Watching OTA channels with no satelite signal

[sabre170]

I just had my roof re-done. The roofers put the dish in the "exact" same place, but obviously not quite as I lost all satellite signal.

I do, use an OTA for local channels. I however can't figure out how to get around the "searching for satellite signal.....5mins...." message to access the OTA channels.

How do I access my OTA channels in this scenario?

I'll try to hop up on the roof to see if I can't get a signal, but until then, I'd love to still watch my locals on OTA.

 

[pattykay]

Disconnect the OTA antenna cable from your Dish receiver, and connect that cable directly to your TV's antenna input. Watching OTA through a Dish receiver without a satellite signal may only work for a very brief amount of time before it stops working entirely. The problem is that the guide information is still downloaded from the satellite signal. So, without a satellite signal, there will soon be no guide information. At that point, the guide will not let you select any channels (not even OTA channels) until it downloads a fresh guide again.

 

[sabre170]

Ah....how lame. Hahaha.

I've never pointed a dish before. Lets see how hard this is

 

[TheKrell]

I've never pointed a dish before. Lets see how hard this is

It doesn't take much for the signal to go to zero.