dish.

 

[Sadoun]

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[Stargazer]

I tried using this type of meter to setup SkyWay but it pulsates (does not stay steady) as if the voltage output drops and rises all the time. Is this the nature of the SkyWay system?

 

[Pismire]

You be be overloading the finder. One trick I learned while using those is to put a section of rg59 (25 feet or so) in between the meter and the lnb. This will attenuate it further avoiding overload.

 

[Lone Cloud]

You may already have half of it if you have a "beep on scan" satellite receiver. Check your menu for the setting to see if you have it. I use an old Viewsat Ultra SD receiver for this purpose.

If you get wireless (rf) headphones you have the other half. (Get those anywhere for about 15 bucks)
It's how I do it.

You make sure you are set to an active transponder ( see Lyngsat) and hook your audio to the sending unit.

When you go to your dish and adjust, with headphones on both your hands are free. as you zero in, the beeps get more rapid with a higher pitch.

 

[hanksmith5]

hello I have a coolsat 6000 preemium does this have this feature? if so can you tell me where to set it up? my sighted neighbor will be over and he can turn that on fore me. thanks fore the help guys, your awesome <smiles> Hank

 

[Lone Cloud]

Don't know. Usually the beep on scan feature is switchable on and off inside the menu. You go through it and try and see if it beeps and where in the menu it beeps. Good luck

 

[funkypc]

The beep function is available for the coolsat 5000/6000 if you install this firmware: FTAFirmware for Coolsat

 

[melgarga]

VERY handy funkypc. I am presuming these are FW enhancements tailored to our side of the hobby? Are you associated with these releases?
I have used outdated aftermarket FW for my 6K since about 2006, to get beep on scan and switch support. If this is a "cleaner" version that would be great. Dl'ing it now.
Any such release for the 4K (STi5518 based)?