Courtesy Dave Cawley and Arne Van Belle,
more detailed info on settings for the Skystar2 pci card for MSG1 data reception
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Satellite -HotBird 6
Transponder -129
Frequency Downlink -11096,00 MHz
Symbol Rate - 27,5 MS/s
Polarisation - Horizontal
Programme Identifier -(PID) 500Dec = 1F4Hex
LNB Frequency (Lokale Oszillatorf.) - 9750 MHz
Tuner Frequency - 1346 MHz
Forward Error Correction (FEC) - 3/4
Modulation - QPSK
LNB switching frequency - 22 kHz
DVB Interface IP Address - 192.168.238.238
In your PC the Skystar 2 card is treated as a Network interface card, hence the IP address.

Dish alignment aids -

A compass will give you a good general heading for the satellite.

Those who have satellite tracking software such as David Taylors WXTrack or Timesteps Track II can obtain accurate alignment and elevation data from them.

A signal strength meter will enable easier alignment, you can purchase one in the UK for about £35, though it's probaby an extravagance if you have only one dish to set up.