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Am I the only one who thinks aiming by signal meter is overrated?

Last Saturday I was out in my backyard in Phoenix trying to lock onto Galaxy 19, spent 45 minutes tweaking my DIY dish with a cheap meter, got nothing, finally just eyeballed it against a neighbor's roof and pulled in a crystal clear 122 on the bird in under 2 minutes, so has anyone else found better luck with dead reckoning over those finicky gadgets?
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nancyg14
nancyg141mo ago
Honestly, the cheap meters are more trouble than they're worth, just line it up by eye like the old days.
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lunah12
lunah121mo agoMost Upvoted
Ha, my "by eye" method usually ends up with my plants looking like theyre doing the limbo
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finleyl39
finleyl391mo ago
@nancyg14 I've used those cheap meters too, lining it up by eye works better most times.
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the_leo
the_leo1mo ago
The cheap meters are useless after 100 degrees lol. Just use the sun.
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