I am installing a OTA antenna on my roof. Will go to one tv.
I have a Direct tv dish on the roof I'm not using and I'd like to use the cable from that to connect to the antenna.
There are two cables I disconnected from the Dish, I connected my OTA antenna to them but I can't get a signal using either Direct tv cable.
Can I use the Direct tv cable or do I need to run a seperate one from the OTA antenna?
The Direct tc cable is run into my house very neatly so it would be great If I could use it
Does your antenna work from any other location? If not, then maybe it's time to follow the directions at the top of the thread for antenna help. If you can trace the line back to your set and there's nothing in it (no multiswitch, splitters or other hardware), then it's time to look for other issues.
There is a splitter on the side of the house where the cable goes into the house. I'll look at that. The two cables from the dish are on the splitter then one cable goes into the house.
If I can't get a signal I'll run a new cable from the Antenna into the house
THAT's the source of your problem....it's a MULTISWITCH which selects which of the two cables coming out of the LNB is to be connected to the DirecTV Receiver....based on different DC Voltages from the Receiver selecting either Right or Left Hand Polarized signals from the Satellite.
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