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SCTE Chapter Newsletter November 30, 2014

SCTE San Diego Chapter Newsletter is produced by:

Bob Weaver San Diego Chapter President

Director Adam Kruse Cox Communications adam.kruse@cox.com

Director John Mooney Time Warner Cable john.mooney@twcable.com

Director Ed Mowers Time Warner Cable edward.mowers@twcable.com

Director Andy Norton Time Warner Cable andy.norton@twcable.com

Associate Director James Garcia Time Warner Cable james.garcia1@twcable.com

Associate Director Dennis Kee Time Warner Cable dennis.kee@twcable.com

Associate Director Scott Scrimiger Cox Communications scott.scrimiger@cox.com

Associate Director Justin Serrano Cox Communications justin.serrano@cox.com

Table of Contents: December offering of the SCTE LiveLearning Webinars™

SCTE Tech Tips & Facts… a “cool” SCTE member only resource We need to hear from you! / 2014 SCTE SoCal Vendor Days legacy of excellence

2014 SCTE SoCal Vendor Days Sponsors: Platinum, Gold, Silver 2014 SoCal Vendor Days Photos

SCTE San Diego Chapter Board of Directors Annual Election Final Notification SCTE San Diego Chapter Members Photography Forum

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Contact Us:

Links: Join SCTE

The Value of SCTE Membership SCTE Mobile Apps Collection

SCTE Primers SCTE Certification SCTE Live Learning Schedule

SCTE Virtual Classroom Courses San Diego Chapter Facebook

Region 1 Representative Shane Portfolio

shane_portfolio@cable.comcast.com

President Bob Weaver Cox Communications bob.weaver@cox.com

Vice-President Brian Wesley Cox Communications brian.wesley@cox.com

Secretary Dan Sullivan Cox Communications daniel.sullivan@cox.com

Treasurer Laurie Dargavell Cox Communications laurie.dargavell@cox.com

Webmaster Ron Carso Corning Gilbert ron.carso@cox.net

Director Gary Boyer Cox Communications gary.boyer@cox.com

Director Kevin Coldani Datacraft Technologies, Inc. kevin@datacraft.tv

Director Tom Kennedy Power & Telephone Supply tom.kennedy@PTSupply.com

SCTE - Region 1 Representative Shane Portfolio

shane_portfolio@cable.comcast.com

December Webinar

SCTE LiveLearning Webinars™

LiveLearning Webinars are a series of live, interactive, web-based seminars offered on the third Wednesday of every month. This educational program is a

member benefit which is free for SCTE members and $29 for nonmembers.

MoCA Enabled

Presentation by:

Dennis Brown, Technical Facilitator Business Services, TimeWarner Cable

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

11:00 am Pacific Time Please note that online registration for this event

will close at 8:00 am eastern on the day of the event. Click on the button below to navigate to the

SCTE website and for registering information.

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Coaxial Cable Attenuation Changes versus Temperature

A characteristic of coaxial cable is that its attenuation varies with changes in temperature. This is true for both drop and hardline cable. Coaxial cable attenuation is provided at a reference of 68°F (20°C) by the manufacturer. Attenuation increases as temperature increases and decreases as temperature decreases. This is because the electrons that make up the conductors have more difficulty propagating (moving) through a warmer conductor.

As temperature varies from the reference, cable attenuation changes at a rate of about 1.0% for every 10°F change in temperature, or 0.1% for every 1°F change in temperature. Since this effect is predictable, we can calculate the new, expected attenuation at the new temperature using the formula:

αt = αREF[1 + 0.0011(tF – 68)]

where

αt = attenuation at new temperature tF (°F)

αREF = reference attenuation at 68°F

tF = new temperature °F

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We need to hear from you! The SCTE San Diego Chapter Board of Directors are currently planning for our local 2015 Technical Sessions Series. We welcome all your comments, suggestions and requests regarding the specific topics you are most interested in. We will do our best to line up industry speakers and host the sessions throughout the year. So get your thinking caps on and send a desired topic you would like for next year.

Send your request to: Bob Weaver, SCTE San Diego Chapter President. Bob.Weaver@Cox.Com

SCTE SoCal Vendor Days continues to prove a legacy of excellent! Chapter Presidents: Ron Lopez – SoCal; Bob Weaver – San Diego; Mike Nelson - Desert

Total attendees: 610

Technical Sessions Key Highlights are:

Total Topics: 8

Total Sessions: 28

Total Session hours: 42

Total Session attendees: 669

On behalf of the three collaborating SCTE Chapters (Desert, San Diego, SoCal) we would like to sincerely thank our Technical Session speakers for their generous support of this event as well as their associated organizations:

Arcom Mark Graves, Digital Leakage and LTE interference Arris Ayham Al-Banna , DOCSIS 3.1 Aurora Jim Omori, RFoG Overview and Troubleshooting Fluke Thomas Kurata, Wi-Fi Troubleshooting JDSU Juan Castro, Optimizing Digital Carriers VeEx Eve Danel, Ethernet Transport & VoIP Trunking SCTE, Nat’l Pam Nobles, Video Fundamentals Sumitomo Jorge Figueroa , EPON / DPoE 101 Sumitomo Sergio Ahumada , EPON / DPoE 101 (last session day 2)

In addition special thanks goes out to Bob Acheson, San Bruno Cable TV, Event Chair, SoCal Chapter; Paul Graves, CableCom SoCal Chapter, Registrations Chair; Bob Weaver, Cox Communications, San Diego Chapter, Technical Sessions Chair; Joe Haro, Charter SoCal Chapter, Event Treasurer, Andy Jensen, TimeWarner SoCal Chapter, for his work on printing the event and technical sessions signage as well as his collaborative teamwork early morning on Wednesday 10/29 partnering with Joe Haro, Charter Communications, SoCal Chapter, on the strategic placement of the tech session room signs. And finally, we are very thankful to the onsite volunteers from the San Diego Chapter Board who were able to clear their schedule to provide support of this significant professional development undertaking. Corning Gilbert, Ron Carso TimeWarner, Dennis Kee TimeWarner, Andy Norton Power & Tel, Tom Kennedy Cox Communications, Dan Sullivan Cox Communications, Brian Wesley

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2014 SCTE SoCal Vendor Days, Ontario CA.

Please visit our SCTE San Diego Chapter Facebook Page for the entire set of the 2014 SoCal Vendor Days Event

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Final Notice* SCTE San Diego Chapter Board of Directors Election Notification

Each year we open half of our board seats for membership opportunity to serve and contribute towards the mission of the Society. Six seats are available for a two year term from 2015 through 2016. Directors are representatives for the Society and the Chapter Board collectively. Directors are dedicated to the professional and technical development of its membership and the broadband telecommunications industry.

Candidate Eligibility • Current member of the SCTE • Employed (present or past) in a company that serves in the Cable Telecommunications industry • 18 years of age or older • Ability to commitment to a 2-year term and faithfully attend and contribute in Chapter board meetings as well as SCTE sponsored events.

Role Description Elected Board Members serve a two-year term. Board Members play a key role in developing local as well as collaborative programs with other nearby chapters in an effort to serve the needs of the membership and the Society. Our San Diego Chapter emphasis is on professional development targeted for all disciplines within our cable telecommunications industry. In addition, you will represent the membership in guiding the Chapter's future focus. * BOD candidates must submit their application by Monday December 15, 2014. Please contact Bob Weaver at bob.weaver@cox.com to request your official SCTE San Diego Chapter Board of Director candidate’s application form. Thank you,

Bob Weaver SCTE San Diego Chapter President

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This page is dedicated to the Chapter Membership “Open

Forum Photo Page”. If you have a photograph you would like considered for placement on this page please contact bob.weaver@cox.com AKA “Grandpa Bob” to discuss your submission and where to upload your creative capture for inclusion on this page…

Photography submitted by Bob Weaver, SCTE Member-San Diego Chapter

Photography submitted by Bob Weaver SCTE Member-San Diego Chapter

SCTE San Diego Newsletter is produced by: Bob Weaver, SCTE San Diego Chapter President, Please send feedback or requests to Bob Weaver