Birdog Ultra News and Downloads

NOTE - THIS PAGE IS FOR ULTRA VERSION BIRDOG ONLY.



Thank you for purchasing the Birdog Ultra.  You now have a meter with a rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery.  With this lithium battery you can power two of the most power hungry LNBs in the market, WildBlue and DirecTv SWM, without the need for any optional equipment.


DishNetWork 61.5                       Posted Aug 19, 2010

The BL Dishnetwork 61.5 West has been updated.



DirecTv 99 & 103 Files                    Posted Nov 23, 2009
"Ka DTV  99 RF NL" (No Lock) and  "Ka DTV 103 RF NL" (No Lock) files have been added to the Ultra download page.  These files will not lock on 99/103 but will show RF strength.

NOTE -  These files are for info puposes only and are NOT to be construed as a substitute for the required dithering of every Ka/Ku dish.



Current Firmware                            Posted January 29, 2010

Load the Ultra firmware first, then the zippostcodeloader.

Firmware (exe):  Ultra13Ua-0001.exe

Firmware (zip):   Ultra13Ua-0001.zip

Zip and Postal
Code Loader:      zippostcodeloader.zip


The firmware Ultra13Ua-0001 greatly improves Diseqc switching (ie:  used for Dishnetwork)
The zippostcodeloader will add Canadian postal codes to your Birdog Ultra.
NOTE - Load the 13Ua-0001 firmware before loading the postal codes.

Additional Features of the Birdog Ultra

While the Birdog Ultra is still user friendly and performs it's basic functions similar to previous models, the Ultra also has many additional features:
  • Voltage Measurement - Shows voltage supplied to the LNBF and current being drawn
  • Multi-Rate Technology - Will lock on dynamic/adaptive modulation like WildBlue
  • Expanded Modulation - Will lock on Digicipher II, 8PSK, QPSK, Turbo
  • Zip Code Lookup - The 'Orientation' feature gives you dish pointing parameters 
  • LNB Drift - Measure frequency deviation or 'drift' of the LNB
  • Five Point Scan - Scan 5 transponders at once with pass/fail indication
  • More RF Level Scales - now measures in dBuV, dBm, dBmV
  • Replaceable Connectors - F connectors are now field replaceable
  • Lithium Battery - All in one power solution for WildBlue, DirecTv SWiM, DishNetWork
The Ultra has the above features plus many others such as increased file capacity, 256 vs 64; more robust data logger; better carry case, etc.


Ultra Manual - Available on the 'Manual' page of this website.

Data Logger

Data logger file. Data Logger (ZIP)


DishNetWork      Legacy LNBs for 110/119     (Posted 10/27/2009)
For Dish 119 with a legacy LNB, use TPs (transponders) 13, 15 or 21
For Dish 110 with a legacy LNB, use TPs   11 or 15




Ultra Downloads Here:


WARNING - THIS DOWNLOAD PAGE IS FOR BIRDOG ULTRA ONLY!!
Do not attempt to download any version Birdog other than the Ultra on this page.
All Birdogs other than the Ultra must use the 'Configure' page for downloads.

The file capacity of the Birdog Ultra is much greater than any previous version Birdog and as such it has it's own download page, available here:  http://download.birdogultra.com/birdogultra.aspx


There are 5 Options available on the download page:
Option 1 - Super List download (see chart at bottom of this page for a list of satellites in this list).
Option 2 - Install different predefined lists in the 4 List locations of the Ultra.
Option 3 - Compose your own list of satellite files or add to predefined lists.
Option 4 - Create an account to store your satellite lists (Optional).
Option 5 - Download an updated zip code file.

News & Recent File Updates:

61.5  Dishnet                         Updated 08/19/2010
74W  Horizons-2  KV & UV        Added 08/13/2010
79W AMC2 KV incl Spacenet     Revised 08/10/2010
105W  AMC-15 (WildBlue)        Revised 07/30/2010
79W  AMC2 KV incl Spacenet   Revised 07/23/2010
58W  IntelSat-9  CH & CV        Revised 07/19/2010
101W  SES-1  (All Ku Files)      Revised 07/09/2010
127W  Horizons1  KH               Revised 07/02/2010
101W  SES-1 (f/k/a AMC4)       Added 06/28/2010
83W  AMC9 CBand                  Added 06/28/2010
119W DishNetWork                  Revised 06/21/2010
58W IntelSat9 Brazil UV & KV     Added 4/23/2010
58W IS9 Mexico UV, UH, KV, KH  Added 4/23/2010
97W Galaxy 19  UH                 Revised 4/13/2010
77W  DishNetWork                  Revised 02/16/2010
129W  G27   KH                      Revised 02/12/2010
123W  G18   KV                      Revised 2/05/2010
79W  AMC5  KV & KH               Revised 1/29/2010
97W  G19    KH                       Revised 1/22/2010





Super List:


The preconfigured (Super List) contained in the Ultra is composed of 4 distinct predefined lists

(1) DirecTv / WB (2) Specific (3) Standard  (4)Custom
DTV 72.5 Red Cross Galaxy 18 Dish Pro 110 DVB (4)
KH GC3 95 Skyway AMC15 Dish Pro 119 DSS (4)
KH G3C 5 Point Scan Skyway SES 1 Dishnet 129 Turbo (4)
ka/ku 3G 101 USA Mobility 127     Dishnet 118.7 DCII (4)
ka/ku 3G 119 Niasat 127 Dishnet 61.5 Wild Blue (1)
SWM101 Viasat 127 Dishnet 72.7 Xplornet (1)
SWM119 DMX G25 Dishnet 77
SWM Dual Display DMX G26 ShawDirect Anik F1
SWM Histogram GTech G17 ShawDirect Anik F2
WildBlue (APA 1 - 8) GTech Gilat SES 1 HughesNet Sats:  72, 74, 83, 87, 89, 91, 93
WildBlue Anik F2 GTech Hughes SES 1 95, 99, 113, 117, 127
WildBlue AMC15 Bloomberg NSS-806 Xplornet Anik F2 & F3
Bell TV 82 & 91   
Starband SES 1, AMC6, G27