What is an anechoic chamber?
Imagine perfect peace and quiet. A quiet day outside isn’t quiet at all; even in the country you can hear wind and animals and other things around you. If you’re in a suburb or city you’ve…
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Can you paint an antenna?
Maybe, probably, but why would you? Personally, I would not paint an antenna. It’s possible that it wouldn’t do any harm, but it’s very hard to know what’s being used to give paint its color….
NICE AND EASY: Why do DIRECTV Receivers always say “Running Receiver Self Check” when they boot?
You don’t often reboot your DIRECTV box… but when you do you always see a blue screen with white letters saying “Running receiver self check.” It can take up to 20 seconds for that screen to…
Best Deals for Cookout Kings and Queens
If you’re planning any BBQs or cookouts this year, check out these deals on the gear you need for easy, trouble-free grilling. Has BBQ season officially started? We at Solid Signal like to think so; but…
AT&T to release first quarter earnings today
Looking for some ideas about AT&T’s financial health?The company’s first-quarter 2017 results will be released after the New York Stock Exchange closes on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. At 4:30 p.m. ET the same day, AT&T…
NICE AND EASY: Can you take your antenna with you when you travel?
Of course you can. TV antennas work the same whether they’re at home or on the road. In fact your home TV antenna will work in Canada, Mexico and most Caribbean nations too. There may be…
Why do some antennas look like satellite dishes?
Some of our antennas look downright confusing. One look at this Winegard MetroStar and you might think it was a satellite dish, with its round shape and center posts. It’s not… it’s a television antenna. The reason satellite…
“Most of my antenna isn’t even connected to the cable.” How can that actually work?
If you look at a modern yagi antenna like our Televes DAT790 Mix, something odd will begin to occur to you. If you really begin to look closely, you’ll see the cable is connected to a small…
AT&T building out its fiber network
Can’t accuse them of standing still. AT&T has announced plans to offer a full fiber network to eight more metropolitan areas. They are listed below, and you can click to see a more detailed press…
Use a TV antenna for cellular? it could work…
Technically it is possible to use a UHF antenna for a cell booster. Cellular telephones use frequencies just above those used for UHF television, and it’s possible that even though a TV antenna wasn’t designed for…
What are Redmere cables?
You might be looking at our Redmere cables and saying, What’s so special about Redmere cables? Isn’t that just another way to make me spend money? It’s so much more. We wouldn’t blame you for thinking that…