Best of the Blog 2022, Volume 3

The Solid Signal Blog is your resource for thousands of articles and reviews, with new content coming every day. 2022 marks our sixteenth year since our humble beginnings, and today over 250,000 people read the blog every month. Every month, the staff gets together and gathers articles that really seem like they have long-term appeal. Here’s the list for March, 2022:

  1. Choosing Satellite Dishes for RVs
  2. The Plenum Cable You Need When You Need It
  3. Why does anyone broadcast on VHF-Low? (And why is it such a problem?)
  4. DIRECTV for Marine the Right Way
  5. Taps, Diplexers, and Splitters and Combiners: What’s the Difference?
  6. How can a marine satellite dish track three satellites at once?
  7. Beware the Ground Lift!
  8. Can You Fix Weak Cell Signal at Manufacturing Companies?
  9. The Enemies of Your Boat’s Cell Phone Signal Booster
  10. Installer Tip: How many coax lines do you need for a DIRECTV install?
  11. Even with 5 bars outside AND Wi-Fi calling, you still need a cell booster
  12. What DIRECTV products support 8K and HDMI 2.1a?
  13. How to do your own cellular site survey
  14. Are antennas susceptible to rain fade?
  15. Why are satellite frequencies so high?
  16. When is it ok to press the “red button” on a DIRECTV box?
  17. What is a DIRECTV splitter good for?
  18. 6G Cellular? Is it already time for that?
  19. Will Generation Z embrace over-the-air antennas?
  20. Now’s the time to add internet on your boat
  21. Will the Wilson Cell Linq work with 5G?
  22. What does it mean, “refresh your receiver?”
  23. Just do it. Replace all the bad coaxial cable in your home.
  24. If you ground the splitter, do you need a separate ground block?
  25. NICE AND EASY: Longest cable run from the SWM?
  26. How can a cellular booster help your battery life?
  27. Is there an easy way to calculate loss over a cable?
  28. What is a pitch pad and why would you use one?
  29. Could there be a nationwide internet outage?
  30. Who are the ATSC?
  31. Do you need a “MIM” with DIRECTV?
  32. Is there a “generic” RF remote for DIRECTV?
  33. Can you use a DIRECTV Genie on 220 volt power?
  34. Should you worry about grounding an RV?
  35. How tight should your connections be?
  36. The Ultimate Guide to DIRECTV dishes for home, business, and on the go
  37. Can you get a universal remote that works with DIRECTV perfectly?
  38. Why is my phone charger making a noise?

About the Author

Stuart Sweet
Stuart Sweet is the editor-in-chief of The Solid Signal Blog and a "master plumber" at Signal Group, LLC. He is the author of over 10,000 articles and longform tutorials including many posted here. Reach him by clicking on "Contact the Editor" at the bottom of this page.