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I'm new to fta and need a litte help.I have a pansat 2700a with a fortec 31" dish and a fortec star fsku lnbf.What is the easiest sat to find?My zip is 37128.
 
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Here are all the angles needed from your area to all the satellites. I would start by pointing at IA-8 @ 89º west as its at the top of your arc. (Close)


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                   Murfreesboro, TN 37130
         Latitude 35° 50.868'N Longitude 86° 21.882'W

                       Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)   El  Skew
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                     Telstar 12   15.0W 101.2 104.5  6.4 -52.7
                               
                   Intelsat 901   18.0W 103.1 106.4  8.8 -52.1
                               
                          NSS 7   22.0W 105.7 109.0 12.0 -51.3
                               
                   Intelsat 905   24.5W 107.4 110.7 14.0 -50.7
                               
                   Intelsat 907   27.5W 109.5 112.8 16.4 -49.8
                               
                  Hispasat 1C/D   30.0W 111.3 114.6 18.4 -49.0
                               
                   Intelsat 801   31.5W 112.4 115.7 19.6 -48.5
                               
                   Intelsat 903   34.5W 114.7 118.0 22.0 -47.4
                               
                    AMC 12/T 11   37.5W 117.1 120.4 24.3 -46.2
                               
                        NSS 806   40.5W 119.6 122.9 26.6 -44.8
                               
                      Pas 3R/6B   43.0W 121.8 125.1 28.5 -43.5
                               
                         Pas 1R   45.0W 123.6 126.9 29.9 -42.4
                               
                   Intelsat 705   50.0W 128.5 131.8 33.5 -39.4
                               
                   Intelsat 707   53.0W 131.6 134.9 35.5 -37.3
                               
                   Intelsat 805   55.5W 134.4 137.7 37.2 -35.4
                               
                          Pas 9   58.0W 137.3 140.6 38.7 -33.3
                               
                       Amazonas   61.0W 141.0 144.3 40.5 -30.7
                               
                     EchoStar 3   61.5W 141.6 144.9 40.8 -30.2
                               
                      Rainbow 1   61.5W 141.6 144.9 40.8 -30.2
                               
               Estrela do Sul 1   63.0W 143.6 146.9 41.6 -28.8
                               
                   Brasilsat B2   65.0W 146.3 149.5 42.6 -26.8
                               
                   Brasilsat B1   70.0W 153.4 156.7 44.9 -21.3
                               
                       Nahuel 1   71.8W 156.1 159.4 45.6 -19.2
                               
                      DirecTV 1   72.5W 157.1 160.4 45.9 -18.3
                               
                          AMC 6   72.0W 156.4 159.7 45.7 -19.0
                               
                          SBS 6   74.0W 159.5 162.8 46.4 -16.5
                               
                     Echostar 4   77.0W 164.3 167.6 47.2 -12.7
                               
                          AMC 5   79.0W 167.6 170.8 47.7 -10.1
                               
                      Nimiq 2/3   82.0W 172.6 175.9 48.1  -6.0
                               
                          AMC-9   83.0W 174.3 177.5 48.2  -4.6
                               
                   Brasilsat B3   84.0W 176.0 179.2 48.3  -3.3
                               
                          AMC 2   85.0W 177.7 181.0 48.4  -1.9
                               
                          AMC 3   87.0W 181.1 184.4 48.4   0.9
                               
                           IA-8   89.0W 184.5 187.8 48.3   3.6
                               
                      Galaxy 11   91.0W 187.9 191.2 48.1   6.4
                               
                     Nimiq 1/4i   91.0W 187.9 191.2 48.1   6.4
                               
                   Brasilsat B4   92.0W 189.6 192.8 48.0   7.7
                               
                           IA-6   93.0W 191.2 194.5 47.8   9.1
                               
                      Galaxy 3C   95.0W 194.5 197.8 47.4  11.7
                               
                           IA-5   97.0W 197.8 201.1 46.9  14.3
                               
                      Galaxy 16   99.0W 200.9 204.2 46.3  16.8
                               
                     Spaceway 2   99.2W 201.3 204.5 46.2  17.1
                               
                DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 204.0 207.3 45.6  19.3
                               
                          AMC 4  101.0W 204.0 207.3 45.6  19.3
                               
                     Spaceway 1  103.0W 207.0 210.3 44.8  21.6
                               
                          AMC 1  103.0W 207.0 210.3 44.8  21.6
                               
                         AMC 15  105.0W 209.9 213.2 43.9  23.9
                               
                      Anik F1/R  107.3W 213.2 216.4 42.8  26.3
                               
                      DirecTV 5  109.5W 216.1 219.4 41.7  28.5
                               
                EchoStar 6/8/10  110.0W 216.8 220.0 41.4  29.0
                               
                        Anik F2  111.1W 218.2 221.5 40.8  30.1
                               
                  Solidaridad 2  113.0W 220.6 223.9 39.8  31.8
                               
                       SatMex 6  113.0W 220.6 223.9 39.8  31.8
                               
                       SatMex 5  116.8W 225.1 228.4 37.4  35.0
                               
                         AMC-16  119.0W 227.6 230.8 36.0  36.7
                               
                     DirecTV 7s  119.0W 227.6 230.8 36.0  36.7
                               
                     EchoStar 7  119.0W 227.6 230.8 36.0  36.7
                               
          EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 229.7 233.0 34.7  38.2
                               
                     Galaxy 10R  123.0W 231.8 235.1 33.3  39.6
                               
                      Galaxy 14  125.0W 233.8 237.1 31.9  40.8
                               
                  Galaxy 13/H 1  127.0W 235.7 239.0 30.5  42.0
                               
 Intelsat Americas 7/Echostar 5  129.0W 237.5 240.8 29.0  43.2
                               
                         AMC 11  131.0W 239.3 242.6 27.5  44.2
                               
                      Galaxy 15  133.0W 241.1 244.3 26.0  45.2
                               
                         AMC 10  135.0W 242.7 246.0 24.5  46.1
                               
                          AMC 7  137.0W 244.3 247.6 22.9  46.9
                               
                          AMC 8  139.0W 245.9 249.2 21.4  47.7
                               
                   EchoStar 1/2  148.0W 252.5 255.7 14.2  50.6

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PSB.. I am located in Arkansas, Zip Code 72956. Could you give me angles for all the satellite that I could get? Thanks
 
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Van Buren, AR 72956
         Latitude 35° 27.240'N Longitude 94° 19.668'W

                       Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)   El  Skew
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                   Intelsat 901   18.0W  98.0  94.8  2.4 -53.8
                               
                          NSS 7   22.0W 100.5  97.2  5.7 -53.2
                               
                   Intelsat 905   24.5W 102.0  98.8  7.7 -52.8
                               
                   Intelsat 907   27.5W 103.9 100.7 10.1 -52.2
                               
                  Hispasat 1C/D   30.0W 105.6 102.3 12.2 -51.7
                               
                   Intelsat 801   31.5W 106.6 103.3 13.4 -51.3
                               
                   Intelsat 903   34.5W 108.6 105.4 15.8 -50.5
                               
                     (C) AMC 12   37.5W 110.8 107.5 18.2 -49.6
                               
                        NSS 806   40.5W 113.0 109.7 20.6 -48.6
                               
                      Pas 3R/6B   43.0W 114.9 111.7 22.6 -47.6
                               
                         Pas 1R   45.0W 116.5 113.2 24.1 -46.8
                               
               (C) Intelsat 705   50.0W 120.7 117.5 28.0 -44.5
                               
                   Intelsat 707   53.0W 123.4 120.2 30.2 -42.8
                               
               (C) Intelsat 805   55.5W 125.8 122.5 32.0 -41.4
                               
                          Pas 9   58.0W 128.3 125.0 33.8 -39.8
                               
                       Amazonas   61.0W 131.4 128.2 35.8 -37.7
                               
                     EchoStar 3   61.5W 132.0 128.7 36.2 -37.3
                               
                      Rainbow 1   61.5W 132.0 128.7 36.2 -37.3
                               
               Estrela do Sul 1   63.0W 133.6 130.4 37.2 -36.1
                               
               (C) Brasilsat B2   65.0W 135.9 132.7 38.4 -34.5
                               
               (C) Brasilsat B1   70.0W 142.1 138.8 41.4 -30.1
                               
                       Nahuel 1   72.0W 144.7 141.4 42.5 -28.1
                               
                      DirecTV 1   72.5W 145.4 142.1 42.8 -27.6
                               
                          AMC 6   72.0W 144.7 141.4 42.5 -28.1
                               
                          SBS 6   74.0W 147.4 144.2 43.5 -26.0
                               
                 Echostar/G4R 4   77.0W 151.7 148.5 44.9 -22.7
                               
                          AMC 5   79.0W 154.7 151.5 45.7 -20.4
                               
                      Nimiq 2/3   82.0W 159.4 156.1 46.8 -16.7
                               
                          AMC-9   83.0W 160.9 157.7 47.1 -15.4
                               
                (C)Brasilsat B3   84.0W 162.6 159.3 47.4 -14.1
                               
                          AMC 2   85.0W 164.2 160.9 47.6 -12.8
                               
                          AMC 3   87.0W 167.5 164.2 48.1 -10.2
                               
                           IA-8   89.0W 170.9 167.6 48.4  -7.4
                               
                      Galaxy 11   91.0W 174.3 171.0 48.7  -4.7
                               
                     Nimiq 1/4i   91.0W 174.3 171.0 48.7  -4.7
                               
                (C)Brasilsat B4   92.0W 176.0 172.7 48.8  -3.3
                               
                           IA-6   93.0W 177.7 174.5 48.8  -1.9
                               
                      Galaxy 3C   95.0W 181.2 177.9 48.8   0.9
                               
                           IA-5   97.0W 184.6 181.3 48.7   3.7
                               
                      Galaxy 16   99.0W 188.0 184.8 48.5   6.5
                               
                     Spaceway 2   99.2W 188.4 185.1 48.5   6.8
                               
                DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 191.4 188.2 48.2   9.3
                               
                          AMC 4  101.0W 191.4 188.2 48.2   9.3
                               
                     Spaceway 1  103.0W 194.7 191.5 47.8  12.0
                               
                          AMC 1  103.0W 194.7 191.5 47.8  12.0
                               
                         AMC 15  105.0W 198.0 194.7 47.3  14.6
                               
                       Anik F1R  107.3W 201.7 198.4 46.6  17.5
                               
                     (C) AnikF1  107.3W 201.7 198.4 46.6  17.5
                               
                      DirecTV 5  109.5W 205.1 201.8 45.8  20.2
                               
                  EchoStar 8/10  110.0W 205.8 202.6 45.6  20.8
                               
                        Anik F2  111.1W 207.5 204.2 45.1  22.1
                               
                       SatMex 6  113.0W 210.2 207.0 44.3  24.2
                               
                  Solidaridad 2  114.9W 212.9 209.7 43.4  26.3
                               
                       SatMex 5  116.8W 215.5 212.2 42.4  28.2
                               
                         AMC-16  119.0W 218.4 215.1 41.2  30.4
                               
                     DirecTV 7s  119.0W 218.4 215.1 41.2  30.4
                               
                     EchoStar 7  119.0W 218.4 215.1 41.2  30.4
                               
          EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 220.9 217.6 40.1  32.2
                               
                     Galaxy 10R  123.0W 223.3 220.1 38.9  34.0
                               
                  (C) Galaxy 14  125.0W 225.6 222.4 37.6  35.6
                               
                   Galaxy 13/H1  127.0W 227.9 224.6 36.3  37.2
                               
 Intelsat Americas 7/Echostar 5  129.0W 230.0 226.8 34.9  38.6
                               
                     (C) AMC 11  131.0W 232.1 228.8 33.6  40.0
                               
                  (C) Galaxy 15  133.0W 234.1 230.8 32.1  41.3
                               
                     (C) AMC 10  135.0W 236.0 232.7 30.7  42.5
                               
                      (C) AMC 7  137.0W 237.8 234.6 29.2  43.6
                               
                      (C) AMC 8  139.0W 239.6 236.3 27.7  44.6
                               
                   EchoStar 1/2  148.0W 246.9 243.6 20.7  48.5

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