Impairments
SLM
Know your Charter Vehicle
Ladders 101
Signal 101
100

This impairment is calculated by the technician only to be correct or not.

What is Attenuation Calculation?

100

This Subtest allows me to check for the bandwidth of the Cable

What is the DOCSIS Throughput test?

100

The Acronym for being safe while backing up.

What is GOAL?

100

The SAFE method acronym stands for this.

What is Stop, Assess, Focus, and Eliminate?

100

This is the term referring the the length of a wave.

What is Frequency?


200

This Impairment is a quantity measurement written in Scientific Notation.

What is BER?

200

This is the test that allows me to quantify the Ethernet Port speed on a customers device.

What is Port Discovery?

200

This is how often the company wants a technician using reverse in there vehicle when conditions allow.

What is Never?

200

The correct body position when raising a ladder.

What is side positioning?

200

This is the term related to the height or power of a wave.

What is the Amplitude?

300

This Impairment is a Quality Measurement and is represented in DB.

What is MER?

300

This Subtest shows a technician the VOIP performance of the cable.

What is Packet Quality?

300

This is the correct cone placement when parked at a 45 degree angle.

What is one in front and back?


300

The ration should the ladder be at while raising and lowering.

What is 10 to 1?

300

This is the term referring to the position of the wave.

What is Phase?

400

This impairment is a measurement of Micro Reflections.

What is ECHO?


400

This Test can allow me to see if the signal is there and just low while all other test will just error.

What is the Quickcheck?


400

This is the number of cones that should be used when working in active traffic.

What is 6?


400

The 4 step process for inspecting a pole.

What is Visual, FVD, Sound, and Prod?

400

The 3 primary types of modulation used by charter communications.

What are Frequency, Amplitude and Phase?

500

This impairment is a measurement of excess AC voltage on the cable.

What is HUM?

500

This Subtest allows a technician to look at ingress on live signal. 

What is the Spectrum IUC?
500

We as a company have hit over 100 of these in company vehicles in the last year.

What are stationary objects.

500
The correct PPE for climbing a Ladder at the tap.

What is Safety vest, Hart Hat, Safety Glasses, Safety Gloves, Safety Boots, FVD, Safety Belt, and Safety Strap?

500

This is one completed cycle in one second over 75 ohms of resistance.

What is 1 Hertz?

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