
Application Notes: Proofing and Testing
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by power pack filter failure, bad solder connections, corroded connectors,
impulse noise, etc.
Diagnosis for 1 or 2 bars slowly scrolling up on the TV is as follows: If it’s one
hum bar (50/60 Hz), check for bad connections where voltage is ac. If it’s 2
hum bars (100/120 Hz), check the dc power pack for proper ac input, check
for power-pack ripple (possible filter cap or diode failure). This is achieved by
using an ac-coupled voltmeter and measuring ac voltage on the dc test
point. It should be < 15 mVac. Two hum bars can be produced by any power
supply that rectifies ac into dc and could include battery chargers.
If hum is only on 1 channel, suspect the headend. If it's only on a few lower
channels, it could be a bad power transformer humming along outside. If it's
on one house and not the neighbors, or on a digital channel, suspect the
house grounding.
Headend Tests [76.605(a)(11)]
Headend proofing consists of chrominance-luminance delay (<170 ns),
differential gain ( < ± 20 %), and differential phase (< ± 10 degrees). This is a
triennial test requirement.
Leakage – Rule [76.609(h) & 76.605(a)(12)]
This measurement can be taken directly from an aircraft above the system
and reported directly. 90% of leakage points shall not exceed 10 uV/m at an
altitude of 450 meters.
Measurements may be taken on the ground and entered into a formula that
simulates the interference it would cause at aircraft altitudes. The former
method is called the fly-over and the latter is called cumulative leakage index
(CLI).
If you opt to perform CLI instead of the fly-over, you must include at least 75
percent of the strand mileage of the cable, including all the cable that can be
expected to have the least leakage integrity. You must substantially cover
the plant in three months for a quarterly test.
A dipole antenna must be used 3 meters from the leak and 3 meters above
the ground. The dipole should be rotated about a vertical axis and the
maximum reading recorded.
Other conductors must be 10 or more feet away from the measuring
antenna. See 76.609 through 76.616 for the complete regulation series.
A single source of radio-frequency leakage must not exceed a certain field
strength, measured in microvolts per meter at a given distance with a "cut
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