getting OTA local without dish?

[Fgsilva]

Hi,

I'm sure I saw somebody asking the same question here before but I couldn't find the post, so I apologize for the repetition. When I'm done with my year contract with dish and decide to cancel it (so many reasons for it...) will I still be able to use the 811 to obtain my OTA with a regular antenna? I thought somebody mentioned here that this is possible as long as the receiver is connected to a dish pointed at the satellite? Is that correct? and if so, would it have to be pointed ALL the time? I was thinking about taking the receiver to my boat.

Thanks,

Francisco

 

[caesar gdi]

I don't know the answer but I saw that same thread a few days ago and I believe that you would have to receive a sat signal in order to use the OTA signals

 

[Cholly]

As long as your 811 is connected to your dish and the dish is pointed properly, you should be able to receive your OTA channels. If the 811 doesn't receive a satellite signal, the OTA will not be enabled.

 

[Bobby]

The receiver will allow OTA all the time it is aimed at a Dish satellite. If you don't have a dish aimed properly on your boat, that isn't going to work.