CSL - Sat-finder satellite finder with level display - pointer display measuring device with signal sound - HD-capable - for optimal positioning of satellite antennas digital satellite systems

Works well. Reasonably well made, easy to use, instructions clear and concise. Cheaper than getting a man out for a simple fix. Can't fault it.

Before you start to align the satellite dish, you need to know the bearing (compass direction) and elevation required to a fairly close approximation. This information is not always easy to find, but some web searches should find it. The device will connect to the satellite receiver via the down-lead, and the short jumper cable will connect it to the LNB. The connection to the satellite receiver provides the power and you should see this by the dial and indicator lights lighting up. If, on a twin-lead feed to receiver, it does not power up on connection, try the other lead. The control knob lets you adjust the sensitivity. If the indicator goes off-scale, reduce the sensitivity. Adjust both the bearing and the elevation, until neither gives further improvement. It also gives a whistling sound - stronger received signal gives higher pitch. I found this easier to use than watching the dial. When you appear to have maximised the signal received, go to the satellite receiver, switch fully on and check the Sky signal level indicator via the Services menu. If you see no signal indicated you may have accidentally latched onto another satellite, which is slightly further due east and at a slightly lower elevation - easily done by mistake. Sky will not recognise this signal; go back to the dish and try to realign. The only real criticism I had of this device is that the jumper lead is a bit short. Connect it up and let it hang downwards from the LNB, and don't position yourself in front of the dish and you should be OK. It is unbelievably cheap in terms of what it can do. A professional aerial installer would look for something more expensive and sophisticated, but this is just fine for the amateur handyman doing jobs like this on an occasional basis.

Very easy to work Invaluable when setting up the dish complete or even just the LNB Cheap and worth every penny

with clear instructions. easy to use . powered from my little Manhattan free-view satellite receiver.

This device is inexpensive and it worked, but attenuator seems to be a little flaky and it required some very careful adjustment. It helps if you also use a SatFinder app on your phone so you have a good idea where you are meant to be pointing the dish, and that you hook your satellite TV box up to a TV so you know when its getting a good signal. Note that the LNB is pointing at the dish at an angle, so the dish itself doesn't need to point "up" to the sky but is approximately vertical.

Very easy to use and does exactly what we needed. Wind causes our dish to go out of alignment every now and then, and we used to pay to get it re-aligned (£40 a time). With this, I can re-align in minutes, very easy. Great little box and will save me a bundle in the long run, great investment. If you are not in to reading instruction manuals, here's the cut down version: 1) Unscrew your sky cable from the LNB (the bit it goes into in front of the satellite dish) 2) Screw that cable into this box where it says REC (For receiver - the other end of that cable has your sky box/receiver on it) 3) Screw the supplied cable to the LNB end of the box, and then into the space you just took the other cable out of on your dish 4) Turn the wee twisty thingy until you hear the sound, then turn it back so the sound is barely audible (and needle is down at 1ish) 5) Move the dish about until the needle hits 10, and the noise is perfectly audible 6) Fix dish in that position, and unscrew the box and reconnect the cable as it was before you started into the LNB again 7) all done.

1) Build quality. It is a very light weight plasticky little box, with a needle that flops aboout at the slightest touch. First impressions are not good ones. 2) You have to read the instructions, particularly Section 4. I have seen other reviews saying that the unit detected nothing, well... they may well have had a dead unit, but it is also just as likely that they did not fully follow the steps. 3) It is finicky to use, but that it more to do with the fact that you are up a ladder, trying to uncrew weathered nuts on rusted screwthreads. 4) Once I had it connected up and the wife had powered up the equipment, two lights came on the unit, as well as a light illuminating the dial. 5) Either my signal is weak, or the unit is not as sensitive as the manufacturer implies. Rather than start with the "sensitivity control dial" on minimum, mine had to be dialled up to near max strength to get a decent signal. 6) Once the signal is being received there is an audible noise/alarm. I then dialled the sensitivity back to the middle of the scale and by moving the satelite dish around you try to make the sensitivity dial go higher. In my case I never go the signal strength to over the value of "7" once I had found the correct position of the sensitivity control dial. 7) The actual corridor of the strong signal is extremely precise, flexing the satellite dish will stop the audible sound and thus the signal is lost. It is sensitive enough to fine tune your dish postion. Therefore, if you are looking to reset the position of your satellite dish after it has been knocked then this is a great little device. You get the general satellite postion using GPS on your phone and an app and this can dial it in. I have had not signal breakups since using it. It feels and is cheap. It is a little finicky to set up and use, but if you follow the instruction it is a cheap way to get the job done.

Needed this to realign our freesat dish which had been installed by a "professional" a couple of years ago. A number of the minor channels have never worked, and recently, a Roofer caught the dish meaning the main channels were very intermittent. Instructions with product were good, but not great, so watched a YouTube video. Using the device as instructed, I was able to realign the dish in about 5 minutes strengthening the reception of the signal significantly. I am now able to watch all channels, both major and minor ones. Signal strength shows as 90 - 95 %. Signal quality shows as 100 %. The device is cheap, can be used repeatedly, and does exactly what it should. Can't comment on longevity yet.