What satellite do you tune to the most?

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

So what is a good bird to point to initially when I first get my setup?

Depends on your interests!

IA6=news feeds
G10=general programming
AMC3=PBS
IA5=international
SBS6=sports and feeds

 

[Lsdsound]

what are the symbols and numbers for IA 6- and 8? I dont see them on my list

 

[Mr Tony]

they might be under T-6 (For telstar..the old name)

T5=IA5 (97W)
T6=IA6 (93W)
T7=IA7 (129W)
IA8 replaced Telstar 4 at 89W when T4 blowed up. Pansat doesn't have it in there. You have to add it

 

[Lsdsound]

Thanks Iceberg, what about the D freq and sumbol rate for them sats?

I'm gonna have to buy you and Pete a bunch of beers for the help.

Scaning sat t5 10tps so far...

 

[Mr Tony]

IA6 & IA5 are already in the unit (under the old T- names) so I would just blind scan those as is.

IA8 you need to add and use the following
11780 freq
H
29000 s/r

That is a scrambled channel but will allow you to aim the dish there

 

[Lsdsound]

Sweet, Scanning now.. sattracker dont have it listed. how can I figure out the skew

 

[Lsdsound]

I cant see RTP on IA8. AHHH

 

[Mr Tony]

there ya go

Yep RTPi is now on IA8 too

 

[Mark_AR]

Another G10r vote.

Nimiq-1 for Radio

 

[rainmaker]

IA5 for me I like the tele 5 channel and also the gnf channels.

 

[N5XZS]

G-10, for out of town local news from WY, and any live baseball games.

IA-5, Tele-5 , Russian News channel and FTV.

IA-6 Raw News feeds.

AMC-5, Raw sports and News feeds

SBS-6 Raw feeds and ONN

AMC-6 shared with south american satellite for rare DX feeds!:

 

[BubahJim]

What I Like....

I A - 5 Russia Today rocks & International Channels like old short wave bands on tv.
SBS -6 ONN & NBC feeds in late afternoon.
I A - 6 Mexico City Channels.
G 10R Pentigon Channel.