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Re:So you think you know cable TV, huh? Let's see how you do on this quiz




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>1) You are splicing on an upgrade project and you come to a pole that has old .500 cable for the input and output, which set of specs do you use?
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>a) Retro specs on even numbered days/ New build specs on odd numbered days
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>b) New build specs on even numbered days/ Rerto specs on odd numbered days
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>c) New build specs
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>d) Wreck out cable and rebuild, making sure nobody's service is interrupted for more than two hours
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>2) How many managers is an appropriate number to have on an upgrade project?
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>a) 2 managers for every man working in the field
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>b) 4 managers for every man working in the field
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>c) It depends how many tee-times are available
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>d) However many will fit in the doughnut shop next to the office
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>3) "Sun-up to sun-down" means the same thing as:
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>a) 7am - 3pm
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>b) No more than 2 hours
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>c) All of the above
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>4) Channels 2 - 8 on your TV have very poor picture quality. After talking to your neighbors, you find out they have the same problem. What is most likely to be the problem?
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>a) An improper bending radius in the cable at a 90 pole
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>b) There are not enough straight splices between the node and your TV
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>c) Sweep came through and set the amps up at 67/2
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>d) Everyone in town needs a new TV
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>e) A 30 yr old ground rod is sticking up out of the ground
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>f) The tap feeding your house is on the wrong side of the pole because the run was reversed
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>5) If a job is advertised as "4-6 weeks of clean-up", the most appropriate thing to do would be:
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>a) Run like the wind
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>b) Get a job in a mill
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>c) Buy a house in that town and move mom and the kids there
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>6) A bucket truck carrying two splicers leaves Peru, Illinois at 5:00 pm Friday evening. The truck holds 28 gallons of fuel and gets 11 miles-per-gallon. If the truck averages 80 m.p.h. where will it be at 8:37 pm?
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>a) Bumblefuk, Kentucky
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>b) Headed in the right direction
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>c) Who cares, as long as it left Peru, Illinois
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>d) Not far enough from Peru, Illinois
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>If you need the correct answers, I'll post them later. Right now I have to go adjust my rabbit ears.



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