DVR/Receiver Sat Dish

The Winegard TR-6018 is a single LNB antenna with dual outputs. That allows you to point at only one satellite at a time. You could use this setup with a DirecTV DVR and watch and record 2 different channels simultaneously but you cannot receive any of the DirecTV High Def. programming.
You can also do this with a Dish DVR or Dual Tuner box but you will be limited to watching and/or recording only programming that is coming from the 1 (of 3) satellite you have selected.
As mentioned above, you can update to a DPP 1000.2 or 1000.4 antenna/LNB combo (either automatic roof mount or tripod based like your current setup) and use most any Dish DVR.

If you want the full watch one channel while recording other channels experience, you'll need to use a different DVR than the VIP211k/external HD combo. A Hopper for instance, has 3 tuners, allowing you to record two programs while watching a third. If you add the optional OTA tuner, you can record another channel. There's a monthly $12 DVR charge associated with the Hopper though, and it would require a different antenna, such as a Trav'ler, 1000.2, or 1000.4.

I took a quick look on Winegard's site and they show instructions for a 211vip Dish receiver here: http://www.winegard.com/receivers/setupguide.php?main=directory&leftcolumn=dish-mp1-tr6018&product=image_mp1

I can tell you a couple of things about the 211. It requires a separate, ac powered external hard drive if you want DVR functionality. You can only watch a DVR recording while it's recording a show, no dual function. It's cheap to buy, and Dish will only charge its monthly rate while you are using it. My biggest complaint is that it only comes with IR remote. I run two TVs off of it but have to try to set the receiver in a position at the back of the camper that has line-of-site from the front of the camper if I don't want to go into another room to change stations. Hope this helps a bit.

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