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What needs to be done for local channel reception?

We have satellite with Direct. When reception is blocked, what needs to be done with roof antenna to get reception on local channels? We have a modern LG flat screen. Can you just hook antenna cable directly to the TV? I remember something about signals being broadcast in HD now. 

David
David West
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Re: What needs to be done for local channel reception?

Reply #1 –
You should have a coax from the selector box that hooks to the tv and it would then receive over the air signals
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Easiest is to plug the roof antenna into the antenna input on the back of your Direct TV receiver. You should have a choice of inputs on your Direct TV remote control and then use the TV remote to choose the channels. Look at your Direct TV manual as it may pass the local TV through with the Direct receiver off.

Pierce
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We also have HD Directv.  when I updated our tv, I connected he antenna coax to the tv / antenna input on the back of the tv.  I just select whichever input (sat, TV or blue ray/DVD) I want to watch from the TV menu.  This is simple and works well for us.
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Guys,
I was hoping that would be the solution.  I appreciate your inputs. 

David
David West
2001 U320 40'

Re: What needs to be done for local channel reception?

Reply #5 –
In our 1993 U225 the TV antenna (which is now a "Jack") is connected by coaxial cable to the Wineguard amplifier/distribution box under the floor of the clothes closet just forward of the bedroom. Once we discovered where it was (and why I could not find the coax from the antenna) it was relatively easy to identify the cables that go forward to the front TV and aft to the bedroom TV.

This seems to work better than simply connecting the antenna to the TV set because the Winguard box is an amplifier and when we are not close to local stations we get a much better signal when that amplifier is turned on.

When we are close to local HDTV stations we've found that an 8-inch piece of wire pushed into the antenna receptacle on the TV set will bring in more signals than you'd think possible. We used this before I found the Wineguard box and managed to get the original system back in operation.

Our Dish box is in the bedroom because we have a carry-out satellite antenna (Tailgator) that conveniently connects to the cable TV connections next to the power hookup. I just connected the cable out on the Wineguard to the Satellite Antenna In on the Dish receiver and it all works.

To watch satellite TV on the forward set I bought a wireless system from Amazon for about $50. There is a transmitter and a receiver. Both use the red/yellow/black RCA plugs (not HDMI) for the signals but seem to produce a good resolution picture on the front TV (which is only a 720p set). The rear TV uses HDMI input from the Dish box and is higher resolution.

I know your system may not conform to this but I thought that someone searching for info on hooking up their satellite might find it useful.

Craig
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Re: What needs to be done for local channel reception?

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Quote from: dwest –
what needs to be done with roof antenna to get reception on local channels? We have a modern LG flat screen. Can you just hook antenna cable directly to the TV? I remember something about signals being broadcast in HD now. 

If the TV has a built-in OTA (over the air) digital tuner (ATSC), yes.  Most newer ones do but it's not a "given".

OTA is not necessarily in HD (usually is), but *is* digital these days.  Older analog TVs (NTSC) need a converter box.
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