[Carl n Susan]

Now that you bring that up, there was some missing information in the above post.

What type of DirecTV receiver do you have? Is it one that has to use Single Wire Multi-switch (SWM) technology? The newer receivers (all Genies) require SWM. I don't know if a SWM only receiver will even work with any of the automatic portable antennas with out some additional DirecTV circuity (SWM 8 connector).

The newer receivers use a HDMI cable from the receiver to the TV. In this case you connect the satellite cable input from the antenna to the receiver and the HDMI canle to the TV. Then connect the OTA cable to the TV's antenna input. You then change from viewing satellite to antenna (and vice versa) using the TV's Input selection.

If your receiver outputs on a RF port (coax cable), then use an A/B switch to combine the receiver output and the OTA cablet and the switch output goes to the antenna post on the TV. In this case, switching requires flipping the A/B switch from one position to another. Lacking an A/B switch you would have to unscrew one coax and connect to the other to switch between Satellite and OTA.