I had my DISH installed today... I'm kinda pi**ed...

[Orlando Vol]

I had my DISH installed today... I'm kinda pi**ed... OTA problem.

Alright-
I was using my VOOM box as an OTA tuner with a Winegard Sensar II antenna, it worked fine got all of my locals, good signal strength...

I was a little miffed that my installer:
a. didn't know that I needed an OTA antenna to get digital locals...
b. insisted that I could only get locals from the satellite dish...
c. wouldn't hook up my old OTA antenna to my 942.


Is this not covered in a standard install?

I had my antenna basically ready to be plugged in, but he offered no help.


I initially scanned for local digitals, and only found 2...

I went out and disconnected the antenna from the diplexor, and just used a female-female coax connector to connect to the line into the house (basically BYPASSING the diplexor)...

I got more locals... All of them were found, but I wasn't getting a good enough signal on half of them (no picture)....

So what do I do? I am pretty handy, but have no cable/satellite experience...

Help me out guys??

Thanks in advance.

-Matt

 

[Hoopnoop]

I believe that you need a PS-9370 power supply. See this thread:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=66896

 

[Liquidforce88]

Well the installer should know that you get your digital locals from an antenna. So this tells me he really was not a great installer. OTA antenna installation is not part of the "BASIC FREE INSTALL", so I can understand why he would not hook it up for you. That being said if it was there and all he had to do was hook it up, again not the best installer.

I do belive that the Voom box was the power for your Winegard Sensar II antenna. So you will need the power supply listed above to make it work right again.

 

[netcommsj]

I have had good luck with the Winegard squareshooter antenna...

 

[tysonwetzel]

The reason that the installer did not hook it up is because he did not want to be married to the antenna system for the next two years.

 

[PhillyOTA]

Did you offer to pay for the extra service?

Eddie

 

[khearrean]

I do belive that the Voom box was the power for your Winegard Sensar II antenna. So you will need the power supply listed above to make it work right again.

I had my local OTA antenna installed several weeks ago (it's a Winegard Sensar II) and my installer told me that my 811 provides the amplification for the antenna just like the old Voom receiver. He did not install any external amplifier as mentioned above and I get the HD locals I want just fine.

Ken

 

[GaryPen]

The reason that the installer did not hook it up is because he did not want to be married to the antenna system for the next two years.

Can you blame him? It makes a mockery of the sanctity of a marriage between a man and a woman.

 

[colinbarton]

yikes

sounds like you can get another free install. i have the same problem when i went to the 942 from the voom box. my ota stuff sucks. i am moving to a new location with a southern view and trying the winegard squareshooter.

 

[khearrean]

Can you blame him? It makes a mockery of the sanctity of a marriage between a man and a woman.