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Most beacons are nominally horizontal polarisation, otherwise known as X polarisation. Horizontal means approximately parallel with the equator, not with the ground surface where you are located except when you are on the same longitude as the satellite and thus due north or south of the satellite.  A few beacons use circular polarisation, so that the level will not vary as you rotate a linear polarisation receive antenna.
For horizontal polarisation the LNB receive rectangular waveguide should like this, as the starting position.  Then rotate by the required polarisation adjustment angle. + is clockwise, while facing towards the satellite.
To set polarisation angles, calculate the angle assuming it is accurately parallel with the equator and then, for some if not all the Eutelsat satellites, turn the feed clockwise by 3.5 deg, when facing towards the satellite. See my satellite dish pointing calculator for polarisation angle calculations. Always adjust for optimum with plus/minus 1 deg accuracy.

In the list of beacons below note that if two similar beacon frequencies are shown then only one may be active.

Orbit location

Satellite

Beacon

Frequency

Min EIRP

Coverage

      MHz dBW  
22W NSS-7 Ku 1 11451 10.5  
22W NSS-7 Ku 2 11454 10.5  
           
12.5W Eutelsat 2 F-2 1 11450.35 9  
12.5W Eutelsat 2 F-2 1 11451.83 9  
12.5W Eutelsat 2 F-2 2 12541.667 9  
           
8W Atlantic Bird2 1 11704 5.5 Global
8W Atlantic Bird2 1 11705.2 5.5 Global
8W Atlantic Bird2 2 12500.5 9 Global
           
7E Eutelsat W3 B2 12501    
7E Eutelsat W3 B3 11199.5    
           
10E Eutelsat W1 B1-TM 11450.5 4 Global
10E Eutelsat W1 B1-TM 11451 4 Global
10E Eutelsat W1 B2-CW 12500.25 9 Global
10E Eutelsat W1 B2-CW 12749.75 9 Global
           
13E Hotbird 1 1 11449.61 9  
13E Hotbird 1 1 11450.35 9  
           
13E Hotbird 2 1 11702.2 8  
13E Hotbird 2 1 11703.4 8  
           
13E Hotbird 3   11702.8 8 Global
13E Hotbird 3   11704 8 Global
13E Hotbird 3   12500 8 Global
           
13E Hotbird 4   11704.6 8 Global
13E Hotbird 4   11705.8 8 Global
           
13E Hotbird 5   11699.8 8 Global
13E Hotbird 5   11701 8 Global
           
13E Hotbird 6 end 2002   11700.4 8 Global
13E Hotbird 6   11701.6 8 Global
13E Hotbird 6   19701 9 Ka cover
           
13E Hotbird 7 end 2002   11702.8 8 Global
13E Hotbird 7   11704 8 Global
13E Hotbird 7   12500 8 Global
           
16E Eutelsat W2 B1-TM 11698    
16E Eutelsat W2 B1-TM 11699.2    
16E Eutelsat W2 B2 12501    
16E Eutelsat W2 B3 11199    
           
21.5E Eutelsat 2 F-3 1 12451.83 9  
21.5E Eutelsat 2 F-3 1 12452.57 9  
21.5E Eutelsat 2 F-3 2 12541.667 9  
           
25.5E Eutelsat 2 F-4 1 12451.091 9  
25.5E Eutelsat 2 F-4 1 12452.57 9  
25.5E Eutelsat 2 F-4 2 12541.667 9  
           
28.5E Eurobird 1 1 11451.091    
28.5E Eurobird 1 1 11452.57    
28.5E Eurobird 1 2 12501    
28.5E Eurobird 1 3 11200    
           
  Eurobird 2   11699.8    
  Eurobird 2   11701    
           
35.9E SESAT 1 11450.35 9  
35.9E SESAT 1 11451.091 9  
35.9E SESAT 2 12501 9  
35.9E SESAT 3 11199.5 9  
           
36E Eutelsat W4 B1-TM 11706.85    
           
  Eutelsat W3A   11699.8    
  Eutelsat W3A   11700.4    
           
  Eutelsat W5   11451.091    
  Eutelsat W5   11452.57    
48E EUT2-F1 1 11451.091 9  
48E EUT2-F1 1 11452.83 9  
48E EUT2-F1 2 12541.667 9  
           
53E AM22 Sesat 2 RHCP 11200 12  

Updated 12 March 2008

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