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Introduction. The Antenna Site. The Transportation Trunk. Distribution System Overview. Coaxial Cable and Equalization. The Distribution System. Ohm's Law. System Performance. Measurement Parameters. Test Instrumentation. Characteristics of the Coaxial Cable. Coaxial Cable Transmission Line Types. Powering the Cable TV System. Passive Devices. Concepts of Distribution Systems. Theory of Heterodyne Converter. Demodulator and Modulator. Preamplifiers and Filters. Fundamentals of Transmission Lines. Antennas. Regions of Propagation. Head-End Testing and Alignment. General Characteristics of Electromagnetic Waves. The Television Signal. Electronics Layout. Underground Construction. Satellite Communications. Earth Station Antennas. Data Communications.