My reason for stricking to it is because it does do a very good job for me. I can get about 40 locals in very good quality from two cities.
My current system also uses a switch although it is not a DPP-44. And I have it setup with the signal being combined at the dish itself.
Is there reason...
I have used a Terk Over the Air Antenna with my Dish 500 system for 5 years it works great. The antenna sits on the dish and the signal runs on the same cable as the satellite which I split using a Diplexer inside the house.
Recently Dish Network contacted me to upgrade me to Dish 1000 plus...