I am interested in winning your JVI 10-Signaloc
Satellite Signal Meter
I too have fallen victim to the “lug along the TV and Receiver” method of installing satellite dishes in the past. My children were thankful when I bought some portable LCD’s for the van, not because they could watch Barney while riding along, but because I could now snag one of these for checking installs instead of snagging their light/portable TV (thus leaving them Barney-less for the duration of my install activities). The problem with these stupid portable LCD’s is that they don’t do well in very sunny conditions (like when standing out in the yard in the middle of the day) due to glare. “Ah heck! That wasn’t the strength meter at 100%, that was just a Halls cough drop advertisement!”
Alternative
installation methods also have proven to have their downsides as well. Imagine the poor baby who gets no attention because the sending unit to his baby monitor is placed near the TV so that I can listen on the other end to hear the audible signal strength meter. And dangit! Was that an increase in the tone/signal strength, or did Jake just pinch his hand in the crib’s slide/release mechanism again!? I’ll assume it was the signal strength and go ahead and tighten things up and get inside to check on Jake just incase it wasn’t the signal strength meter.
And of course there is the ultimate marriage test – the two-way radio installation technique… yikes. Imagine the strain on my relationship as I struggle to explain the concepts of the radio to my wife while I am perched on the roof .. me hanging over the side of the roof screaming down to tell her to take her damn finger off the button.. her whining that this is taking too long and she needs to go get some milk at the store so that she can cook some macaroni and cheese (all the while, still not taking her finger off the button so that I can ask her how the signal looks). Then things get worse, as profanity ensues at the realization that she’s multi-tasking and not even paying attention to the signal strength – yeah, the dish slips a whole 30 degrees and she never even bothered to say “hey there’s no signal anymore,” until bolts are tightened and tools are being collected from the eaves. In the end, we have a bad signal to the receiver, and a rocky relationship that’s going to require at least some flowers and a dang apology, in addition to giving in and letting her watch Extreme Home Makeover on the bigscreen TV for a couple weeks.
So you see, by allowing me to win this strength meter, you’ll help my entire family. My children will be able to watch uninterrupted TV, Jake will keep his remaining 9 fingers intact, my wife will never have to bother herself to actually learn how to use that extremely complex 2-way radio “thingy”, and I may actually get to do a real install without fear of a restraining order or divorce papers!
Money is Tight, so I Really could use a free meter !
I would love to win the satellite signal meter....Nice Prize for someone....
"I am interested in winning your JVI 10-Signaloc Satellite Signal Meter"
