why couldn't you do it anyway. Just get dtv to send you a bunch of the antennas and put one on each side of the coax line. Tape the one to the back of the receiver near the center. It should work. I may have a few dish antennas laying around I could mail you, Just as an experiment before you call direct cause they most likely will charge you.
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