So let me ask something here.....

[Sassan]

If I want to maximize the number of channels I get....

I have the Invacom QPH-031 C/L LNB, a 90 cm dish, an HH100 motor....etc etc etc. OK, so I am hitting a lot of the satellites in the arc, but I realized something this morning.


Using the SatFinder program, there are a lot more satellites listed on that program than if I were to use Lyngsat. For example,
West Worthington, OH 43235
Latitude 40° 6.078'N Longitude 83° 3.558'W

Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m) El Skew
-------------------------------------------------------------
*** Of Particular Interest ***

Inmarsat 2 f2 (incl. 1.7 deg) 98.0W 202.5 209.7 41.1 17.0
Solidaridad 1 (incl. 2.8 deg) 103.5W 210.1 217.2 39.0 22.5
AMC 2 105.0W 212.0 219.2 38.4 23.9
G-Star 3 (incl. 11.5 deg) 105.0W 212.0 219.2 38.4 23.9
G-Star 1 (incl. 6.0 deg) 105.0W 212.0 219.2 38.4 23.9
MSAT 1 106.5W 213.9 221.1 37.7 25.3
Anik F1 107.3W 215.0 222.1 37.3 26.0
Anik E1 109.2W 217.3 224.5 36.4 27.6
DirecTV 6 109.8W 218.0 225.2 36.1 28.1
EchoStar 6 110.0W 218.3 225.4 36.0 28.3
EchoStar 8 110.0W 218.3 225.4 36.0 28.3
Anik E2R 111.1W 219.6 226.8 35.4 29.2
Solidaridad 2 113.0W 221.8 229.0 34.3 30.7
Morelos 2 (incl. 4.4 deg) 114.9W 224.0 231.1 33.3 32.1
XM Rock 115.0W 224.1 231.2 33.2 32.1
SatMex 5 116.8W 226.0 233.2 32.1 33.4
Anik E2 118.7W 228.1 235.2 31.0 34.7
DirecTV 5 119.0W 228.4 235.5 30.8 34.9


For the sake of time, argument, and space, I deleted a bunch of the other birds from the list.


So how can I find out what is on those satellites, if they are C or Ku, is it worth programming scanning, etc etc etc.....I thought Lyngsat had the most comprehensive list, but I guess not.


Discuss, and thanks in advance!

 

[PSB]

You are right Lyngsat is the most comprehensive list out there. thats why we use it here and point new users in that direction. At worst its just a few days out of date at any given time.

The Satfinder list of satellites is out of date, the program depends on the user to keep up to date with satellite failures, launches and changes of position.

For example here is the upto date list for your zip.

              West Worthington, OH 43235
      Latitude 40° 6.078'N Longitude 83° 3.558'W

              Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)   El  Skew
-----------------------------------------------------
            Telstar 12   15.0W 104.5 111.7  8.0 -47.8
                      
          Intelsat 901   18.0W 106.7 113.8 10.3 -47.1
                      
                 NSS 7   22.0W 109.6 116.8 13.3 -46.1
                      
          Intelsat 905   24.5W 111.5 118.7 15.1 -45.4
                      
          Intelsat 907   27.5W 113.8 121.0 17.3 -44.4
                      
         Hispasat 1C/D   30.0W 115.8 123.0 19.2 -43.5
                      
          Intelsat 801   31.5W 117.1 124.2 20.2 -42.9
                      
          Intelsat 903   34.5W 119.6 126.8 22.4 -41.7
                      
           AMC 12/T 11   37.5W 122.3 129.4 24.5 -40.3
                      
               NSS 806   40.5W 125.0 132.2 26.5 -38.8
                      
             Pas 3R/6B   43.0W 127.5 134.6 28.2 -37.4
                      
                Pas 1R   45.0W 129.4 136.6 29.5 -36.2
                      
          Intelsat 705   50.0W 134.7 141.9 32.5 -32.9
                      
          Intelsat 707   53.0W 138.1 145.2 34.3 -30.7
                      
          Intelsat 805   55.5W 141.0 148.2 35.6 -28.8
                      
                 Pas 9   58.0W 144.0 151.2 36.9 -26.7
                      
              Amazonas   61.0W 147.8 155.0 38.3 -24.0
                      
            EchoStar 3   61.5W 148.5 155.6 38.6 -23.6
                      
             Rainbow 1   61.5W 148.5 155.6 38.6 -23.6
                      
      Estrela do Sul 1   63.0W 150.5 157.6 39.2 -22.2
                      
          Brasilsat B2   65.0W 153.2 160.3 40.0 -20.2
                      
          Brasilsat B1   70.0W 160.2 167.4 41.7 -15.0
                      
              Nahuel 1   71.8W 162.8 170.0 42.2 -13.1
                      
             DirecTV 1   72.5W 163.9 171.0 42.3 -12.3
                      
                 AMC 6   72.0W 163.1 170.3 42.2 -12.8
                      
                 SBS 6   74.0W 166.1 173.3 42.7 -10.6
                      
            Echostar 4   77.0W 170.6 177.8 43.2  -7.1
                      
                 AMC 5   79.0W 173.7 180.9 43.4  -4.8
                      
               Nimiq 2   82.0W 178.4 185.5 43.6  -1.3
                      
                 AMC-9   83.0W 179.9 187.1 43.6  -0.1
                      
          Brasilsat B3   84.0W 181.5 188.6 43.6   1.1
                      
              AMC 2/16   85.0W 183.0 190.2 43.6   2.3
                      
                 AMC 3   87.0W 186.1 193.3 43.4   4.7
                      
                  IA-8   89.0W 189.2 196.3 43.2   7.0
                      
             Galaxy 11   91.0W 192.2 199.4 42.9   9.3
                      
             Nimiq 1/3   91.0W 192.2 199.4 42.9   9.3
                      
          Brasilsat B4   92.0W 193.7 200.9 42.7  10.5
                      
             Telstar 6   93.0W 195.2 202.4 42.5  11.6
                      
             Galaxy 3C   95.0W 198.2 205.3 42.0  13.8
                      
             Telstar 5   97.0W 201.1 208.2 41.4  16.0
                      
             Galaxy 4R   99.0W 203.9 211.1 40.8  18.1
                      
       DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 206.7 213.9 40.0  20.1
                      
                 AMC 4  101.0W 206.7 213.9 40.0  20.1
                      
            Spaceway 1  102.0W 208.0 215.2 39.7  21.1
                      
                 AMC 1  103.0W 209.4 216.6 39.2  22.0
                      
                AMC 15  105.0W 212.0 219.2 38.4  23.9
                      
           Anik F1/F1R  107.3W 215.0 222.1 37.3  26.0
                      
           DirecTV 6/5  109.5W 217.7 224.8 36.2  27.9
                      
            EchoStar 6  110.0W 218.3 225.4 36.0  28.3
                      
            EchoStar 8  110.0W 218.3 225.4 36.0  28.3
                      
               Anik F2  111.1W 219.6 226.8 35.4  29.2
                      
         Solidaridad 2  113.0W 221.8 229.0 34.3  30.7
                      
              SatMex 5  116.8W 226.0 233.2 32.1  33.4
                      
             DirecTV 5  119.0W 228.4 235.5 30.8  34.9
                      
            EchoStar 7  119.0W 228.4 235.5 30.8  34.9
                      
 EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 230.4 237.6 29.5  36.1
                      
            Galaxy 10R  123.0W 232.4 239.6 28.2  37.3
                      
             Galaxy 12  125.0W 234.4 241.5 26.9  38.4
                      
         Galaxy 13/H 1  127.0W 236.2 243.4 25.6  39.5
                      
  Telstar 7/Echostar 5  129.0W 238.1 245.2 24.2  40.5
                      
                AMC 11  131.0W 239.8 247.0 22.8  41.4
                      
             Galaxy 1R  133.0W 241.6 248.7 21.4  42.3
                      
                AMC 10  135.0W 243.2 250.4 20.0  43.1
                      
                 AMC 7  137.0W 244.9 252.0 18.5  43.8
                      
                 AMC 8  139.0W 246.5 253.6 17.0  44.5
                      
            EchoStar 1  148.0W 253.2 260.4 10.3  47.1
                      
            EchoStar 2  148.0W 253.2 260.4 10.3  47.1

   Satellite Finder is (c) Copyright 2004, P. Lutus

Here is an old post all about how to update your satfinder software.......

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=34955&highlight=satfinder+software

Its also mentioned on the Satfinder homepage.....

"If you want to update the satellite list that comes with Satellite Finder, you can find out how to do this by reading the help file. That's the tab clearly marked "Help." The satellite list is a plain-text data file, trivial to understand and edit. I really cannot re-release Satellite Finder every time there is a change in the satellite list."

http://www.arachnoid.com/satfinder/

 

[Mr Tony]

also some of the satellites on the lists are C-Band so a KU setup won't get them or their footprint doesnt cover the whole US (as an example in PSB's list, Echo 4 at 77 only covers the southern US as it is aimed at Mexico now)

 

[Sassan]

also.....thanks for the help. I appreciate you guys helping me understand all this mumbo jumbo!

 

[Mr Tony]

always here to help

(we were newbies once....although I was a newbie way before PSB was..PSB has been doing this for many many years...me just two)

 

[Sassan]

oh, and for the record, I read the help screen before i posted my ??s. I am not THAT much of a newbie. I know how to search.