No Hack Jack,
The A5 is a low profile phased array tracking antenna on my truck, the L3 on my boat is a parabolic tracking antenna. I have subs with both DirecTV and Dish but where the L3 parabolic can be software commanded to different birds the A5 won't save em, even though it's the same software. I just need the software command set for the A5 to aim it at a different bird when I want. 101w is lacking.
Technically,
The L3 seems to have smoother tracking and software, the A5 has better hardware and speed. Located in the Midwest/GreatLakes, things are pretty open and flat, but the A5 needs another 20db gain to see thru the clouds or tree canopies. When I'm done I'll be seeing DirecTV birds thru the Sears Tower, be happy to send the hop-up's to your friend bwohlgemuth, maybe he could get me the edit/save commands for the A5.