Hi Mark,
The only "free" German programming I know of is on Intelsat 21 at 58 degrees but it is C band (8-10 foot dish). I think there is also some German on AMC1, also C band. For KU band I have the SG2100 motor, a Winegard 2076 dish (30"), and a KU lnbf and that combo seems to work well for...