Favorite satellite

[jbo]

I will be getting my Mercury II back from the doctor in the next couple of days and will be back in buissness.
Just curious to what are yall's favorite satellites and why?

 

[Tron]

We had a similar thread last year...

http://www.satelliteguys.us/fta-shack/90176-fta-satellite-your-favorite.html

Answers were G-10R and IA-5 (now G-25), with a lean toward G-10R... I don't expect that things have changed much, as these two still offer the most bang for the buck.

 

[Anole]

That's a good question.
Here's what the members thought last year:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/fta-shack/90176-fta-satellite-your-favorite.html

edit: oops, looks like I got beat to the punch!

 

[Mr Tony]

any satellite that has a hockey feed

 

[iafirebuff]

1) G10R 2) IA-5 3) Hipasat 30W

 

[SatinKzo]

any satellite that has a hockey feed

+1 (+2 if it's HD hockey)

And G10, then AMC 3 for PBS

 

[TRG]

I'd say I'm split between G10R (123W) and AMC 3 (87W) My wife and I love PBS and Retro TV.

 

[FitzAusTex]

Are there any ku sats up there that carry 24x7 "CNN" or "BBC World News" type ku free broadcasts? I'm planning on switching to E*'s HD Only pack, and it doesnt have CNN, Fox News or MSNBC.

I've gone through "The List" of various sats, and only really seem to have found ABC News Now on 89W, but not sure if it is really like CNN, or just loops of the same stuff most of the day, and I didnt really find much else. But was kinda overwhelming as to what i was really looking at.

Thought i'd investigate FTA as an option to get 24x7 news.

 

[brentb636]

I'm lately leaning to an "Iceberg-like" opinion. That is any satellite that carries sports feeds. I've drifted that way rather than conventional programming.


Brent

 

[concord]

Are there any ku sats up there that carry 24x7 "CNN" or "BBC World News" type ku free broadcasts? I'm planning on switching to E*'s HD Only pack, and it doesnt have CNN, Fox News or MSNBC.

I've gone through "The List" of various sats, and only really seem to have found ABC News Now on 89W, but not sure if it is really like CNN, or just loops of the same stuff most of the day, and I didnt really find much else. But was kinda overwhelming as to what i was really looking at.

Thought i'd investigate FTA as an option to get 24x7 news.

From a small dish ku, you won't find the regular "cable" news programs on. You may find some wildfeeds during a national event (i.e. primary). Also there are other foreign news channels on G25, interesting to see their slant on events.... So G10R and G25 are the ones I visit the most...

 

[schlever]

I'm with Ice since I got my blindscan reciever, otherwise I'm usually parked on AMC3 or G10.

 

[i4tas]

amc7

not the easiest to aquire good signal, very far west for me, now i am happy with signal and it never goes out! not to meantion the channels

 

[turbosat]

fitz you can always park on Gal17 and watch Ohio News Network, a lot like Headline but geared more toward state news for OH. Or do like I do and just go to 97 and watch Russia Today lol.
They do world news. G26 has enough newsfeeds to keep anybody happy though for domestic news.

 

[TRG]

amc7

not the easiest to aquire good signal, very far west for me, now i am happy with signal and it never goes out! not to meantion the channels

That's C-Band only, right?

 

[Sadoun]

Galaxy 25 my favorite. Next comes AMC4, G10R, ........

 

[brentb636]

fitz you can always park on Gal17 and watch Ohio News Network, a lot like Headline but geared more toward state news for OH. Or do like I do and just go to 97 and watch Russia Today lol.
They do world news. G26 has enough newsfeeds to keep anybody happy though for domestic news.

I tend to park on G26 during the daytime hours, just for CBS NEWSPATH . Seeing the bits and pieces go by can be pretty informative.

 

[rainmaker]

my favorites would be galaxy 23 for the sportsman channel, g10r for the outdoor channel and retro and g13 for rfd tv and euro channel.

 

[Mr Tony]

I tend to park on G26 during the daytime hours, just for CBS NEWSPATH . Seeing the bits and pieces go by can be pretty informative.

same here. Plus you can flip over to Doc Scott and get your "git on the telephone" fill for the day

 

[FitzAusTex]

Thanks for the info and PMs, guys. Now i just need to figure out the equipment that'll work best for me...darn there's a lot of it.