OTA with Dish Network

[jconlinjr]

I long time ago I had Direct TV, I had 4 tv,s on it. On the back of the dish was a multiplextor that had a connector on it for OTA. I used it and it worked fine.

Now I have dish and wish to do the same. I do not have a mutiplexer to connect the OTA to, How would I do it.

I wish to use the OTA using the same wire the the dish uses. Can this be done?

Thanks
John

 

[navychop]

Diplexors.

 

[jconlinjr]

Can you give me a little more info.....

 

[lakebum431]

Yes, it can be done. You need to use a diplexor to add the antenna feed to the line. What receiver are you using as some cannot receive any OTA signal and others can only receive digital signal.

 

[navychop]

Sat dish coax & OTA antenna coax to diplexor. One coax to inside. At other end, inside, single coax into diplexor, two coax out- one marked for sat, one for OTA.

 

[jconlinjr]

So I need 2 diplexors, One at each end?

 

[mdonnelly]

Right.

 

[jconlinjr]

Thanks!

 

[sA :: Shaggy]

what about one of these? ive never seen it work but it might be possible (i guess)... might wont to get more info on it.. http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/JVI/35-DN34.htm

 

[jconlinjr]

Ok I got 2 diaplexors and it does not seem to work. I have a dvr from dish and it is hooked up to 2 tv's. On the back of it the installer put a diaplexor and what looks like a splitter. The out put of the diaplextor is the out put to tv 2. I tried putting another diaplexor in and tv 2 was all fuzzy.


Any other ideas?

 

[navychop]

OK- that "looks like a splitter" is a separator. Different beast.

From the dish, into one of the two coax inputs on a diplexer. The other input is connected to your OTA antenna. A single coax goes down to your TV/DVR. Put the other diplexer next in line, near TV/receiver. One of the outputs should be marked OTA or ANT or such. That will have your OTA antenna signals. The other output should be marked SAT or similar. Connect a coax from that to the separator. The separator will also have two outputs, both go to the two satellite inputs on your dual tuner DVR.

Does this help?

 

[jconlinjr]

Ok let's see if I have this right.

This what I have right now ( that dish installed )


Outside the house coming off the dish there are 2 wires.

One goes to a diaplexor (sat in)

out goes to the dvr.

Tv out goes to tv 2

On the back of the dvr there is a diaplexor and a separator.

The other dish wire goes to tv 3 & 4 ( I do not need to touch those).


So outside where do I connect the new diaplexor for my antenna?

Inside where do I need to connect the new diaplexor?

 

[jconlinjr]

I have the dvr 625, it has a tv antenna in on the back of. Do I need to use that

for HDTV?

 

[gearheadchnc]

what receiversdo you have?

 

[jconlinjr]

It's a DVR 625

 

[gearheadchnc]

only the 211 and 622 have ota digital atsc tuners in them?

 

[jconlinjr]

So I can't use 2 diaplexors in a row?

 

[gearheadchnc]

sorry for the chopped formats of my messages, dou you only have a 625 receivers?

 

[jconlinjr]

No I have 625 in the living room ( where the HDTV is)
and the kids have a regular dish network reciver for there tv's

The output of the 625 also feeds the master bedroom.

Thats why there is a diaplexor already on it, that's how the bedroom tv sees the dvr on channel 73

 

[gearheadchnc]

you have a 625 black box on a hdtv and what type of receiver is in the kids room