Why do cables have F connectors?
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CABLES 101 – How to choose the best cable: Part 5: Putting it all together
If you’ve been reading our series, you probably learned a lot about cables. You’ve learned how a well-built cable with a firm connector can keep your signal nice and strong while a poorly built cable can…
CABLES 101 – How to choose the best cable: Part 4, Signal Loss
It’s just a fact of life… signal loss happens. Of course, the image above would result in complete, 100% signal loss. However, there is a lot more to the idea of loss than just broken cables….
CABLES 101 – How to choose the best cable: Part 3, connectors
When you think about it, a cable isn’t just the wire. The ends are important too. They’re the point of contact between the wire and everything else, and if that connection isn’t very good, then you’ll…
CABLES 101 – How to choose the best cable: Part 2, technical specs and terms
There’s a lot to learn about cables. Before we go too far, we need to look at the parts of a cable and why they’re important. Center Conductor The center conductor, marked “D” in the…
CABLES 101: How to Choose The Best Cable
Are you using the best cable for the job? You may have heard terms like RG59, RG6, RG11, and Slim RG59 but you didn’t know what they meant. There is actually a real difference between these…
NICE AND EASY: Don’t use RG11 cable (most of the time)
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Using Dielectric Grease to Weatherproof Coaxial Connectors
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…
How to make your own RG6 cables the Solid Signal way
This tutorial is available in PDF format! Click here to download! It’s not that hard, but you have to pay attention. Coaxial cables carry a lot more information than they used to. Rather than the 15-20 channels of…
BACK TO BASICS: Cable Compression Kit
Solid Signal makes great cables. But of course, you can too. With a little practice you can make the cables you need and by buying parts in bulk you’ll save a lot of money. You’ll also…
RG6 Cable Comparison Shootout, part 5: Solid Signal Quad Shielded Cable
Most people don’t enjoy fiddling around with their TVs for half an hour before settling in to watch This is Us. Since cable problems are among the hardest to find and diagnose, it’s a good idea to start…
RG6 Cable Comparison Shootout, part 4: Philips coaxial cable
A $1.00 cable definitely didn’t do the trick. A 12-year-old cable was surprisingly good. How about a cable from a home improvement store? The cable in question was the Philips SWV2172H/17, commonly found at home improvement…
RG6 Cable Comparison Shootout, part 3: 17-year-old cable
Some cables just aren’t up to the task. That’s what I found with my cable from the dollar store. I didn’t have to wait long before it completely failed. A dollar isn’t enough to spend for…
RG6 Cable Comparison Shootout, part 2: Uninex “El Cheapo” Cable
We’re looking at coaxial cable, which is the backbone of any TV distribution system whether it comes from an antenna or a satellite. Because cabling problems are the hardest to diagnose, using good cable will always…