First C-Band Dish Need Motor Suggestions

[card13]

I just got a used fiberglass 8ft Offset dish. I had a 90CM Geosat KU dish with USALS Motor, which worked well till our most recent windstorm where it damaged the motor. I picked up this new to me dish and would like to motorize it. The LNB Mount is at a friends so that will be re-attached before end of month, I also have a C/KU LNB on order.

I got spoiled with the KU USALS, so I'm learning how to do it the more traditional way now. I am Washington State, USA so my arc is low in the West and peaks in the South East. I understand it's a DISEq 1.2 protocol for C Band Actuators. I assume I only need a singular Actuator, but this is where I am unsure. I read there's an Elevation Actuator or an Azimuth Actuator. Do I need both (which I would obviously need a different mount), and what's a recommended model?

 

[primestar31]

That's a fixed Prodelin offset 8 foot dish for KU reception. There's NO motor beyond a old Ajak HH-180 drive that's capable of moving it. Those are REALLY rare motors to find, and you'll have to do some massive modification to adapt one, IF you could even find one. Also, you'll need a conical scalar to use that prime focus LNBF with an offset dish.

Good luck. I highly recommend you keep looking for a prime focus dish, and nothing smaller than 10 feet. You'll need it with the way everything is changing signalwise.

 

[card13]

That's a fixed Prodelin offset 8 foot dish for KU reception. There's NO motor beyond a old Ajak HH-180 drive that's capable of moving it. Those are REALLY rare motors to find, and you'll have to do some massive modification to adapt one, IF you could even find one. Also, you'll need a conical scalar to use that prime focus LNBF with an offset dish.

Good luck. I highly recommend you keep looking for a prime focus dish, and nothing smaller than 10 feet. You'll need it with the way everything is changing signalwise.

Does that mean that if I change out the arm/mount I'd still be stuck? I did notice it has holes for other LNB arms (my friend got the same model with a different LNB arm more similar to the Geosat Pro 90CM).

As for KU/C, my area recommends a 4-6 ft for most C Band according to Satbeams - World Of Satellites at your fingertips. I would prefer a 10ft+ prime focus, but there weren't any avail in my area for my price range at the moment, so I decided to start here.