Actuator arm length = % of horizon viewable?

[JerryK]

Hi all, from my other posts you know I'm assembling a dish and upgrading the hardware.

The actuator is an old rusty Uniden...I'd guess 18" but don't know for sure. The dish is a Winegard 10' mesh dish.

I've been told that to go beyond south (into SE and E), I may need a special dish that can go further....but what If I just got one of these 24" or 36" actuators? Will that do the job, or is there more to the story?

As always, thanks for your input.
-Jerry

 

[tdti1]

An 18" is ok, but I would get a new 24" this should do you fine, Venture's are good arms.

I have a 24" and can hit from AMC-8 to AMC-12 and more but my house is in the way with a 18" you can go far but it may lose count and or dmage the arm when extended so much. Most older dishes had a 18"

 

[sksatellite]

Depending from where your area, most the time 24" will do, but 36" is for sure you will get every sats from the continental U.S..