The Cable Television Technology & Information Page

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Welcome to the Cable Television Technology and Information Page, By Kevin Custer
"The Cable Television Technology & Information Page"
"CTTIP"

A technical CATV website by:
Kevin K. Custer
You may not reproduce or redistribute this information without permission from the author.
Feel free to use it for your own purposes, however.

Concept of this site:

Provide valuable information on the technical aspects of CATV repair & maintenance.
No matter what sweep equipment you use, this site will help you identify and repair catv response problems.
This site deals mainly with the use of the Wavetek Stealth Sweep System, as that is what I use.
Provide services to help keep repair costs down.

Pads and EQ's   What are Pads and EQ's and how and why are they used?
Splitters.    How are different configuration splitters made?
Directional and Non-Directional Test Points.     Seeing what is behind you or possibly what is ahead of you.
Directional and Pressure Taps.      What are taps made from?
General Sweep Information.     Good rule of thumb information.
Off Air, FM, and CATV Channel frequency chart.    Frequency vs. Channel Assignment and more!
Jerrold Return Path Information Download.    PDF document on designing and maintaining the return path (Zipped).
Simple XL Spread-Sheet on CATV Design.   Written by Kevin Custer and Scott Zimmerman

Jerrold Electronics, some brief history Where did Jerrold come from?

Construction of Sweep Tools. Build items that will save time and increase production.

Construction of CATV Maintenance Tools. Build items that will save the technician time.

ANTEC Laser Link II optical equipment. Information on AT&T / Antec / Scientific Atlanta optical transport systems of the mid 1990's.
This documentation incudes recommended RF drive levels of several Lasers of the era.
Information courtesy of Mike Whitley of Cisco

CATV Equipment Repair. Information on repair facilities that focus on the CATV industry.
Analyze Technologies Services LLC Livingston, Texas

GENERAL DISCLAIMER - - This site and its entire contents is for informational purposes only!
If you elect to follow any link or procedure outlined herein, you do so at your own risk.
I cannot, nor will not, be responsible for any possible damage to radio equipment, personal property, to yourself or to others caused by modifications that you or someone else may make to any equipment as a result of your reading of the contents of this site. Links are provided to other information and modifications on the internet and are offered with no guarantee.

This site and its contents are protected under US copyright laws. You may reproduce the contents of this site (partial or full) for your own use, but you may not reproduce it in quantity or sell the contents (partial or full) for any profit without written consent of the originating author(s).

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