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**jpeterson** · February 14th, 2007

To understand lyngsat page --

On the main page, you will see popular satellites on the left...

If you click on the satellites under "frequencies" it will show you a list of frequencies(TPs) that the satellite transmits on.

If you click on the satellites under "packages", it will show you a list of channels for that satellite. This is normally what you want so you can figure out what channels are available on what satellite.

If you want a complete list of satellites you want to go the middle and select the area you live in. It will bring up all the satellites that you can receive for your area. From this list you can select each satellite to see what is available.

For example...if you live in the US and want to know what channels are available on Echostar 3, from the main page, click on America in the packages row. A list of satellites will be displayed. Now select Echostar 3. A table listing frequencies and who the owner of that frequency is displayed. To see what channels are available, click on the white box with a P in it (fourth column that has two boxes one with A and one with P). That should display a list of channels that are available on Echostar 3. The first column is the TP(frequency) and the 2nd/3rd columns show the channels that are available on that transponder. That goes on for each transponder. There are usually a maximum of 32 transponders per satellite. If you look at each row, the 3rd column is the channel name. The 4th column has an A and when you click on it, you get the physical address of the channel(we don't use it much). The 5th column has "nagravision 2" or something else which tells you the type of encryption that is used for that channel. The 6th column has the SID = Station ID. This is normlly the channel number that is displayed on subscribed receivers. Next two columns have the APID = Audio PID and the VPID = Video PID. APID and VPID define the video and audio streams for that channel. Since there can be multiple channels on a single transponder, the APID and VPID identify the MPEG digital streams for each channel. Next column shows where the channel can be received -- conus = Continental United States = US. The last column indicates when a change was made and by whom -- shows the name and date the change was made. A blue color indicates a recent/new change.

This is an overview of how to understand lyngsat tables. If you have specific questions, please ask and I(or someone) will try to explain.

The most common use of these tables is to determine what satellites to point to based on the channels you want to receive. Advanced users can actually use the VPID/APID data from these tables and fix problems they may have with channel reception. The SID is frequently used to rename the channel ID to match what is standard.

February 14th, 2007	#1 (permalink)
jpeterson Veteran Abadss Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,206 Thanks: 80 Thanked 427 Times in 270 Posts Rep Power: 74	To understand lyngsat page -- On the main page, you will see popular satellites on the left... If you click on the satellites under "frequencies" it will show you a list of frequencies(TPs) that the satellite transmits on. If you click on the satellites under "packages", it will show you a list of channels for that satellite. This is normally what you want so you can figure out what channels are available on what satellite. If you want a complete list of satellites you want to go the middle and select the area you live in. It will bring up all the satellites that you can receive for your area. From this list you can select each satellite to see what is available. For example...if you live in the US and want to know what channels are available on Echostar 3, from the main page, click on America in the packages row. A list of satellites will be displayed. Now select Echostar 3. A table listing frequencies and who the owner of that frequency is displayed. To see what channels are available, click on the white box with a P in it (fourth column that has two boxes one with A and one with P). That should display a list of channels that are available on Echostar 3. The first column is the TP(frequency) and the 2nd/3rd columns show the channels that are available on that transponder. That goes on for each transponder. There are usually a maximum of 32 transponders per satellite. If you look at each row, the 3rd column is the channel name. The 4th column has an A and when you click on it, you get the physical address of the channel(we don't use it much). The 5th column has "nagravision 2" or something else which tells you the type of encryption that is used for that channel. The 6th column has the SID = Station ID. This is normlly the channel number that is displayed on subscribed receivers. Next two columns have the APID = Audio PID and the VPID = Video PID. APID and VPID define the video and audio streams for that channel. Since there can be multiple channels on a single transponder, the APID and VPID identify the MPEG digital streams for each channel. Next column shows where the channel can be received -- conus = Continental United States = US. The last column indicates when a change was made and by whom -- shows the name and date the change was made. A blue color indicates a recent/new change. This is an overview of how to understand lyngsat tables. If you have specific questions, please ask and I(or someone) will try to explain. The most common use of these tables is to determine what satellites to point to based on the channels you want to receive. Advanced users can actually use the VPID/APID data from these tables and fix problems they may have with channel reception. The SID is frequently used to rename the channel ID to match what is standard.