RF Archives - Volpe Firm
The Volpe Firm's podcast is dedicated to improving cable operators understanding of the technical requirements and demands placed on them to maintain happy subscribers. We are experts in all things cable with a focus on PNM and DOCSIS. We are true technology geeks and proud of it.
- Update frequency
- every 39 days
- Episodes
- 18
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
SC-QAM
Join Brady Volpe and Ron Hranac as they take a technician-level look. Educate cable broadband technicians and engineers on how to effectively use a QAM analyzer to diagnose and resolve issues with SC…
ANGACOM 2025 Recap: Fiber Domination, Low Latency DOCSIS, and Charter-Cox Merger Insights
We discuss:
• Why Europe is going 90% fiber and the impact on HFC
• The powerful low latency DOCSIS demo f…
Reddits Top DOCSIS Troubleshooting Questions Answered
DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM Field Measurements
Join Brady Volpe and Ron Hranac as they take a technician-level look into DOCSIS 3.1 downstream OFDM field measurements. Learn what to measure, how to measure it, and what those measurements really m…
Mastering Cable Upstream RF Troubleshooting for DOCSIS Pros
RF network AMA
Join us for our livestream event part 2, Tips, Tricks and what not to do in your RF network. Ask Ron Anything! (RF related) In this episode, AMA Brady Volpe and Ron Hranac in this episode Ron and Bra…
Tips, Tricks and what not to do in your RF network
Join us for our next livestream event, Tips, Tricks and what not to do in your RF network. Ask Ron Anything! (RF related) In this episode, AMA Brady Volpe and Ron Hranac in this episode Ron and Brady…
Very big and very small numbers
Coaxial Cable Impedance, Attenuation and Beyond
The half-wave dipole antenna
Myth of capacitance effect
What is Signal Leakage Field Strength? Back to Basics in HFC
Beneath the Surface: Exploring Skin Effect and Depth in Coaxial Cables
Welcome to another enlightening episode in our series where we dig deep into the technical phenomena that shape our understandin…
What is RF?
Join us as we venture into the world of “What is RF” RF (Radio Frequency) . I’m Brady Volpe, and alongside the incomparable Ron Hranac, we’re set to guide you on this next phase of our si…
Navigating the Ingress Labyrinth: Management, Mitigation, and Mastery (Part 2)
Join us as we venture further into the world of Ingress in this sequel to our illuminating episode. With the …
Into the Ingress Abyss: Understanding Leaks, Causes, and Consequences
I’m Brady Volpe, accompanied by the…
Distortion, Signal Leakage, Codewords and more – Did you know?