So then it seems there are standalone Houston Tracker controllers and Houston Tracker receivers (which may incorporate a controller), some with the same model number. That's nasty.
14 Karat, I'd be interested to see a picture of your "Tracker 4" if you can post one.
I looked at the V-box but there isn't a lot of details in the eBay ad. They do say that it has to be used in conjunction with an IRD and "Works with any actuator...", but it supplies 36v and my actuator runs at 24v. And does it actually display the pulse count or does it just show Sat (memory) numbers ?
Linuxman, I may be interested in the VIII+ if we can determine whether or not the display shows the pulse count. So that's a controller only, not an integrated receiver ?