I just got off the phone with Dish. I can’t pick up local stations with my tailgater. After all the usual troubleshooting steps the tech concluded that my 2015 model dome had surpassed its life expect...
Which receiver are you using? After the antenna initializes and you go through a switch-check, do you have a signal on all 3 satellites?
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Are you trying to get the locals OTA (off the air)? In that case, you'll need use your crank-up rooftop antenna and go into setup to do a channel scan to find them.
Some receivers (like the Vip211z) have built-in OTA tuner and some don't. There's a separate connection point for the OTA antenna if your receiver supports that feature.
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