For the record, the only FTA hobby site I've found in Japan is here. You can use Google Translate to read the comments.

If you already have the small dish mounted, why not just try rather than listen to others who may never have tried a small dish? Here were my results from January this year while using a 1.2m offset dish on C-band across the arc from 139W through 84W. Since the weather is now nice, I plan to...

I've received watchable channels using a 1-metre and a 1.2-metre dish on C-band from 139W, 117W, 115W, 105W, 101W, 97W and 91W in recent months. Many of the channels received were from Mexico therefore in Spanish. Blind scan those satellites and you may be lucky to receive some.

photoman76 reported on Rick's a few days ago that there are only some data transponders remaining on Anik F3. They are linear, V and H, and in the low 12000 range.

It's still down. Does anybody have the story?

The satpedition continues. Today I found 88.0E ST-2. This satellite is over south Asia. Its 22 degree elevation requires me to lean the mast forward since it is a few degrees lower than my minimum dish elevation setting. ST-2 carries services for Taiwan. It has two Ku HD transponders ITC with...

NBC mux is encrypted. You can't receive video/audio.

If nobody provides before, I can record this in a couple of weeks after I return home. My dish is still pointed at 180E.

Just from memory on my 41" dish, I'd say you're about 3 to 4 dB low on PBS. Unless NBC has changed recently, it was as strong as PBS or even a little more.

DVB-S2 QPSK FEC 3/4 HD digital here. Only SD in North America.

I am in Japan and I am actively attempting to receive the Korean Central TV signal on C-band here. The signal originates from 96.5E Express 103. It is reported to be 42 dBW at my location so it should be easily receivable on my 1-metre dish. It seems I have no 5G interference in my particular...

No. Why would you? If all you want to do is watch TV, then get cable. Glad you're having a thrill exploring.

Reminds me of the old Steve Martin line..."...those French have a different word for everything! Like they say 'fromage' instead of 'cheese'..." I tried from here for Xintian 9 at 183E and Intelsat 18 at 180E on C-band but no go. The furthest east I could receive on C-band with my 1-metre dish...

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Attached is a .zip file for a GT Media V7S5X satellite receiver configured for use in Japan or east Asia. Simply swap this file for the database file in your receiver to see many of the sats and transponders for Ku- and C-band that you can access from this area.