Abstract: A portable satellite dish antenna system for carrying by a user to a remote location. The system includes a base mount having a peripheral edge with a handle formed thereon. A length of cable is stowed in a carrier in the mount. A pivoting mechanism is connected to the dish and to the mount to move the dish between a carrying position and a deployed position. In the carrying position, the dish is held parallel to the mount and the handle. The mount has a formed opening opposite the handle. This enables the feed horn, when in the carrying position, to locate in the formed opening, thereby reducing the space between the dish and the mount during carrying. The user of the system grips the handle and twists the mount in a direction to align the dish with a desired direction based on a compass reading located on the mount. The mount has a formed linear track located between the handle and the formed opening having a plurality of elevation marks.