Best of the Blog 2022, Volume 6

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 June, 2022:

  1. Don’t let the HOA bully you into taking down your dish or antenna
  2. What’s the difference between a modulator and an encoder?
  3. Can you have more than one LNB on a dish?
  4. Can you put a DIRECTV receiver in a waterproof enclosure?
  5. How I calibrate my home TV
  6. Do you really need to ground every line coming from the satellite dish?
  7. Control your devices with your phone!
  8. What do you use to test cables? (loaded question)
  9. What is the difference between component and composite?
  10. What does wire gauge actually mean?
  11. Will a cell booster help a hotspot?
  12. How can LED lights be so bright?
  13. Is DIRECTV Satellite Service a good value?
  14. Is QLED for real or is it just marketing hype?
  15. Can you turn off the live picture in the DIRECTV guide?
  16. EXPLAINED: Why your satellite receivers are leased, not owned
  17. Yes, you can shock yourself on satellite equipment
  18. Do you need a power inserter for a DIRECTV Genie system?
  19. The secret to charging your phone faster
  20. Solid Signal is your source for commercial broadcast equipment
  21. Can anything be done about ugly cell towers?
  22. Commercial H44 using too many tuners? We can help!
  23. Can you sell or transfer your cell booster?
  24. Trying to use new TV equipment with an older RV? Here’s the solution
  25. What is a VPN?
  26. How can these all be antennas?
  27. Can you use an H44 receiver with a round dish or RV dish?
  28. What are your options for better cell service and internet on a farm?
  29. Summer’s here and the time is right… for an RV trip
  30. Will DIRECTV’s H25 receiver get the same menus as the H44?
  31. NICE AND EASY: Use tinfoil to temporarily blind a receiver
  32. Should you care about low-power TV stations?
  33. Should you sell your RV with the cell booster or satellite dish installed, or take it out?
  34. What is a distribution amplifier?
  35. Can you use a streaming box on a boat?
  36. Is an old antenna on the roof going to work for you?
  37. Can a small antenna really get signals 60 miles away?

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.