[rainman]

Originally Posted by keebs

okay, ive heard enough to want to go ahead with it. lets say i get a dish and the only thing that works is the dish itself. the acuator/mover and whatever else needs to be replaced. are the replacement parts even available and are they universal? and at what cost? i know i have seen analog receivers several places for cheap, that is what i want right?--- i played with ku band years ago and also just recently got a motorized system but this is a new animal for me. what obstacles should i keep my head up for?

yes there are still replacement parts avaiable Sadoun sales the actuator arms and the lnbf bsc621 you can use a v box to move the dish so you won't need a analog receiver not much on analog any more any way.