Cable Television Handbook

"A very useful reference work ... excellent technical overview." --Society of Cable Television Engineers Magazine (from a review of the first edition)

If you want to get on top of the powerful new technologies and challenges that are transforming the cable landscape, you can't find a better platform than this updated, expanded guide. Gene Bartlett's respected Cable Television Technology and Operations launched engineers, technicians, and managers with hands-on solutions to practical problems on the job. Now completely updated as the Cable Television Handbook, this guide provides the new answers you need today--plus solutions to problems coming down the pike.

*Find all the answers you need in the only full-service reference on the complete spectrum of modern cable topics
*Get clear coverage of new FCC regulations
*Solve wide-ranging technical and operational problems
*Apply operational tips for better service and lower costs
*Calculate answers quickly with easy-to-follow worked examples
*Install and service new types of cables, wiring, hubs, and transmission and control methods
*Understand signal sources
*Perform tests and measurements