I know this set up cold...please PM me with a good time to call you tomorrow...I'll get it working for you...
1. You have to have a DISH 211 or 411 for this to work...the tailgater is not compatible with the 311 box.
2. The tailgater is programmed to get 119, 110 and 129....in the northeast 129 is a bit low in the sky and as such might be a bit hard to get but 119 and 110 will definitely come in.
My sat in is just above the entry way in the upper storage area....it is called EXT SATELLITE DISH....forget the sat box in the winegard...it is a dummy....the coax must be connected to EXT SAT DISH and go to the sat input of the DISH box...DISH box must then go to TV with either HDMI to get HD or with trad audio cables which will give you SD picture even on HD channels...