This sat issue is confusing at best. We have cable at home. We can get a pretty good deal to switch to Direct. Will need a portable antenna as our kingdome is being phased out (or so we are told) An...
The OTA connection and the satellite connections have nothing to do with each other and they are not interchangeable so you cannot violate anything. Most all Dish receivers have a built-in option to connect and OTA TV connection or one can be added. No worries at all.