Thanks for the replies! Let me see if I can answer some questions....

Chip - 20M2 (Right this second... by the time the encoder clicks again who knows? lol)

No, as long as the dish is moving, I don't really need it to do anything else but count. I am using this with a bluetooth serial connection though. There will be a custom handheld device with some buttons and a Nokia 5110 screen running on a Micro?? at this point. Also, I want to be able to link with a cell phone via bluetooth serial commands. (I did this on a custom toy tank I built earlier this week already with great success.) I may need at some point though, to be able to send the current position to the controlling device, so I wouldn't want to do anything that would prevent that later on.

Yes, I'm bringing this over from C to BASIC.

Experience with BASIC? Fairly strong I guess. I installed the IDE on Friday, and it's Thursday, so nearly a week.