Having searched this site, I have not been able to find the exact answer to the following questions. I have c/p this info from another site, and I respect the input of the experts on this site so I am looking for clarification of this project.

I recently obtained a 9ft BUD for about 10 bucks but the gentleman has sold his BUD receiver.

Can a Neusat SP 6000 be a Slave receiver to your existing BUD / 4DTV system: With the addition of a digital MPEG-2/DVB receiver as a slave, you could still utilize your existing movable C / Ku band dish and analog receiver system or 4Dtv IRD. As the master receiver, the analog receiver is used for the reception of analog C and Ku band programming, and also to position the antenna and select the correct polarization of the feed horn. The digital DVB channels will be viewed using the DVB receiver.


And if this will work can someone recommend an Analog receiver that is inexpensive or would a VBOX II type of unit be more cost effective to position your C band dish. It takes DiSEqC commands from your satellite receiver and converts it into 36V pulse and sensor to store positions - can store 99 Positions. It can work as a stand alone positioner or it can accept DiSEqC 1.2 commands from a satellite receiver. Motor. Controls and displays position. I have seen the VBOX for around $59.00

Thanks in advance for any input:unsure:

using my flu with bud had to make sure to put in proper freq. cant see why it wont work with neu. fta.

If you are going to go the v box route you will still need a way to control polarity. Do you have a c band lnbf (voltage controlled polarity) or do you have a polarotor?

Have not picked up the Big Ugly Dish yet, so I am not sure what exactly I have.

I would not recommend slaving your STB to an analog receiver. I have never tried it but I've heard it does not work very well. If you are going to install a bud, then I would suggest running at least 3 coax lines. 1- c-band analog, 1- KU- anolog 1- to the STB. There is a great guide out there on alot of forum called FTA Manual 3rd edtion. It will show you how to set it all up.

I currently run this type of set up and love it. For FTA only I beleive you have to have c-band or your missing out on a bunch of great feeds. The down side of c-band is it's hard to find information on wildfeeds.

Hope that helps

Having searched this site, I have not been able to find the exact answer to the following questions. I have c/p this info from another site, and I respect the input of the experts on this site so I am looking for clarification of this project.

I recently obtained a 9ft BUD for about 10 bucks but the gentleman has sold his BUD receiver.

Can a Neusat SP 6000 be a Slave receiver to your existing BUD / 4DTV system: With the addition of a digital MPEG-2/DVB receiver as a slave, you could still utilize your existing movable C / Ku band dish and analog receiver system or 4Dtv IRD. As the master receiver, the analog receiver is used for the reception of analog C and Ku band programming, and also to position the antenna and select the correct polarization of the feed horn. The digital DVB channels will be viewed using the DVB receiver.


And if this will work can someone recommend an Analog receiver that is inexpensive or would a VBOX II type of unit be more cost effective to position your C band dish. It takes DiSEqC commands from your satellite receiver and converts it into 36V pulse and sensor to store positions - can store 99 Positions. It can work as a stand alone positioner or it can accept DiSEqC 1.2 commands from a satellite receiver. Motor. Controls and displays position. I have seen the VBOX for around $59.00

Thanks in advance for any input:unsure:

As previously stated, I would run two extra lines into the house in addition to your C-band ribbon cable, one for a ku-band circular and one for a ku-band linear lnb. Once your BUD is set up and aimed properly, attach the circluar and linear lnb's to either side of the feedhorn, (I've drilled two holes on the inside face of my feedhorn cover, then used muffler clamps to hold the lnb's in place - it's rather crude, but it works.) Once you've aimed these additional lnb's, you can now run them through your diseq switch and into your neusat. Run the C-band lnb's directly into your analog c-band receiver. Now you can use your installation menu in your neusat while moving your BUD to locate all your favorite sats. Write down the c-band sat locations as they relate to your neusat locations, (hypothetical example: G5 C band = sat 119 on neusat)- they will be slightly offset because your lnb's are on either side of your c-band lnb.

Now if you still want to use the c band lnb for FTA too, depending on your analog receiver, you may be able to run a loop output from the c band receiver to the diseq switch on the neusat, but not I've not done this before.

This set up will give the best of both worlds, c band flexibility for wild feeds, and the capability to bring in almost any satellite on your neusat.

I love my c band dish - during a thunderstorm when all channels are gone because of rain, my BUD is always working through any type of weather. Long live c band!