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What is a waveguide?
If you look at Solid Signal, you will see hundreds of parts designed for waveguides. You can shape a waveguide, connect a waveguide, cut a waveguide… all of this sounds great unless you’re asking...
View ArticleFUN FRIDAY: The Roddenberry Archive
That’s right, longtime readers, I’m back to writing about Star Trek. Maybe it’s been on my mind since the long-awaited last season of Discovery finally made it to screens. Or maybe the idea of Trek...
View ArticleSmart Garage Door Openers: Upgrading to the Latest Technology for Safety and...
There’s nothing better than coming home from a long day’s work, turning the car off, and going inside. The little things during the day actually get us through the storm. Sometimes, closing your...
View ArticleIs burial-rated cable required if you’re burying the cable?
Here’s another question that comes from our support lines. You see, of all the cables we have at Solid Signal, most are not rated for burial. In fact only a few are. So what if you want a cable for...
View ArticleEssential Home Office Equipment for Software Developers
To say that software development is fast-paced has become a bit cliche at this point, but sometimes expressions become cliche because they’re true. Software developers rely on efficiency to beat their...
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STREAMING SATURDAY: How do I know what app that’s on?
Just a couple of days ago I was talking to a friend who told me a little about what was going on at home. They said their spouse did a lot of streaming but could never remember what app anything was...
View ArticleDoes the KING WiFiMax require a subscription?
It’s travel time, friends, and for a lot of us, that means time spent in RV parks. The RV life has never been more popular than it is today. RVs are a great way to travel the country and save money on...
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Why are cell towers so thick when other broadcast towers are so skinny?
The picture above is a typical cell tower. It’s very wide at the base. Sometimes they are a bit narrower but still very thick, similar to this one: That’s still pretty thick compared to some broadcast...
View ArticleUltimate 360 Laser Level – 43% OFF
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View ArticleIt’s been about a year since I ranted about passwords soooooooo….
Yep, I looked it up. The last time I ranted about passwords was this article back in 2023. In the meantime there have been some pretty high profile data breaches, including some that may have affected...
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BONUS Podcast: Ken Reid and Evan Dorkin
This week Ken welcomes artist, writer and comic book legend Evan Dorkin to the show. Ken and Evan discuss living the dream, low bars, being disgusted by your own personal failings, Spring Break,...
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Black screen problems with your DIRECTV H26K? Here’s the easy solution
Last year, DIRECTV released the H26K Commercial Receiver. It’s not only the first receiver specifically designed for commercial use, it’s also the company’s first new receiver of any kind in a decade....
View ArticleWhat is the OTARD rule?
Hopefully, this has never happened to you. You want to upgrade your home entertainment system. Maybe you want a satellite dish. Maybe you want an antenna and you’re pretty far from the city center....
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How can one cable provide power in one direction and signal in the other?
What you see above you is DIRECTV’s PI-29Z power inserter. It’s used to power DIRECTV dishes. The idea is that you put it inline between your dish and your receivers and it sends the necessary power...
View ArticleIntroducing “The Signal Series”
Believe it or not, The Solid Signal Blog has been educating people about technology for 17 years. Our Solid Signal YouTube Channel is in its 13th year. In that time, well over ten million people have...
View ArticlePodcast #575: DIRECTV is TAKING AWAY local channels? Why? WHY WHY!!
If you’ve recently lost access to standard definition local channels on DIRECTV, you’re probably not too happy. Listen to this week’s podcast and you might understand the process a little bit. Plus,...
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Would you buy a “mini/retro” DIRECTV box?
There’s a weird trend out there which I’ve recently become aware of. There are companies out there making miniature versions of old computers that actually run the old computer software. They do it...
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Ken Reid and A.L. Katz & Gil Adler
This week Ken welcomes the incredible co-hosts of the amazing How NOT to Make a Movie podcast, writer-producers A.L. Katz and Gil Adler. Ken, Alan and Gil discuss good rooms, Bordello of Blood, when...
View ArticleHow can you update your DIRECTV Gemini?
I’m a bit of a nerd when it comes to updating software and hardware. I admit it. I don’t always update my gear the very day that new software comes out, but I do that most of the time. To me, there’s...
View ArticleWhat is IPTV distribution?
If you’re familar at all with the term “IPTV” it’s in the context of connecting to, ahem, out-of-the-way streaming video sources. Most people who use IPTV devices at all do so in order to stream...
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