When I was on an all expenses paid tour courtesy of the Department of Defense in Iraq I was able to aquire a Strong SRT 4620 II Satellite receiver and two Panasat PS 100 KU band LNBT's. Everything is brand new (unused).
There is a slot behind a cover on the face of the unit but there is not a card installed.

1. Would I be able to receive any stations with this unit in Southern New England?
2. What would I need for a dish if question 1 is yes?
3. What type of programming might I expect to see with this unit?

Thank sfor any guidance and information.

Regards, Joe

Welcome Joe. Indeed the receiver , which BTW is made by a Dubai company (Strong and Co) with a Japanese origin apparently, could be used to receive free to air or in the clear Digital Satellite (DVB-S format) signals. The problem is that apparently they only cater to the Asian/Australian and African markets therefore their receiver only outputs in PAL format. As per the Specs taken from Strong website you will see that at the end it says PAL modulator and does not mention NTSC which is the NA standard. Unless you have a TV that can also handle PAL signals then I beleive it will be of no use to you. Even the TV IN/OUT (21 to 69 UHF) connectors are the Eurpean PAL conectors instead of the F-Type conectors we use here. Radio Shack sells an adaptor for 7 CAD each aprox. BTW it is identical to my Coolsat 6000, only the brand name is different.

For more info on the FTA satellites for NA hobbyiests visit SatelliteGuys.Us. But in general you will need a 36" Dish , the pansat LNB will be fine as long as it works in the 11.7 - 12.2 GHz Ku Range (I could not find info on a PS 100 model but I would assume it is universal and therefore covers from 10.7 to 12.7 Ghz to cover the european spectrum, check it again). For programming info check www.Lyngsat.com or The List on the previous website I mentioned.

5000 Programmable Channels
• DVB, MPEG-2 Compliant
• C/KU Band
• SCPC/MCPC Reception
• 2-45 Ms/s Symbol Rate
• Loop Through Tuner
• Autoscan, Autoprogram
• PID Insertion
• Picture In Graphics
• 4Digit LED
• DiSEqC 1.2, USALS
• 64 Universal LNB Control
• RS-232C Service Port
• Upgradable Software
• Data Transfer Between Units
• Teletext
• Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)
• Parental & Receiver Locks
• Auto PowerBack On
• PAL Modulator ************ IT DOES NOT MENTION NTSC **********
• 21-69 UHF PLL Modulator
• Digital Audio Output
• Auto Voltage (AC 90-250V) SMPS

Thanks very much for the information. I just bought a new LCD TV a few months ago and I do not know whether it will be PAL capable.

I will look at the websites you mentioned and see if there is content there that would cause me to continue with this effort.

Thanks again, Joe

FWIW, my north american spec LG will accept a PAL signal on composite. It does seem to display it off-set, but the colours and aspect ratio are correct.