How to Choose Your Cord-Cutting Priorities
Give a warm welcome to first-time guest blogger Alex Haslam, whose first post appears at The Solid Signal Blog today!
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Hot Deals for the Week of February 12, 2018
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TIP: Combine two antennas for even better reception
Are your locals coming from two different directions? Are you stuck in the middle? It’s a common problem. To solve it, put up two antennas and combine the signals! It’s easy. All you need is: Any…
Your Indoor/Outdoor TV Antenna Solution!
When I first wanted to cut the cord, I didn’t know what type of antenna I needed. Some people said “Get an outdoor antenna” while other people urged me to go with an indoor TV…
Hot Deals for the Week of January 29, 2018
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Confused? Use our free antenna recommendation service
Antennas are still a bit more of an art than a science. Not only are there all the different manufacturers but you have to know UHF and VHF, all the rules of your homeowners or condo…
How to stream the Super Bowl for free
Great news for people who love sports but hate couches, I guess. NBC has announced that they will be live streaming the Super Bowl this Sunday at nbc.com, nbcsports.com, and using the NBC Sports app…
Compression connectors: Your solution for heat problems?
Stuff gets hot. that’s just a simple fact. And here’s another simple fact: heat kills electronics. That’s why the devices we own have big fans and big heat sinks. There’s another solution, though: improve airflow. One…
Podcast #257: Rescan Anxiety
It’s time to face facts: if you watch TV with an antenna, you’re going to have to take some extra steps to make things work smoothly. As part of their plans to give people faster…
Hot Deals for the Week of January 22, 2018
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Balun Use and Antenna Updates
To Balun or Not to Balun That TV antenna? When should it be done? In an article of mine published in Popular Communications, January 2013, “An Omnidirectional DTV Antenna – With Gain,” I included a little…
Podcast #256: Antennas Rising
One of the biggest surprises from the recent CES show in Las Vegas was how many people were talking about TV antennas. It’s an old solution to a new problem — how to save money…
WRONG TOOL/RIGHT TOOL: Tighten (or loosen) a coax cable
WRONG TOOL: Your hand. Finger tight is not tight enough for most coax connections. The only (possible) exception is the connection between the receiver and the final leg of coax. For connecting to splitters and…
Our Predictions for 2018
Who knows what the future will bring? In 2017 we saw the growing dominance of DIRECTV NOW, the coming of DIRECTV’s Genie 2 and Hopper 3, and we finally saw Apple try to take back some…
2017: The year in antennas
As the year winds to a close, we’re looking back at the events that really shaped our product selection at SolidSignal.com. There were two big events this year in the world of over-the-air antennas and although…