"Crazy George" wrote in message
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| Ummmm, it would help if you were a little more careful with your
| phraseology.

You are right. Sorry.

| The connections go: Dish - DSS box - TV, right?

Correct.

| Below, you write:
| "I simply unplug the receiving cable from the dish to the tv,"
| Which leaves out a relatively significant component. While all those
cable
| connectors are interchangeable, connecting the right cable to the right
box
| makes a difference, as you have observed.
|
| Which DSS (what you call "dish") do you have?

Dish Network



| What are the cable connectors on the rear labeled? Do you have the manual
for it?

No, I don't have a manual.

On the rear of the TV? There is only one connector, and it's labeled
ANTENNA, and to which a cable is connected that comes from the DDS receiver.
That connector on the rear of the receiver is labeled TV SET OUT. Let's
call this "scenario 1", where I switch my TV set to Channel 3, and from
there I can select the various programming available.

[I am a little afraid I am not explaining this properly, again. Please bear
with me.]

Now, the problem occurs when I connect a cable from the DDS receiver
(connector labeled TV ANTENNA/CABLE IN) to the TV (connector labeled
ANTENNA). I use a splitter to accommodate that makes the two connections I
just described. Let's call this "scenario 2," where I can view DDS
programming on Channel 3, or local TV station on other channels, say, 12,
18, 58, etc. Well, when I swith to these "other" channels, the reception is
poor. The reception improves dramatically if I remove the DDS connection to
the TV set, and connect to it a cheap indoor antenna.

Wheew. Does this make sense?

[You know, now that I just got done explaining this, I think I know what the
problem may be. In "scenario 1" I have no antenna help whatsoever. Whereas
in "scenario 2," however cheap, I have some antenna, and for this reason the
reception is better. Duh! If my assumption is correct, then the question
is how to add an indoor antenna to "scenario 1."]




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| | Your are powering off the satellite receiver when attempting to
| | receive local channels, right?
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| No, I usually don't. I simply unplug the receiving cable from the dish
to
| the tv, and plug the cable of the indoor antenna.
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