Watching/Recording OTA without Satellite Signal??

[reubenray]

What step am I missing to be able to either watch or record OTA channels using the OTA dual tuner adapter when I cannot get a satellite signal? I have scanned for channels and I have 6 of them, but there is no way to add them to my favorites or guide. I am in my RV and I am using a Wally receiver.

 

[pattykay]

What step am I missing to be able to either watch or record OTA channels using the OTA dual tuner adapter when I cannot get a satellite signal? I have scanned for channels and I have 6 of them, but there is no way to add them to my favorites or guide. I am in my RV and I am using a Wally receiver.

Unfortunately, there is no way to have a Guide without a satellite signal. If you have already downloaded the Guide before losing the satellite signal, then it may work for awhile. However, if you are without a satellite signal long enough, and the Guide information that is already downloaded runs out, you will no longer be able to access the channels.

Also, there is a glitch with the Wally system that can make OTA unwatchable during any satellite signal loss, even though it is supposed to continue working. There is a recent thread about that problem here: OTA channels loss with signal loss

 

[reubenray]

Thanks, I did not know that. I see an OTA recorder in my future then.

 

[Ypsiguy]

I use a ViewTV AT-163 OTA converter box. It has PVR functionality and I use a 128GB thumb drive with it as the recording media. A USB hard drive would work as well. The PVR files generated pretty much can be played back anywhere due to being in a common MPEG4 AVC format and are not encrypted.

I gave up on OTA on Dish receivers. Too many bugs.