DirecTV is soon to be no more. All that will be left is DirecHDTV. So right now you need a DirecTV or DirecHDTV receiver and a disaster recovery kit (About 50 bucks from Direc last I knew)
The problem is I do not know if they still sell the disaster recovery kit (if not you can "home brew") or if it does HDTV.
The disaster recovery kit consisted of a standard DIREC Dish type Antenna (That's the Dish an lnb) A Tripod and some pipe (2" mast) and coax cable (RG-6)
You can often find the proper dish on Craig's list or somewhere like. IF your dealer won't sell you one. the Tripod, mast and coax at any home improvement store.
Beyond that you need instructions and a Sat Finder App. Winegard has a good one for Android. That's about all
Remember UNPLUG receiver for a while before connecting or disconnecting coax cables. Blown receivers are not good (shorted out).
