A practical on-site routine for antenna installers, electricians and AV professionals, with Tower Aim Installer to record each job.
Systemic Studios makes Tower Aim and Tower Aim Installer, so this guide shows each step with our app. The checklist works with any tools you already use.
Tower Aim is a one-off purchase. Installer is an optional in-app subscription.
Read this, then use the steps and the checklist below.
Three stages. Before you climb, confirm the transmitter, bearing, polarisation and terrain. On the job, record before and after readings from your own meter, take Before, During and After photos, and note what you changed. At handover, give the customer a written report. Tower Aim Installer keeps all of this in one job on your phone and turns it into a branded PDF report on site.
Systemic Studios makes Tower Aim and the optional Tower Aim Installer subscription, so weigh our advice knowing that. Roof work is dangerous: work at heights only with the right training, equipment and permits, follow the work health and safety rules that apply to you, and never use your phone while climbing.
A clear record of every job helps you on site, at handover and if the customer calls back.
Before and after readings from your own meter, plus Before, During and After photos, show what you found and what you left. If a customer calls back, the job record is on your phone.
Share a client-ready PDF report on site, with your business logo and contact details, the readings, your notes and the photos you choose.
Jobs are organised by status, with customer details, the job site, the transmitter, readings, photos and notes together. Search customers, sites or notes, or export all your jobs as a spreadsheet.
Dictate notes on site instead of writing them up at the end of the day. The app asks for microphone access the first time you dictate, and you can always type instead.
Do step 1 on the ground, before the ladder goes up.
Open Tower Aim at the site. It recommends a transmitter based on published power and distance, not a signal measurement, and shows the bearing and whether the transmitter is horizontal or vertical. Check the terrain line of sight for hills in the way; Tower Aim Installer adds finer terrain. Trees and buildings are not included, so treat it as a guide. Then create the job: it saves the transmitter selected in Tower Aim.
Before you touch anything, take readings with your own test equipment and enter the signal strength and quality, as percentages, under Before in the job's Signal check. The phone does not measure TV signal; Installer records what your meter shows.
Take Before photos of the old antenna, mount, cabling and wall plates, then During photos of the new antenna, mast and cable runs. Choose the stage first, then take the photo or pick one from your photo library.
Aim the antenna at the transmitter with the live compass or AR aiming on supported phones, matched to its polarisation. The compass shows On target when you're aimed in the right direction; then check reception on the TV, fine-tune with your meter and enter the new readings under After.
Record what you replaced, the channels you checked and any follow-up work, such as a second TV point. Type the notes or dictate them, and add After photos of the finished install.
Tap Create report, check your business details, choose the photos to include, then tap Preview & share report and share the PDF with the customer before you leave. Mark the job done.
Tower Aim is a one-off purchase. Installer is an optional in-app subscription.
Tick each check on site. The third column shows where it lives in Tower Aim.
| Stage | Check | In Tower Aim | Done |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before you climb | The transmitter that serves the site | Recommended transmitter, based on published power and distance, with estimated reception | ☐ |
| Before you climb | Bearing and polarisation | Bearing, and horizontal or vertical, for each transmitter | ☐ |
| Before you climb | Hills between the site and the tower | Terrain line of sight; finer terrain with Installer | ☐ |
| Before you climb | Access, weather, power lines and a spotter | - | ☐ |
| Before you start | Before readings from your own meter | Signal check: Before | ☐ |
| Before you start | Before photos: antenna, mount, cabling, wall plates | Job photos: Before | ☐ |
| During | Photos of the new antenna, mast and cable runs | Job photos: During | ☐ |
| Aim | Antenna faces the tower and matches its polarisation | Live compass, and AR aiming on supported phones | ☐ |
| After | After readings from your own meter | Signal check: After | ☐ |
| After | Every TV and set-top box retuned, channels checked | - | ☐ |
| After | After photos: the finished install and the picture on screen | Job photos: After | ☐ |
| Notes | Parts replaced, channels checked, follow-up work | Notes & dictation | ☐ |
| Handover | Report shared with the customer | Create report, then Preview & share report | ☐ |
| Close | Job closed off | Mark job done | ☐ |
Our step-by-step manual walks through every Installer screen. Read the Installer manual
Open Jobs, filter by To do, On site and Done, and start a New job.
Enter readings from your own meter in Signal check, under Before and After.
Add Before, During and After photos from the camera or photo library.
Add your logo and business details, choose the photos, then Preview & share report.
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We make it. Installer is an optional subscription inside Tower Aim, for antenna installers, electricians and AV professionals.
Tower Aim is a one-off purchase. Installer is an optional in-app subscription.
Organise customer jobs by status, with customer details and the installation site.
Signal readings before and after, entered from your own test equipment. The phone does not measure TV signal.
Before, During and After photos from the camera or photo library.
Type notes or dictate them on site.
With your business logo and contact details, shared on site.
A more detailed terrain map for the terrain line of sight, as a download. Wi-Fi recommended.
Help for customers with no signal, pixelation, missing channels or dropouts after the job.
A screen-by-screen manual: jobs, readings, photos, notes and the PDF report.
Six steps to aim a home TV antenna, from finding your transmitter to the final fine-tune.
A routine for caravans, motorhomes and campervans, with tips for winding antennas.
Features, screenshots, Tower Aim Installer and support.
No. A phone cannot measure TV signal. In Tower Aim Installer you enter before and after readings from your own test equipment, such as your signal meter. Tower Aim's reception rating is an estimate, not a measurement, so always check reception on the TV.
An optional subscription in Tower Aim for antenna installers, electricians and AV professionals. It adds jobs organised by status, before and after readings from your own test equipment, Before, During and After photos, notes and dictation, client-ready PDF reports with your business logo and contact details, and a more detailed terrain map.
Yes. Installer needs Tower Aim, which is a one-off purchase. Installer is an optional subscription on top of it, and Tower Aim works as normal if you don't subscribe.
Your business logo and contact details, the customer and job site, the saved transmitter with its predicted reception, the before and after readings you recorded, your notes and the photos you select. You can leave readings, notes or photos out, then share, save or print the PDF from your phone.
On your phone. Tower Aim doesn't upload your jobs, photos or notes; they stay on your phone until you share them. Photos are kept inside the app, not in your camera roll.
Yes. Choose the stage, Before, During or After, then take a photo with the camera or choose one from your photo library.
Yes. Type your notes or tap to dictate them. The app asks for microphone access the first time you dictate, and you can always type instead.
A more detailed terrain map for Tower Aim's terrain line of sight, included with Installer. After you subscribe it downloads by itself on Wi-Fi. If you delete it, Tower Aim goes back to the standard terrain map. Trees and buildings are not included.
In the app, tap More, then Manage subscription. You can also use your store's subscription settings: on iPhone, Settings, your name, Subscriptions; on Android, the Google Play app, then your profile icon, Payments and subscriptions, Subscriptions. You keep Installer until the end of the period you have paid for.
Yes. Tower Aim and the Installer subscription are on the App Store for iPhone (iOS 17 or later) and on Google Play for Android phones (Android 8.0 or later). No account or sign-in is needed, and each store's subscription works on its own platform.
Tower Aim is a one-off purchase. Installer is an optional in-app subscription.
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