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Thanks guys... that helps a lot. I may try what I have now with a generic tuner and I can ask for other items for Christmas. I WAS thinking of buying a whole new LNBF since they are not that expensive. Decisions decisions......

Raine, can you elaborate on what you are talking about? i dont know a polorotor from a polar ice cap.

Hockeynut, I agree. Just thought it would be a cheaper alternative. I'm torn between putting some ca$h into it or doing it cheaply since I have no idea what I can actually get in my area.... and if what I get is what I want to watch. I don't pay for cable tv because I am barely home to watch it.

But here are the more important pictures that you guys can help me with. At this point I have no idea what I have or need. Next thing will be to take the motor end apart.

SO... I take it my reception was better than most due to these little 'signals' being put out.

I am going to attempt to take it apart and clean it up. At this point I want to get a signal to my tv to see what all I can get and go from there. If the tuner in my tv (that I haven't gotten yet) does not fit the bill, I am going to have to get some sort of tuner. I'm an OTA antenna guy but...

Here is what I have without opening the covers.

The TV's I was looking at were in fact made for Europe, but I assume that would still work here in the states. Pictures of my sat coming up....

I have an 8 foot dish in my yard that was here when I bought my house. If I buy a tuner such as the Manhattan DJ-1997, I can hook it right in and get satellite programming? My zip is 17824. Looks like the dish is pointed the right way for Galaxy 19. On another note, I am about to buy a new LG...

The best meter you can use is a small tv. My meter can't find two signals that I do receive and get great picture with. Take it up on the roof with you and plug it in right to the antenna and manually put the channels in.