Aim your antenna
in seconds.
Point your phone at the sky. Move until the dot locks. Mount your external antenna right where you ended up.
Four taps. Two minutes outside.
- 01
Grant permissions
Location, motion, and camera — all requested in one tap. Nothing leaves your device.
- 02
Step outside
Find a spot with a clear south-southeast view of the sky. The closer to where the antenna will mount, the better.
- 03
Move toward the dot
Hold your phone like a window. The yellow dot is where Echostar T1 is right now. Pan until the dot meets the crosshair.
- 04
Lock and mount
When the indicator turns green, mount the external antenna pointing the same direction the phone is.
Ready to aim?
We'll request location, motion sensors, and camera access. Best used outdoors on a phone.
Requires HTTPS, modern iOS or Android, and a clear view of the southern sky.
Open this on your phone.
The aimer needs camera, GPS, and motion sensors. Visit canaro.ca/antenna-aimer on your iPhone or Android to use it.
Tip: scan the QR code or share the URL via Messages / WhatsApp / email.
Calibrate the compass
Move your phone in a figure-8 a few times to calibrate the magnetometer. Stay away from metal walls and large electronics.
Tips for a clean lock.
Get outside
Trees, walls, and metal roofs all block satellite line-of-sight. Test where the antenna will live.
Calibrate often
Phone compasses drift near anything metallic or magnetic. Recalibrate with a figure-8 motion if the heading feels off.
Weather is fine
Echostar T1 punches through cloud and rain at Canadian latitudes. Snow or ice on the dish is the only real interrupter.
Aim once, mount firmly
The Canaro External Cellular/Satellite Antenna ships with a swivel bracket. Tighten everything once the dot is locked.
Echostar T1 (NORAD 35496) is in a slightly inclined geostationary orbit; look-angles change slowly through the day. This tool propagates fresh TLEs from CelesTrak and updates 1×/sec on your device. Nothing leaves your phone.