Patent ID: 6937188

Claim:
A device for assessing a degree of alignment of an antenna with a satellite comprising: a portable housing including a display; a CPU located within the housing; and a signal generator in communication with said CPU for generating a signal that is indicative of the degree of alignment between the antenna and the satellite, said signal generator including a satellite communications frequency tuner communicating with said CPU and a demodulator communicating with said tuner, said demodulator receiving a data stream from said tuner and extracting a bitstream therefrom and communicating said bitstream to said CPU, wherein said CPU calculates a bit error rate (BER) value of the signal from said bitstream, calculates a carrier to noise (C/N) value of the signal from said bitstream, and calculates an overall quality of signal based on said BER value and said C/N value and said display visually indicates the BER value, the C/N value, and the overall quality of signal simultaneously.