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We have DirecTV. I use a sensitivity meter in line with my satellite dish and the receiver. My satellite dish is mounted on a 2X6 which I set on the ground in the general direction of where the satellite is located. I then just move it until I have max signal (on the right satellite, of course)and voila! I am locked on. After tweaking (adjusting right and left, and moving the dish up and down for max signal) I then nail the 2X6 down using those long nails that you can buy at Wal-Mart in the camping supplies section. This usually gets us a signal strength of 70 or more on transponder no. 1 (that's where I have ours set because that's one of the weaker transponders). I then just remove the sensitivity meter (and the signal strength goes up because the sensitivity meter pulls the signal down a little while setting up). This whole procedure takes me 5 minutes or less. After awhile, you get so you can set the antenna down and it's almost right on.
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