[North_of_Calgary]

No, you would need an OTA Antenna to replace the Dish/LNBF outside.

There are kits that allow you to attach an OTA antenna to the arm of the dish. The logic being that the wiring and mounting is already done. So you take off the LNB and attach an OTA antenna instead.

 

[jdevlin]

Are you sure you only take the LNB off? Most antenna mounting poles are the same diameter as the sat mount pole.

 

[Pinza]

There are OTA Antenna's that actually attach to the circumference of the Dish, just how good they are I have no idea.

I would remove the entire dish and replace with an Antenna.

 

[stampeder]

Clip-on OTA antennas for dishes are junk. Garbage. As for mounting an OTA antenna on the LNB arm of a dish, the problem is multipath interference from the dish's metal structure, so it is not a good idea.

 

[Pinza]

Which is exactly why I suggested NOT using one......

 

[dsspredator]

On a deactivated receiver you would get little Guide Data as the receiver is not active, there is no way for it to know what channels to pull in on the guide.

Just hooked up a 6141 that I picked up really cheap.

Connected 91/82 and OTA antenna:
Every channel showed up in the guide but no video on any channel.
37 OTA channels scanned in from Toronto and Buffalo but NO video on these channels.
The no sub message appeared on the OTA channels too!

 

[dirtroad]

Tune your receiver to the free preview channel, or a OTA channel, then hit menu, install, signal strength. Then hit cancel once and that channel will probably appear. If you lose the channel when you completely leave the menu or change channels your receiver is working, but has a corrupt file.

 

[Voodoocobra]

Is there a way to get OTA with bell 9200 without a Bell Signal even if it needs some hardware altercation.If so what type of altercation might be needed?

 

[57]

See post 42 of this thread and the next page of posts where a 9200 was successfully utilized. It does, however, need to get a Bell signal.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/58-...receivers/141507-ota-bell-receivers-without-btv-subscription-3.html#post1670289

 

[Hempel]

Hi
I have (own) a Bell HD 9241 that is hooked onto a Bell satellite dish.
If I stop my Bell TV subscription service, will I still be able to watch free TV channels (such as CBC)?
Or does it mean that my 9241 is useless?
Thanks for any help.

 

[jdevlin]

You will be able to watch free channels but CBC is not one of them. You will get the preview channel and possibly any channels that are on free preview this month.

 

[stampeder]

Hempel, I'm not sure if you are referring to free TV channels that you would get through the dish that Bell does not charge you for, or free TV channels that you get with an OTA antenna into your Bell box. Please clarify or let us know if you're not sure what this means.

 

[Hempel]

I was thinking about free TV channels through the dish that Bell does not charge for.

My main question is: when I stop my Bell TV subscription, will the dish + the 9241 box be of any use at all (typically to watch free channels), or should I just throw everything away?

Of course, if the free channels are just preview channels, then it is of no real use... I'm just coming from Europe where I am used to national information channels being free, but I guess it's different here in Canada.

I understand another solution would be to install and OTA antenna on the roof and plug the signal into a box. Could that be the 9241? In this case, which types of channels would I receive?

 

[jdevlin]

9241 does not have a OTA tuner.There are really no free channels like in Europe. The sat providers here charge for everything.

 

[17671]

Here the free channels are only broadcast over Antenna which most people refer to as OTA but ya its still traditional antenna broadcast. You would need a digital box that picks up ATSC antenna signals theyre fairly affordible by the way.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Most newer TVs have a built-in ATSC tuner which is used to tune high-definition OTA signals. You would only need a box if you want to record or if you have a really old TV.

Here is a thread to help you get started with OTA including finding out which channels you can get at your location:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/81-...*-welcome-new-members-read-these-ota-forum-instructions-before-posting-***.html

 

[Hempel]

Good to know. I understand better now how things work. Thanks a lot to everyone who responded.
Excellent forum!

 

[giovanni]

9200 for OTA

Hi all,

I have a 9200 sitting around, and I would like to use it as an OTA HD receiver for a spare TV.

When I hook it up, It seems to be stuck searching for satellite signal. So I temporarily connected it to 91 and 82. It wont get past 4 out of 5 steps. I am assuming it is because Bell is no longer supporting this box.

Does the 9200 need to set itself up with sat signal before it will allow me to use it as OTA?

Not sure what I am doing wrong.

Any advice appreciated, thanks.

 

[dirtroad]

I have a 9200 I use in my spare bedroom for OTA and it has been working fine but has been unplugged for months to save power, I will power up tomorrow and report back, as I am not home right now. You do have to have it connected to at least one Bell Satellite, and make sure you have done a checkswitch to properly configure everything. Then reboot by holding the power button down after you save your checkswitch results.

 

[dirtroad]

After months of not being operated, I plugged my 9200 in and everything working fine. This unit has V224 software, but the software should not matter, and updates are no longer available anyway. My unit is only connected to 91W.
Check all your settings, and also try letting the receiver boot up while in the off position (standy).
While loading the #4 of 5 takes the longest.
Keep us updated on this.