Thanks Magic! I will wait for the actuator.
I wanted to write a review for this dish, V-box and actuator, it would have been nice to test the PMA24 at the same time, as Galaxy Marketing is offereing the special price for the setup. But OH WELL, if they are out of stock there is nothing I can do about it. But doubt the brand of actuator would make any difference, the dish doesn't wiegh that much.
When I do the review I want to make a direct comparison between a 1.2 meter offset dish for C band reception and the solid panel 6 foot dish. That way anyone contemplating upgrading from a minibud would have solid test results to compare from. I think I will provide channel lists from my Openbox receiver, one scanned using the 1.2 meter dish and a second using the 6 foot prime focus dish and also include signal levels for specific channels. I spent some time already creating a new satellite list using the HD editor which includes all KU and C band satellites and all the tansponders for birds between 30W through 139W. Hate that editor takes to much time to edit everything, not bad if all your trying to do is add a few channels or transponders, but takes forever if your trying to reformat for every satellite. And oh ya- don't try and add more than 63 sats to the list, the Openbox does not like that, found out the hard way.
For a review and testimonial of the dish I think I will take the time and do a step by step setup of the dish and programing of the V-box and include some great photos along the way, starting from the opening of the dish carton. I might even produce a setup video if anyone is interested, just need a little encuragement from members here. I have already produced a terrific minibud DVD, would have loved to share that here on this forum but would first have to get written permission from everyone that is included on the video before any public release. AcWxRadar and a few other members know what I am refering to!
