An
actuator arm is similar to an HH motor except that it is meant for BUDs whereas an HH motor is meant for minidishes. The actuator arm is a telescopic arm with a worm drive whereas an HH motor is sort of like one of those old TV antenna rotors.
The good thing about having a BUD is that you can easily add a
C band LNB as well as the KU LNB you already have and then you've got the best of both worlds; since the Fortec can receive C and KU band signals it would be great to be able to have a dish that can pull in both -- and you have one. A smaller (mini) dish cannot receive C band signals.
I realize it will be an outlay of cash to set up the BUD ($200 for actuator arm; $ 50 for C band LNB; $100 for C/KU feedorn; plus the SatPack cable and polarity motor; plus the $50 - $100 for a used C band receiver) but you will be happy with the results.
Check out
www.lyngsat.com and see what is out there free-to-air; you will soon see that C band has lots to offer.
kat
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