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CATV Archives - Volpe Firm

CATV Archives - Volpe Firm

Hosted by Brady Volpe - The Volpe Firm

Episodes

31

Latest episode

Jul 2025

Language

EN-US

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The Volpe Firm

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July 18, 2025

SC-QAM

Join Brady Volpe and Ron Hranac as they take a technician-level look. Educate cable broadband technicians and engineers on how to effectively use a QAM analyzer to diagnose and resolve issues with SC-QAM (Single Carrier Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) channels in the HFC plant or CMTS environment. If you’re a cable tech, broadband engineer, or just The post SC-QAM appeared first on Volpe Firm.

April 21, 2025

DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM Field Measurements

Join Brady Volpe and Ron Hranac as they take a technician-level look into DOCSIS 3.1 downstream OFDM field measurements. Learn what to measure, how to measure it, and what those measurements really mean — from subcarrier spacing to RxMER and everything in between. If you’re a cable tech, broadband engineer, or just a DOCSIS The post DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM Field Measurements appeared first on Volpe Firm.

March 3, 2025

RF network AMA

Join us for our livestream event part 2, Tips, Tricks and what not to do in your RF network. Ask Ron Anything! (RF related) In this episode, AMA Brady Volpe and Ron Hranac in this episode Ron and Brady will answer your burning RF questions. --- Ron's Bio: Ron Hranac, a 50 year veteran The post RF network AMA appeared first on Volpe Firm.

December 18, 2024

Tips, Tricks and what not to do in your RF network

Join us for our next livestream event, Tips, Tricks and what not to do in your RF network. Ask Ron Anything! (RF related) In this episode, AMA Brady Volpe and Ron Hranac in this episode Ron and Brady will answer your burning RF questions. --- Ron's Bio: Ron Hranac, a 50 year veteran of The post Tips, Tricks and what not to do in your RF network appeared first on Volpe Firm.

November 20, 2024

Understanding Unity Gain

Join us for our next livestream event, understanding unity gain is an important concept that applies to the forward and reverse paths of most cable networks. Without it, network performance can be degraded. In this episode, Brady Volpe and Ron Hranac will walk you through the principles and practices of unity gain, what it The post Understanding Unity Gain appeared first on Volpe Firm.

August 14, 2024

Very big and very small numbers

RF with Ron and Brady - This topic is a little different than previous presentations, but is important considering the widespread use of very big and very small numbers in cable. Ours is a world of numbers, and in cable we tend to use a lot of really big and really small numbers. In reality, The post Very big and very small numbers appeared first on Volpe Firm.

June 13, 2024

Coaxial Cable Impedance, Attenuation and Beyond

Some people say coax but Ron likes coaxial cable. Coaxial cable has been a key component in our networks dating back to the industry's early days. As such, it's easy to take coax for granted without really understanding just what it is. Here's your chance to learn more about coaxial cable, along with a high-level The post Coaxial Cable Impedance, Attenuation and Beyond appeared first on Volpe Firm.

April 26, 2024

The half-wave dipole antenna

The simple half-wave dipole antenna has played a role in the RF side of the cable industry for decades. Many are familiar with its use for signal leakage measurements. The half-wave dipole antenna also forms the basis for other types of antennas, such as Yagi-Uda and log periodic dipole array antennas used at many headends The post The half-wave dipole antenna appeared first on Volpe Firm.

March 20, 2024

Myth of capacitance effect

Ready to level up your RF knowledge in the world of HFC plants? Our next episode is a must-watch just for you! Get pumped as our host extraordinaire, Brady Volpe, teams up with the renowned Ron Hranac for a knowledge-packed session. The presentation will cover the widespread myth of a so-called capacitance effect supposedly being The post Myth of capacitance effect appeared first on Volpe Firm.

February 13, 2024

What is Signal Leakage Field Strength? Back to Basics in HFC

What is signal leakage field strength? Are you keen to expand your knowledge on RF leakage within HFC plants? Our upcoming episode is tailored just for you! We're excited to have our host Brady Volpe and our well know guest Ron Hranac lead an insightful session on Signal Leakage Field Strength. Ron is set to The post What is Signal Leakage Field Strength? Back to Basics in HFC appeared first on Volpe Firm.

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