FTA=free to air.

Free to air channels are very fun to have,though not many of them are premiums and such,there still very interesting and enjoyable to have.These FTA channels remain up at all times and are not attacked by ecm’s as These channels are not encrypted.

A great starting point is 123w-G10r.

This bird requires a minimum of a 30″ dish.(depending on your location,it may be larger).

This can be determined here:

http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/galaxy10r_ku.html

Use the map to get your DBW strength,and the corresponding chart to the right to determine the dish size required.

You will also need a linear lnb.

So what kind of channels are located on this satellite?

Have a look here:

http://www.lyngsat.com/galaxy10r.html

Note the band info to the right.Scroll down to KU band.(the C band requires a large 6 foot to 12 foot dish,C band is another topic).

As you can see there are some Foreign channels but most are English.We will focus on the English.

You can view an ABC,a FOX,and many RTN (retro tv network) some radio channels and more for some examples.

For some examples of programs and events that can be seen on 123w KU band:

live with Regis and Kelly

Wheel of Fortune

Jeopardy

ABC Primetime Nightline and Good Morning America News

Major league Baseball

Bonanza

The Fugitive

Ironside

Manniz

Streets Of San Francisco

21 Jump Street

Wild Wild West

Hawaii Five-o

The Untouchables

Mission Impossible

Mork & Mindy

Magnum P.I

Perry Mason

Marcus Wlby, MD

Cowboy Up

World News Now

America This Morning

Good Morning America

The View

7 News at noon

Eye for an Eye

The Nanny

Mad About You

Family Ties

Beverly Hillbillies

Get Smart

Hogans Heroes

All My Children

Gomer Pyle, USMC

Little House on the Prairie

One Life to Live

General Hospital

Happy Days

Lucy Show

Andy Griffith Show

Cheers

Reno 911!

Hunter

The A-Team

Cheaters

Cops

Get Smart

Girlfriends

Gunsmoke

Jerry Springer

Seinfeld

South Park

Stone Undercover

Renegade

UFC Wired

Off Beat Cinema (featuring movies)

24

American Dad

American Idol

Bones

Desire

Family Guy

House

King of The Hill

The OC

Prison Brake

The Simpsons

So You Think You Can Dance?

Trading Spouses

The War At Home

Unreliable Sources

Out There TV

And more.If this satellite is for you,then get yourself a dish and linear lnb and enjoy some tv that never goes down.

This is what FTA receivers are made for,and why they are 100% legal to own.any bin file will work at any time ,even factory bins of course as this is their legal purpose.

Enjoy tv that never goes down.FTA.Information the big providers don’t want you to know.

EMU=Emulation.
To emulate or too imitate/copy/act as the cards used in subscribed receivers.If this can be done 100% I can’t think of what they could do at that point that would affect only fta receivers.
But I’m no coder.Perhaps bins never can 100% fully emu a subbed card.I only say this because it hasn’t been done yet,so until then its unknown.

And how much flash rom size does it take to have full emu?
We will just have to wait and see.
But if it did,your fta receiver would not see keys roll anymore I don’t think as it would just think it was a subscribed card.

BUT then is the next question.If this 100% full emu does happen,will the providers then do a card swap?
Can they afford it?
What would stop coders from making a new full emu (with time of course) of the next card?
Time will tell.

Its fun to watch how it plays out,how,if,when coders will do the full emu.

Over the years of being in this hobby,id like to save you allot of time of trial and error by sharing a list of what will provide you the most enjoyable and fun fta experience.First,remember to not enter this with expecting tv all the time for all channels otherwise you WILL be disappointed.Enter your new hobby as just that,a hobby.My list does include basics to keep tv all the time.Forget about being stuck in the rut about brand names with fta receivers this is the worst thing you can do to fully enjoy the hobby,you MUST explore other brands,trust me on this one.Reason one being having at least two different brand name units WILL over time=less down time,as sometimes its others are up while others are still down.Reason number two is other brands have different features/and or quality features some others in same price range do not.

1.A dish 500 pointed at 119/110

2.A dish 500 pointed at 91/82

3.A 30″(minimum,and depending where you live) dish with a linear lnb.point it at 123w G10-r.this bird has many Free To Air English channels.many RTN (retro tv network)for older shows.but many newer ones also.and even movies during the weekend.primarily all best shows are on during prime time. Its fairly basic.and about 16 English channels.but worth having for some completely free tv that never goes down.between this and your pvr recordings,the down times will be MUCH less of a bother to you.

4.A well supported basic receiver.

5.A well supported receiver made by someone else from that of the first receiver.this one should have pvr function. and you should use it ALLOT.

6.A switch/switches to combine them all,so the receiver can view all channels simply by changing them in the guide.

7.a dvd burner to make a hard copy of your pvr recordings.

8.Full vip membership to abadss.com

This is very affordable,and insures you will not run into harmful files you see on some,but not all of course,other sites.Protect your investment.Well worth the small membership fees.A large site with great moderators who will treat you will respect.But will not let the children run lose to waste your time while your leaning either.The owner is a class act,and set’s the forum up nicely for his mods to keep organized so you can find everything quickly.If you haven’t stopped by,please drop in and say hello.

But 3 dishes! that will not work where i am,i have no place to hide that dish farm!

Not to worry,get yourself a good sized dish like 34″-36″ with a motor and invacom lnb.

This is best for even more channels,and cleaner looking.But will have to wait for channel changes as the dish turns to correct bird channel is on.

follow this list as closely as you can afford and your new hobby will be very enjoyable.

If you’re in the market for a new FTA system deciding which one of the many out there on the market is the best or you can be a tricky decision process. Should you be more concerned with value or support and which systems are the best? Find out here.

Are you looking for a key and bin update for your megasat 2700xl for either dish network and direct tv for 119 w satellite? Updating your key and bin will help get clearer channels and signal. Are you worried that your fta receiver is a clone of another model?

Key 0: Active
F0 68 28 2F BA 86 40 84
D3 42 23 09 52 C3 30 C5

Key 1:
73 A0 AE 66 8D C9 3D F2
6A 17 31 49 97 6C EF 42

To get the rest of what you need to know click here.

Its not an uncommon problem to have your satellite receiver freeze up on you. Especially with the VS file. To fix this problem begin by factory defaulting your system 3 times. Then reload factory file 2067. Also then reload the satellite file and load your Royalls sat file. The following steps found here will get you on your way.

Do you own a Pansat 2700 N2 and find that your signal level is high but that your picture quality on your television is bad then you need to make some adjustments to your dish. If your signal is low you may have to turn your dish a little up or down dish and there you can tell you if the signal moves. Click here for more information.

Recently, a consumer purchased a new computer only to realize that it does not have a 9 pin port. They then purchased a USB seriel adapter only to find that their downloads were very slow and its taking an extremely long time to update their pansat. There are actually a few good solutions to this problem one of which is going into my computer and right clicking then proceed into hardware and follow the directions listed here.

If you’re looking to find out how to load a VS Ultra file by USB then you will be glad to find out that it is a pretty simple proceedure. You need to begin by unzipping the current bin file. Secondly, you need to place the bin on the flash drive and insert into STB. Find out your next step by clicking here.

The Pansat 2700 sometimes has a problem where it will lose signal every so often. A common thought in fixing this is to shut it off and turn it back on. To eliminate this problem all you have to do is do database reset and follow the simple steps listed here.