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Welcome back, tech enthusiasts! I’m your host Brady Volpe, founder of Nimble This and the Volpe Firm, and I’m thrilled to be here with another exciting episode of “Get Your Tech On.” Today, we have a very special guest with us, Ron Hranac, who will be the main presenter on our topic, “Putting the Decibel to Work (see video on Youtube)” As many of you know, the decibel is a fundamental unit of measurement in the world of telecommunications and is used to express everything from gain and loss to signal-to-noise ratio and modulation error ratio. Ron will guide us through the many applications of the decibel, including gain, loss, return loss, isolation, carrier-to-noise ratio, carrier-to-noise distortion, receive modulation error ratio, and signal level, just to name a few. So, get ready to dive deep into the world of telecommunications as we explore the many uses of the decibel.
Let me introduce our guest, Ron Hranac, Ron Hranac is a veteran of the cable industry with over 50 years of experience, having worked for cable operators and vendors. He is a Fellow Member of the SCTE, co-founder and Assistant Board Member of the organization’s Rocky Mountain Chapter, and has been inducted into the Society’s Hall of Fame, among other accolades. Ron is a prolific writer and speaker who has published numerous articles and papers, and has spoken at various international, national, regional, and local conferences and seminars. Be sure to see his full bio in the description below. Welcome back Ron.
So Ron I’m really excited to learn more about the mighty decibel today. I would like to ask our listeners to like and subscribe and also drop your questions in the live chat or if you can’t listen live, please drop your questions and feedback in the comment section below, we love your input. With that Ron, let’s get right into your presentation.
We hope you enjoyed this informative discussion with Ron Hranac about “Putting the Decibel to Work.” Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for more exciting content, and hit the notification bell to be the first to know when we upload new videos.
Ron we have another exciting show scheduled for May 12th where you are going to talk to us about Carrier-to-noise Ratio, do you want to talk about that now?
Thank you for watching!
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:36 Putting the decibel to work
00:04:15 Defining the decibel
00:05:50 Using the decibel: Examples
00:07:30 Gain
00:11:00 Loss
00:17:21 Return Loss
00:24:52 Isolation
00:29:45 Carrier-to-Noise Ratio
00:44:53 RxMER
00:47:13 SNR
00:49:45 Signal Level
00:51:35 SNR vs MER vs CNR on the CMTS
00:54:26 Other Applications of the decibel
00:57:10 Decibel shortcuts
00:58:54 Summary
00:59:55 Wrap-up
Ron’s Bio: Ron Hranac, a 50 year veteran of the cable industry, who has worked for cable operators and vendors during his career. He is a Fellow Member of the SCTE and co-founder and Assistant Board Member of the organization’s Rocky Mountain Chapter, Ron was inducted into the Society’s Hall of Fame in 2010, is a co-recipient of the Chairman’s Award, an SCTE Member of the Year, and is a member of the Cable TV Pioneers Class of 1997. He received the Society’s Excellence in Standards award at Cable-Tec Expo 2016. He was recipient of the European Society for Broadband Professionals’ 2016 Tom Hall Award for Outstanding Services to Broadband Engineering, and was named winner of the 2017 David Hall Award for Best Presentation. He has published hundreds of articles and papers, and has been a speaker at numerous international, national, regional, and local conferences and seminars.
Thank you for your time today. This was a great episode. Episode 91 is in with John Downey and Brady Volpe. And don’t miss RF with Ron and Brady.
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