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Parameters for Satellite Broadcasts
  ABS-1
  • Satellite: ABS-1
  • Location: 75.0° East
  • Downlink Frequency: 12,579 MHz
  • Polarization: Horizontal
  • Symbol rate: 22.000 Msym/s
  • F.E.C.: 3/4
ABS-1 is a very strong satellite over all the Middle East, China and all Asia.
  3ABN on Thaicom-3:
  • C Band
  • Position: 78.5° East
  • Transponder: 6G Global Beam
  • Frequency: 3,640 MHz
  • Polarity: Horizontal
  • Symbol rate: 28,066 Msym/s
  • F.E.C.: 3/4
Table of Thaicom-3 Audio and Video PIDs
Ch. Title Video PID Audio PID
1 TV English 2591 2592
2 3ABN Radio NA 2594



  3ABN on AMC-4:
  • KU Band
  • Position: 101° West
  • Transponder: 6
  • Frequency: 11,822 MHz
  • Polarity: Horizontal
  • MHz Symbol rate: 5,000 Ms/s
  • F.E.C.: 2/3
Table of AMC-4 Audio and Video PIDs
Ch. Title Video PID Audio-L PID Audio-R PID
1 TV English 1160 1120 1121
2 TV Latino 1260 1220 1221
3 3ABN Radio 1122 1122 1123
4 Radio 74 NA 1230 1230
5 Cue tones NA 1231 1231

To get on ACN, do setup, Channel Search, OK arrow down, enter 11984, Symbol Rate, 5900, Start Search, OK, OK and that’s it. It should be there at ACN.

  3ABN on PAS-9:
  • C Band
  • Position: 58° West
  • Transponder: 11-C
  • Frequency: 3,933 MHz
  • Polarity: Vertical
  • VPID:  0513
  • Symbol rate: 7.000 Msym/s
  • F.E.C.: 3/4
Table of PAS-9 Audio and Video PIDs
Ch. Title Video PID Audio-L PID Audio-R PID
1/10 TV English 2260 2220 2221
2/11 TV Latino 2360 2320 2321
3/12 3ABN Radio NA 2220 2221
4/13 Radio 74 NA 2230 2230
5/14 Cue tones NA 2231 2231



  3ABN on Hot Bird:
  • KU Band
  • Position: 13° East
  • Transponder: 75
  • Frequency: 12,207 MHz
  • Polarity: Horizontal
  • Symbol rate: 27.500 Msym/s
  • F.E.C.: 3/4
(Most of Europe can receive the signal with a 60 to 90 centimeter dish, just the outskirts of Europe may require a 1 meter dish:
Table of Hot Bird Audio and Video PIDs
Ch. Title Video PID Audio PID
1 TV English Coming Soon Coming Soon
2 3ABN Radio NA Coming Soon



  3ABN on OPTUS-D2:
  • Transponder Number: 8 (lower)
  • Polarization: Vertical
  • Beam Coverage and Band; Australia/New Zealand – KU
  • Modulation: QPSK
  • F.E.C. Rate: 3/4
  • Symbol Rate: 22500
  • Data Rate 31.103 mbps
  • Downlink Frequency: 12,706 GHz
Table of OPTUS-D2 Audio and Video PIDs
Ch. Title Video PID Audio PID
1 TV English 2360 2320
2 3ABN Radio NA 1422



  Thor 3 (Sweden Satellite)
  • Africa:  1.3 to 2.4 meter dish is required
  • Asia – 2.8 to 3.0
  • Australia – 90 cm KU dish (Optus B-3)
  • Baja, CA – 8 ft
  • Caribbean – 3 meter (9 foot)
  • Germany and Sweden have a choice of using either PAS-9, Hot Bird, Thaicom 3 or Thor 3)
  • Glasgow, SW Scotland is using the Fortecstar DVB 786 – v2 MPEG2 reciever with an 80 cm dish
  • Guadalajara, Mexico requires 9-foot dish
  • Guam, USA requires 3.2 meter
  • Hawaii – requires 2 meter (6 to 8 feet)
  • India – requires 3 to 4 meter dish (Thaicom 3)
  • Ireland – 90 cm (Hotbird)
  • Italy – 90 cm (Hotbird)
  • Korea – 2 meter dish is required or 18” with Telstar 18
  • New Zealand – 90 cm KU (Optus B-3)
  • Peru – 9 to 12 foot dish required
  • Philippines – 2.8 meter “C” band dish
  • Romania – 1 meter or 90 cm dish is required
  OlympuSAT 11
Faith & Family Pack, the information is as follows:
  • Satellite: Telstar 7 (T7) @ 129º W
  • Polarity: Vertical, Transponder 20
  • Symbol Rate & FEC: 29.27 ¾ combined
  • Feed Type: DigiCipher 11
Receivers required are any of the following; DSR 4402X, 4405MD, 4520X, 4400MD or MPS (no IRS’s))
  PAS-10
  • @ 68.5 º E (African Satellite)
  • Frequency:  12,682
  • Transponder: 17K
  • Polarization:  Horizontal
  • Symbol Rate: 26,657 – MHz
  • F.E.C. – ½
  • Video PID: 2310
  • Audio PID: 2311
  • Channel: 6