Got a free BUD & now I have a question.

[BoxxMan]

I got my first BUD today and would like to know if & what I would need to use the lnb that came on the dish.

 

[FaT Air]

You'll need something to operate the servo for polarity control, an old analog receiver maybe?
This may interest you: http://www.satelliteguys.us/c-band-...168889-polarotor-servo-controller-design.html
Or, the Pansat 3500 will operate a servo itself. The LNB should be good to go, It was one of the better ones back when--.

 

[BoxxMan]

Thnaks for the info Fat Air & the link much appreciated. :up

 

[crackt]

you can upgrade to a cband lnbf also for about 30 bucks and do away with the servo altogether.

crackt out,.

 

[DK_Sat]

I have the same dish with H-H mount and HTS Tracker 70 receiver for moving the dish and operate the servo for polarity control for the Chaparral Corotor II Plus Wideband Feedhorn.

 

[delta_charlie]

Hi Boxxman, you could start using the LNB as is simply by taking a pair of needle nose pliers and wrapping the tips with tape and gently move the probe inside the feedhorn to either vertical or horizontal polarity. Makes for a good test of the LNB and if it is still good you would be able to get half of the TPs.

BTW - the old LNB (provided it is still good) will work great on HD, I can even receive the DVB-S2 stuff and I have the same LNB.

Hope this helps, DC