Sat-Tool to be featured at Satellite Expo 2006

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SAT-TOOL the time saving, money making satellite sighting tool looking forward to Atlanta.

SAT-TOOL made its first public showing at the Satellite Expo 2005 in Memphis, TN last year. Our product was well received and won the “Technician’s Choice Award” from show attendees. There were only three awards given and we feel especially honored to achieve this recognition on our product’s debut.

SAT-TOOL is designed to aid the installer in locating dish placement in areas with line of sight (LOS) issues such as heavily wooded locations and other tall obstacles like buildings, hills and roof lines.

Time is money and dealers can’t afford to have their installers actually install the dish (sometimes in multiple locations) just to find out that the signal is low or none at all. Or simply tell the customer that they aren’t able to receive satellite signals due to obstructions. Worse yet, go ahead and install the dish in the winter just to have LOS problems (and chargebacks) in the spring! In as little as fifteen minutes an installer can find the ideal dish location and save the aggravation of having to deal with LOS issues.

With today’s new multi-sat dishes, this is becoming more and more a problem. We are finding that a customer may have a good view of some satellites and not others. With SAT-TOOL, you can actually tell the customer which satellites they are able to receive and which one(s) they can’t. The installer can then let the customer decide if this is acceptable, note the invoice, have the customer initial it and you are off the hook. By looking through the viewfinder SAT-TOOL will actually show which limbs or trees need to be removed for service.

Owners Jim Eakes and Mark Jackson of E & J Enterprise, LLP, the parent company of SAT-TOOL, actually own their own respective satellite retail companies for over 25 years each. With home construction at an all time high the last several years, we were finding more and more homes built in secluded areas. That’s when we looked into purchasing an accurate, moderately priced easy to use sighting tool. We looked at all the options and didn’t find anything that really impressed us.

That’s when SAT-TOOL was born. We did the research and found that there was a large market for this device. We hired a designer / machinist and a Patent Lawyer. After many more months of research we got the word to proceed.  

We have used SAT-TOOL prototypes since 2003 and have made refinements as needed. SAT-TOOL can be used for all orbital positions. We use SAT-TOOL in our businesses to sight Dish Network, DirecTV, Starband, WildBlue, DirecWay, GlobeCast, Spacenet, Hughes and many other C and Ku band satellites. SAT-TOOL has never let us down. We have installed customers that were told by other dealers that they couldn’t get a signal. That makes for a strong relationship with the customer. Time is money… SAT-TOOL saves you both.

Satellite Expo 2005 - Updates, Products, Awards

People from around the world are gathering this month in Memphis, Tenn., for the Satellite Expo 2005. So many, in fact, that the expo itself is bursting at the seams with info-hungry media, product-hungry retailers and product-heavy exhibitors.

Due to the sheer volume of different innovative products, event organizers have put together the JEM Awards recognizing excellence at the expo throughout the industry. In the days leading up to the event, Satellite Expo 2005 will feature different products to be entered into the awards, and offer a sneak preview of what will be presented at this year's event.

Currently the feature product is SAT-TOOL, a new satellite sighting device from E and J Enterprise. The SAT-TOOL quickly assists the installer locating dish placement in areas that have line-of-sight obstruction problems without having to use a meter or wires. The SAT-TOOL sets on a tripod and adjusts parameters by looking through the viewfinder and comes in a custom designed carrying case for storage and protection. See the E & J Enterprise JEM Awards entry in booth No. 120.

There are 5 JEM awards in different categories. The Technician Choice Award, The Retailer Choice Award, The Exhibitor Choice Award, The Satellite Expo Supporter Award and Best of Show.