The "TV-fixer-guy" finally showed up again. LSS (long story short) - there's a problem - the receiver can't communicate with the dish.  He suggested I need to purchase a newer dish, but when I called DirecTV, they said if I did, it would be just like the one I have now.  SO - I guess I'll give up on being able to watch TV - I have Netflix and Hulu and there is other TV programming available online, also a number of radio stations.  I'm not that much of a TV watcher anyway - I'll survive just fine without it. Went to Walsenburg to the grocery store later, and got my carwashed, so accomplished something!