ME APPLIANCE CONNECTION AND SERVICE
TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION
TEST 2026
◉ How many gaskets do hardline two-way RF splitters have?
Answer: They have two gaskets, an RFI gasket and an environmental
gasket.
◉ As frequency increases through a splitter, Answer: Insertion loss
increases.
◉ What is the interfering RF signal level on output port 2 when: (1)
the input leg is terminated; (2) the internal isolation is 32 dB; and
(3) there is an applied signal of 7 dBmV on output port 2? Answer: -
25 dBmV
◉ A two-way splitter that is 600 feet away from an amplifier has
what outputs when given the following: (1) the output of the
amplifier is 25 dBmV at 50 MHz and 31 dBmV at 550 Mhz; (2) the
600 feet of cable loses 1.98 dB at 50 MHz and loses 6.48 dB at 550
MHhz; and (3) the two way splitter loses 3.8 dB at 50 MHz and loses
4.4 dB at 550 MHz? Answer: 19.22 dBmV at 50 MHz and 20.12
dBmV at 550 MHz.
,◉ Which of the following describes a power inserter? Answer: It
contains a high-pass filter network that passes RF signals between
the two RF/AC ports and blocks 60-Hz 60 VAC between the same
two ports.
◉ Which of the following statements is true? Answer: For each
power inserter, the system design must ensure that: (1) the current
required by any one RF/AC port does not exceed that port's power-
passing specification; and (2) the current required by both RF/AC
ports does not exceed the AC input port power-passing specification.
◉ Calculate the capacitive reactance of a power inserter's feed-
through capacitor when: (1) the frequency is 60 Hz; and (2) the
capacitance value is 1,000 pF. Answer: .A) 3.18 Ohms.
◉ What is the AC input voltage of a power inserter when: (1) the
cable between the power supply and the power inserter is 200 feet
long; (2) the power supply cable's DC loop resistance is 1.07
ohms/1,000 feet; (3) the power supply output voltage is 60 VAC; and
(4) the total current requirement is 11.4 amps? Answer: B) 57.56
VAC.
◉ A typical power inserter faceplate Answer: Contains electronic
components, cover bolts, and interconnect pins.
, ◉ The signal power level in a directional coupler Answer: Is greater
at a 7 dB tap port than at a 12 dB tap port with the same input signal
level.
◉ A directional coupler Answer: Tap port leg can supply signal to a
multiple dwelling unit (MDU) or a smaller number of customers
while maintaining the maximum amount of signal on the original
cable.
◉ Which of the following is true? Answer:
◉ The terminating tap Answer: Is the last tap installed at the end of
the feeder cable run.
◉ An RF/AC bypass tap Answer: Has the added feature of being able
to maintain RF signal and AC voltage continuity during faceplate
removal.
◉ Three components of the tap housing (and not the tap faceplate)
are Answer: The threaded mounting tap, seizure screw mechanisms,
and right-angled input and output ports.
◉ Tap loss is Answer: The signal attenuation between the input port
and each tap port at a specific frequency.
TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION
TEST 2026
◉ How many gaskets do hardline two-way RF splitters have?
Answer: They have two gaskets, an RFI gasket and an environmental
gasket.
◉ As frequency increases through a splitter, Answer: Insertion loss
increases.
◉ What is the interfering RF signal level on output port 2 when: (1)
the input leg is terminated; (2) the internal isolation is 32 dB; and
(3) there is an applied signal of 7 dBmV on output port 2? Answer: -
25 dBmV
◉ A two-way splitter that is 600 feet away from an amplifier has
what outputs when given the following: (1) the output of the
amplifier is 25 dBmV at 50 MHz and 31 dBmV at 550 Mhz; (2) the
600 feet of cable loses 1.98 dB at 50 MHz and loses 6.48 dB at 550
MHhz; and (3) the two way splitter loses 3.8 dB at 50 MHz and loses
4.4 dB at 550 MHz? Answer: 19.22 dBmV at 50 MHz and 20.12
dBmV at 550 MHz.
,◉ Which of the following describes a power inserter? Answer: It
contains a high-pass filter network that passes RF signals between
the two RF/AC ports and blocks 60-Hz 60 VAC between the same
two ports.
◉ Which of the following statements is true? Answer: For each
power inserter, the system design must ensure that: (1) the current
required by any one RF/AC port does not exceed that port's power-
passing specification; and (2) the current required by both RF/AC
ports does not exceed the AC input port power-passing specification.
◉ Calculate the capacitive reactance of a power inserter's feed-
through capacitor when: (1) the frequency is 60 Hz; and (2) the
capacitance value is 1,000 pF. Answer: .A) 3.18 Ohms.
◉ What is the AC input voltage of a power inserter when: (1) the
cable between the power supply and the power inserter is 200 feet
long; (2) the power supply cable's DC loop resistance is 1.07
ohms/1,000 feet; (3) the power supply output voltage is 60 VAC; and
(4) the total current requirement is 11.4 amps? Answer: B) 57.56
VAC.
◉ A typical power inserter faceplate Answer: Contains electronic
components, cover bolts, and interconnect pins.
, ◉ The signal power level in a directional coupler Answer: Is greater
at a 7 dB tap port than at a 12 dB tap port with the same input signal
level.
◉ A directional coupler Answer: Tap port leg can supply signal to a
multiple dwelling unit (MDU) or a smaller number of customers
while maintaining the maximum amount of signal on the original
cable.
◉ Which of the following is true? Answer:
◉ The terminating tap Answer: Is the last tap installed at the end of
the feeder cable run.
◉ An RF/AC bypass tap Answer: Has the added feature of being able
to maintain RF signal and AC voltage continuity during faceplate
removal.
◉ Three components of the tap housing (and not the tap faceplate)
are Answer: The threaded mounting tap, seizure screw mechanisms,
and right-angled input and output ports.
◉ Tap loss is Answer: The signal attenuation between the input port
and each tap port at a specific frequency.
