If you’ve been reading this blog a while, you know that I love to beat up Time Warner Cable. Their customer service is always poor, their equipment is consistently behind the times, and their internet service…
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If you’re one of the anointed few using Google’s “Project Fi” service, you’re on the cutting edge of some really cool stuff. Project Fi, available only on a small number of Nexus phones, lets your phone…
No I’m not kidding. DOGTV is the first TV network designed for dogs. It’s in standard definition because apparently dogs aren’t that picky. More importantly it’s on DIRECTV channel 354 and you (and your dog) can…
Right now, amplified antennas are all the rage. They promise small size and big performance, and with the right amplifier and the right situation, they deliver. However, there are two kinds of antenna preamps — active…
It’s getting to be a bigger and bigger problem. We all want a great wireless data experience but we don’t want to give up over-the-air antenna TV. Unfortunately, the same frequencies that work great for TV…
I’ll admit that when I’m in our Southern California office, I sometimes watch TV news. I mean the local news sometime between 4 and 6pm. I don’t watch long unless there’s a car chase, which happens…
Zero rating is a big buzzword right now. It started off innocently enough but it’s now being used in ways it was never intended. Some are calling it unfair and some are calling it a fair…
It’s getting to be more of a problem all the time. As cell service gets better and better, it threatens over-the-air antenna service. LTE service operates on frequencies that were once used for broadcast television and…
When the Hopper 3 was first shown at the CES show in January, one of the more intriguing features was Sports Bar Mode. This is sort of a “super picture-in-picture” where you can watch 4 live channels…
This is the one you’ve been waiting for. The Televes DAT790LR has the power to pull in UHF stations like nothing you’ve ever seen! It’s an amplified antenna with superior build quality, European design and a self-adjusting…
Broadcasters complain that they’re on the verge of losing everything. They claim they need 18 minutes of commercial airtime every hour in order to keep American Idol and Dancing with the Stars on the air. On the other hand, DISH…
I’m talking about all the local stations owned by NBC Universal like KNBC Los Angeles and WNBC New York, plus national channels like MSNBC, Bravo, USA, Telemundo, and the like. (If you want the full…
Signal Group Forum User VOS is known throughout the blogosphere for his insights on RF Engineering. We’re extremely lucky to have his analysis of two DIRECTV LNBs. I’m happy to have an AIM meter for a little…
It’s become almost cliche to say broadcast networks have an advertising problem. People skip commercials. They just do. Unless you’re watching a show live, a lot of the impact of the commercial is lost. And that’s…
The antenna for people who truly need more power. Not everyone lives 75 miles from the broadcast towers, but if you do, you know that you need serious professional-quality equipment if you’re going to get free…