Best of the Blog 2023, Volume 8

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 August, 2023:

  1. NICE AND EASY: How to run a “check switch” on your DISH receiver
  2. How long does it take for a Tailgater Pro to start up?
  3. How to upgrade or recover your DIRECTV/AT&T AIM Meter
  4. Does DIRECTV have a month-to-month plan?
  5. Does it matter which way you aim your KING One Pro or Tailgater?
  6. THE GREAT DEBATE: SWM-enabled dish or external SWM?
  7. PRO TIP: Your computer’s color will help you get started in the morning
  8. Are BNC connectors still used for anything?
  9. Does every commercial install need an amplifier and a polarity locker?
  10. Where did they get the names “DIRECTV” and “DISH?”
  11. How does Google Maps know my location?
  12. Where can you get a DIRECTV Local Channel Connector (LCC?)
  13. Road Trip Hacks: Cell Phone Vehicle Signal Booster
  14. Will TV antennas ever get smaller?
  15. Should you reuse old coaxial cable?
  16. UPDATED WHITE PAPER: DIRECTV for Bars and Restaurants
  17. What do you mean by “addressable advertising?”
  18. “My installer says all I need is an RF modulator. Why can’t I find one?”
  19. What does “backhaul” mean?
  20. What’s so bad about VHF-Low?
  21. Why do cables use so many different connectors?
  22. Why can’t you send HD to your television on channel 3?
  23. Does the DIRECTV H26K need to be connected to the internet?
  24. What’s the difference between a DIRECTV H26 and a DIRECTV H26K?
  25. Why can’t Solid Signal sell DIRECTV equipment meant for other countries?
  26. What is RoHS Compliance?
  27. Solid Signal’s HANDS ON REVIEW: DIRECTV H26K Commercial Receiver
  28. What can you do if you get the “wrong” Gemini?
  29. With regional sports networks collapsing, will pro sports return to live TV?
  30. MINI REVIEW: DIRECTV Gemini Air
  31. NICE AND EASY: What does the CE logo mean on electronics?
  32. WRONG TOOL/RIGHT TOOL: Mount a dish on your patio
  33. THROWBACK THURSDAY: Avocado antenna
  34. NICE AND EASY: Why is copper used for cables?
  35. What’s the best entertainment solution for your boat?
  36. Let’s clear this up right now. How many H26K receivers can you put on a SWM-30?
  37. The history of area codes
  38. Someone INVENTED it: the Zipper
  39. Can over-the-air TV break its “boomer addiction?”
  40. The quick guide to adding DVR service to your Wally
  41. NICE AND EASY: Can you put a preamp in the attic?

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