Art wrote:
"Anybody out there follow such a procedure with the antenna or use a
homebrew or commercial instrument to save time?"

Search on goniometer.

I was doing my thing in Argentina when El Jefe or the boss called me
into his office to ask me why my assistant had requisitioned a
goniometer instead of the company doctor. I had to explain that it was
not a medical diagnostic instrument.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI