We know that there are all sorts of installs. Some have the luxury of having everything in an air-conditioned and moisture-controlled room. Others have to survive the harshest elements. A weather boot can help control corrosion…
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After reading various blog discussions on the use of dielectric greases for weather proofing protection of coaxial connectors, I have been motivated to post this information. There is significant confusion out there on the use…
This review is available in PDF format for your mobile device! Download it now! One tool from soup to nuts. And please, make it fit in a pocket. Not every job requires bringing around dozens of pounds…
The current TV model is a ticking time bomb. Aside from the fact that content providers seem intent on trampling the golden goose with triple-digit price increases, Millennials increasingly view linear broadcast TV as something for…
Random photo of people under 35 found on the internet Disclaimer: I am not a Millennial. Millennials are that group born after 1980 who have defined popular culture with their attachment to mobile devices and penchant…
It’s anything but “yesterday’s news…” even though we’ve been talking about our HD-BLADE antenna for a while now. This little antenna continues to impress and we were so confident in its abilities that we put it to a…
It can be done. There are so many rumors that you can’t use the AM21 antenna module with the HR44 Genie. It’s easy to see how they get started since our guide to installing an AM21 has you unplugging the receiver…
I’ve been telling people to try their antennas without the standard TV 300 Ohm to 75 Ohm transformer for years now. With the inclusion of the Digiair DTV Spectrum Analyzer in my bag of tools,…
It’s the little antenna that packs a big punch. The Winegard FlatWave Air uses HD-BLADE technology to give you an outdoor antenna that’s small, easy to install, and picks up both UHF and VHF signals from an amazing…
THE QUESTION The question I wanted to answer was, “Does making a bow tie (BT) antenna with longer elements improve the VHF response of the antenna?” It is easy to answer this question for a…
Here we go… Major broadcast networks are taking the Aereo fight right to the top. Reuters reports that the four US networks filed a request to have the Supreme Court hear the case of whether or not Aereo’s novel…
With all the talk of antenna TV and all the articles on this blog, I realized it had been years since I’d spent an entire day without a DVR. Maybe even as long as a decade,…
This blog is long overdue. Here is the standard bow tie antenna that I’m comparing all other antennas to and how to build it. To build this antenna, you’ll need: Two pieces of stiff wire…
This review is available in PDF format! Click here to download! Earlier this year, Winegard changed the rules of the preamp game with the LNA100 low noise amplifier. The LNA100 introduced several new features into the preamp world including…
As we inch closer to the end of Breaking Bad… there’s some argument as to what real “quality TV” is. Breaking Bad is arguably the best-produced, most meticulous show of the 2010s so far, but it’s not the only…