I need a strong transponder to aim my dish

[Mr Tony]

I know it has been asked a lot of times. I need a strong transponder to pick up X satellite or to aim my motorized at my true south. Well, below are one or two strong transponders on each satellite from 72-129. Most of these frequencies should be in your receiver, but if it isn’t, you can manually add them. Consult your manual on how to add them. Some are data transponders that don’t have any channels but will give off a strong signal. All transponders listed are up 24/7. Hopefully this will help when aiming a fixed dish or motorized.

Satellite (name)-frequency/polarity/symbol rate
30 (Hispasat)-12172 H 27500 or 12132 H 27500
43 (IS-3R)-12050 H 23700
61 (Amazonas 2)-12172 H 27500
72 (AMC6)-12143 V 2573 or 12068 V 9755
74 (H2 formerly SBS6)-satellite is gone...moved
79 (AMC5)-satellite is gone...moved
82 (Nimiq4)-12224 V 20000 (need a DBS LNB)
83 (AMC9)-11735 H 4440 or 12131 V 15000
85 (AMC16 formerly AMC2)-12195 H 3978
87 (SES2 formerly AMC3)-11736 V 8333 or 11716 H 4859
89 (G28 formerly IA8)-11887 H 6666 or 11800 V 26660
91 (G17 formerly G11)-11855 V 5000 or 12010 V 11574
93 (G25 formerly IA6/G26/T6)-11897 H 3010 or 11874 V 5000
95 (G3)-11780 H 20760 or 12050 H 20000
97 (G19 formerly IA5/T5/G25)-12177 V 23000 or 11842 H 22000
99 (G16 formelry G4)-11772 V 15915 or 11860 V 30000
101 (SES1 formerly AMC4)-11820 H 20000 or 12120 V 30000
103 (AMC1)-12145 V 20000 or 11942 V 20000
105 (AMC15)-11856 V 3548 or 12175 H 17780 (data transponder)
107.3 (AnikF1)-11902 H 5859 or 11912 H 5859
110 (Dish 110)-12224 V 20000 (a lot of transponders on this satellite are spotbeams).. (DBS LNB needed)
111.1 (AnikF2)-11831 V 7300 or 11772 V 3270
113 (Satmex6)-12080 H 25635
116.8 (Satmex5)-11740 V 30000
119 (Dish 119)-12516 V 20000 (DBS LNB needed)
121 (Dish 121)-12014 V 20000
123 (G18 formerly G10)-11732 H 13240
125 (AMC21)-12140 V 30000 or 12179 V 30000
127 (Horizon 1)-11975 V 19125 (data TP)

 

[Mr Tony]

will add AnikF2 when I get home. I don't know of a good TP off the top of my head

 

[dougruss]

Thanks Iceberg......
It will come in handy when I set up my FTA next week (I Hope) . :

 

[mastermesh]

Awesome list. Many, many thanks!

 

[Sadoun]

Thanks Iceberg. You da man

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

Great idea-thanks!

 

[1inabillion]

Tooo Kool thanks

 

[daydreamer]

Thanks Iceberg. I think I'll print out this list and keep it by my FTA receiver.

 

[KE4EST]

Thanks for the great reference.

 

[JohnH]

At 118.7 you likely will get some of the AMC-16 tps in the FSS band even though they are circular. The SRs are 26000. 11840 RV if it locks should give 1 FTA channel which tells you what you are aimed at.

Someday, you will likely be able to add G4R at 76.8, also.

 

[kstuart]

101 (AMC4)-11822 H 5700 or 12120 V 30000

Since this is usually for the purpose of aiming the dish, wouldn't it be easier to try to lock onto DirecTV, i.e. 12224 H 20000 ?
Or am I missing something ?

 

[JohnH]

Since this is usually for the purpose of aiming the dish, wouldn't it be easier to try to lock onto DirecTV, i.e. 12224 H 20000 ?
Or am I missing something ?

Yeah. DIRECTV will not lock on standard FTA.
12224 VR BTW.

 

[Mr Tony]

Since this is usually for the purpose of aiming the dish, wouldn't it be easier to try to lock onto DirecTV, i.e. 12224 H 20000 ?
Or am I missing something ?

as JohnH noted, it won't work (different type of encoding. DirecTV uses their own setup)

But I mainly used linear for most of them unless there was no linear options (110, 119)

 

[kstuart]

Ah, I'm confusing myself somewhat - I used a Dish LNB to look at 91W, and the Mercury reported the L/R as V/H (BTW, absolutely nothing FTA on 91W other than a half dozen video promo channels, and a few audio promo channels).
But, of course, it doesn't work the other way around.
However, I think that if one had the Invacom Quad LNBF, then it would be somewhat easier to get 101 using the circular outputs, if they are hooked up. Maybe more trouble than the difference in detection.

 

[Mr Tony]

when you scan a circular, its left and right polarity but the box converted it to H & V

R=V
L=H

as for the Directv, they use their own encloding.encryption called DSS. The FTA boxes only get DVB. Thats why when you scan G4 you dont get any of the free channels that are Digicipher II. The box just can't pick it up

 

[Mr Tony]

fixed an error on IA6 (G26) and remopved a TP on AMC3. Daystar is no longer active on AMC3

 

[scottc98]

What about a Starchoice TP? Can you only lock on that with a SC receiver or another DCII receiver?

 

[Mr Tony]

What about a Starchoice TP? Can you only lock on that with a SC receiver or another DCII receiver?

correct

There are DVB feeds signals on both AnikF1 & F2 but no channels

 

[Mr Tony]

I added 77 and put it as G4R. That is what is technically there right now. I also changed the IA's over to Galaxy and noted 99 that its G16 but use to be G4R

 

[Mr Tony]

added PAS-9 and Hispasat to the list