OTA antenna and Dish 301 receiver

[mdanderson]

Can I still use my old Winegard antenna that I got with Voom when I hook my old Dish 301 receiver back up. I was using a diplexer with the Voom receiver but I don't know if the 301 can be used like that. I really do want to run two separate cable from the dish but I thought I might save some money on local channels if I can get them with the Winegard and not have Dish provide them. Thanks for any advice.

 

[dlsnyder]

Yes, that should work just fine. Just make sure you have a diplexer at either end and you should be good to go. I currently use that setup myself. The only thing I wonder about is whether or not that Winegard antenna is some sort of amplified model. I think some of the people over on the VOOM forum were asking the same question, and also asking if they needed a new power supply to make the antenna work. You may want to check into that first.