Using Dish with OTA and cable 211z
I just got a Dish Network VIP211z receiver and am moving away from Direct TV. In order to be able to use satellite when I want, or OTA programming, or park cable without moving jumpers etc. This is h...
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Bill.Satellite wrote:
Assuming you have an uninterrupted run from the out coax connection the the OTA power supply / Cable wall plate, all that's required is to remove the wall plate and disconnect the Cable coax connection. Install that on the single side of an A/B switch and then from the A connection run a coax back to the original connection in the wall plate and then from the B connection run a coax to your satellite receiver. That's it, A gets you cable and B gets you satellite depending upon what you have connected outside. No additional wiring or modifications required.
Hope this helps but assumes that's there is a simple run from the wall plate power supply to the receiver.
Thanks Bill,
One of the problems I face is the OTA power supply / cable wall plate is in the bedroom in the front of the trailer up on the ceiling and all of the cables run from outside to the back of the trailer where the TV and stereo are. I am trying to use the already installed cables since it is good high quality RG6.
