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- Easy to setup your own Satellite dish installation
- No costly callout charges from a engineer to setup your installation when you can diy
- No batteries or power required
- Small and compact
- Re-align misaligned dishes yourself.
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Satellite signal strength meter for positioning satellite dishes.
Simply connect a satellite cable to your Digital Satellite Receiver, and connect the other end to the Satfinder's (To Rec connector). Then connect the cable from the LNB attached to the Satellite dish to the (To LNB connector) on the Satfinder.
Make sure the Satellite Finder is properly connected. Plug in the AC cord and turn on the Satellite Receiver. There will be a Slight reading on the scale of around 1. Make coarse dish adjustments by setting Azimuth and Inclination. Set the reading to around 5 on the Satellite Finder by adjusting the Level Control. Adjust dish position, feedhorn position and polarization to have the highest reading on the finder. If full scale, reduce the reading by turning the level control counterclockwise. Remove the jump cable and Satellite Finder. Resume connection of Satellite Receiver and LNB.
No power is needed to operate the Satfinder as your Satellite Receiver provides the power needed.
This Satellite finder also has audible indication, that will constantly beep when a signal is detected.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
218 of 221 people found the following review helpful
I purchased one of these (elsewhere) and used it to set up a satellite dish for freesat.
After a little research on the web I found the advice that if you aim your dish to east then slowly turn your dish to the south, the first signal you get is Astra 28.2E. Turn your dish slowly and when you get the highest reading, turn the knob until the pointer is at 5 and keep turning the dish back and forth until you again get the highest reading (if need be, turn the knob down to read 5 again and repeat until the needle will go no higher)then tighten the nut(s) / bolt(s). Do this again but on the vertical adjustment and you are set up nicely.
It took me about 2 minutes to align and on most channels I get 100% on signal strength and quality.
A handy gadget to have that's easy to use.
After a little research on the web I found the advice that if you aim your dish to east then slowly turn your dish to the south, the first signal you get is Astra 28.2E. Turn your dish slowly and when you get the highest reading, turn the knob until the pointer is at 5 and keep turning the dish back and forth until you again get the highest reading (if need be, turn the knob down to read 5 again and repeat until the needle will go no higher)then tighten the nut(s) / bolt(s). Do this again but on the vertical adjustment and you are set up nicely.
It took me about 2 minutes to align and on most channels I get 100% on signal strength and quality.
A handy gadget to have that's easy to use.
81 of 83 people found the following review helpful
I ordered my Konig sat finder from NetGadgets who are family run business so unsurprisingly my order arrived quickly, well packed and was identical to the one i viewed online. It came complete with flylead for easy connection inline between the lnb and sky box (the device is marked up clearly on the back which end goes where). I had watched a few demos on youtube prior to buying one of these and thought how easy it looked and it really is as easy as it looks. I first connected it to the sky box, this was when i realised the display on the meter lights up (note your sky box does not need to be switched on, it just needs to be plugged in to the mains). At this point you can zero in the meter by turning the dial until the needle just about falls to zero and the constant tone you can hear cuts out (if you have ever used a squelch control on a cb radio, well this is just the same). I connected the other end to the lnb and moved the dish up, down, left, right (you know roughly where to aim by looking at your neighbours dish) very slowly until i found the position which gave the highest reading and tightened up the bolts on the bracket taking care that the dish did not move. Its as easy as that if you can fit a normal tv aerial then with the help of one of these you should be able to fit a satellite dish.
66 of 68 people found the following review helpful
I have a dish that hasn't been used in about 10 years, so when I recently purchased a humax HDR and quad LNB and found the signal not quite strong enough, I needed a sat meter to re-align it. I bought one of these as I had read some good reviews on it. I was a Sky fitter/Senior Engineer for over 10 years so I didn't need the instructions, but I can confirm they are in english, after less than 5 minutes I had the dish re-aligned perfectly. As a bonus this meter also has a TONE indicating the signal level, a lot easier to align a dish with than using the needle scale when up a ladder. The kit also includes a patch lead to connect to the dish. Even if you might not use it again (who knows what storms may come in Winter!) buy one for peace of mind, calling out a technician to do the job would cost over £60!!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Konig Satfinder
Having used "satfinders" before I was extremely disappointed when I opened this box. First of all the item is not ready for use as it requires the purchase or manufacture of a... Read more
Published 1 day ago by G. Clacher
Useful once you know the correct procedure...
I had some trouble aligning my dish at first; mostly due to holding a compass, a wrench, myself and my dish, all at the top of a ladder. Read more
Published 2 days ago by S. Emm
Konig Satfinder
This is an entirely satisfactory product, and indispensible to the easy and accurate alignment of a satellite dish. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Pilgrim
Sat Finder
Arrived after I had installed the dish. Instructions were in German. I had done a lot of research but found the 'sounds' confusing even though I knew the direction from '[...]'. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. A. McCauley
Exceptional!
With a little patience and care you can align your dish as well as a "sat. engineer" with a fancy, expensive finder!
I know this for a fact. Read more
I know this for a fact. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr Sniffy
basic simple and easy (but no Extra test cable!)
very basic finder, simple plug and play! (you will need an extra short lead though to connect it too the LNB)
Turn the dish until you find the strongest signal, then 'turn... Read more
Turn the dish until you find the strongest signal, then 'turn... Read more
Published 1 month ago by gadgetuser
Excellent product and supplier
The device is well designed, inexpensive, very simple to operate and
very effective.
You need to prepare another piece of coax, a couple of metres long
with... Read more
very effective.
You need to prepare another piece of coax, a couple of metres long
with... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dr. F. Stajano
very good sat finder
I just used it in my home in Libya to find the NileSAT, it worked perfectly, usually it takes me like an hour to tune my dish but this time it only took few minutes, I like the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by ZzeezZ
it worked - but only for 2 minutes
This is a cheap bit of kit (e.g. doesn't cost much) and it did appear to be getting the job done nicely .... Read more
Published 1 month ago by grump
too late
I received the product very late, because it is not checked twice if the money are in account, causing very big delays.
Published 2 months ago by Veronica - nurse
Listmania!
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