Best of the Blog 2023, Volume 4

The Solid Signal Blog is your resource for thousands of articles and reviews, with new content coming every day. 2023 marks our seventeeth 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 April, 2023:

  1. Why are circuit boards green?
  2. Standard definition locals on DIRECTV are going away quickly now. Don’t get left behind.
  3. RV Dealers… partner with Signal Connect and give your customers something extra!
  4. NICE AND EASY: Can you use DIRECTV’s H44 receiver in an RV?
  5. What are your options for extending a DIRECTV SWM signal past 150 feet?
  6. NICE AND EASY: When is “finger tight” tight enough?
  7. Which is better for your boat… cellular or satellite?
  8. NICE AND EASY: What’s the difference between a rotator and a rotor?
  9. How can you get a new cell tower in your neighborhood?
  10. What is a voltage blocking coupler (DC Block) and what is it used for?
  11. DIRECTV Gemini: Frequently Asked Questions
  12. Signal Connect helps you with DIRECTV and local channels
  13. Should you replace flat antenna wire?
  14. Satellite TV for Big Rigs and Fleets
  15. TIP: Set Series Recordings with two button presses
  16. It’s the 50th anniversary of the cell phone!
  17. What do you do if you need to clean the dish?
  18. Does an indoor omnidirectional antenna even work?
  19. How can a cell phone signal booster work instantly?
  20. What is a WISP?
  21. Why can’t you have a 0dB tap?
  22. HANDS-ON REVIEW: Televes SmartKom Antenna Amplifier, a.k.a. “The Rotor Killer”
  23. Sirius XM for marine gives you more than you ever expected
  24. The myth of the powered multiswitch
  25. Will a cell booster electrify your brain?
  26. MARINE INSTALLERS: Do these 5 things to get up to 10x better signal on your satellite dish
  27. What is a lumen and why should I care?
  28. Can you use cables with push-on connectors for satellite TV?
  29. The strange history of the S-Video connector
  30. What antenna can you use to receive GPS signals?
  31. Will home entertainment AI get any better?
  32. NICE AND EASY: What’s an “obstruction?”
  33. DIRECTV makes 8-way splitters. Why can’t you put 8 DVRs on them?
  34. OPINION: Does HDCP violate fair use?
  35. The Marine Guardian and Solid Signal announce exclusive partnership for vessel security, tracking, monitoring, and surveillance.
  36. A $50 radio? Why would you pay that much?
  37. What do the green lights on a cell booster mean?
  38. HANDS-ON REVIEW: KING Jack Antennas
  39. IS IT TRUE? Antennas haven’t changed that much in 50 years?
  40. HANDS-ON REVIEW: KING Omni antennas
  41. Don’t ever lay your Genie 2 on its side
  42. HANDS-ON REVIEW: Televes Bexia Indoor antenna
  43. Will a DIRECTV AM21 pick up ATSC 3.0 antenna signals?

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.