§ 6-21. Technical performance standards.  


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  • (a)

    Operators shall comply fully with the technical rules and standards for cable television operation as adopted by the Federal Communications Commission, 47 CFR Part 76, Subpart K, as amended from time to time.

    (b)

    The following distortion specifications apply over a temperature range of minus twenty (20) degrees Fahrenheit to plus one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit:

    (1)

    The carrier to noise ratio shall be no less than forty-five and five-tenths (45.5) dB.

    (2)

    Second order distortion shall be at least sixty (60) dB below visual carrier.

    (3)

    Total harmonic distortion shall be at least fifty-two (52) dB below visual carrier.

    (4)

    Cross modulation shall be at least fifty-two (52) dB below visual carrier with synchronous video modulation.

    (5)

    Hum modulation factor shall not exceed plus or minus two (2) percent (60 to 120 hz.) tolerance.

(Code 1965, § 6-22)