FBR Solutions
Coax Splicing & HFC Plant Fundamentals
A field-technician course for Spectrum high-split plant: what the job is, how to read tonight’s print, and the hardline craft to convert it.
- What high-split is and what FBR does
- Print reading & assignment workflow
- Hardline coring & splicing craft
- AOI high-split actives & testing
- Modules
- 26
- Learning tracks
- 6
- Quiz pass mark
- 80%
- Format
- Self-paced
Company standard
How this training is used
This course builds shared craft language and safe habits for FBR hardline and high-split work. It does not replace manufacturer instructions, host-employer procedures, or local law.
- Company procedure wins
Where this course and a written FBR / host SOP disagree, follow the SOP and OEM manual for the tool, connector, or amplifier in front of you.
- Safety before craft
Complete safety and access modules before energized plant, ladder, and aerial work. Stop-work authority always applies.
- Cut chart and craft card
Connector prep dimensions and torque values come from the connector/amp manufacturer craft card — not memory from the last job.
- Verify before you touch
Treat hardline ports, amp housings, and power supplies as energized until verified de-energized per procedure (NCV is not enough alone).
- Document the plant
Photos, map/active labels, and work-order status protect the next crew. If it is not documented, it did not happen for operations.
- Assessments measure readiness
Module quizzes and the final exam check knowledge. Hands-on sign-off on live plant remains a field/supervisor responsibility.
- · Module quiz default pass mark: 80% (see each module).
- · Final written exam pass mark: 80%.
- · Exam requires a signed-in learner account; time and focus losses are recorded.
- · Leaving the exam tab is logged as a focus loss for staff review.
Recommended order is the course map order: Safety → HFC foundations & hardline craft → Passives/actives & high-split → Testing & troubleshooting → Fiber/node literacy.
Resources
Training library
View PowerPoint and PDF courses in the browser, or download them.
Curriculum
Learning tracks
Why We're Here
What Spectrum high-split is, what FBR / Next Solutions does on a night’s evolution work, and what is out of scope.
Project picture, crew scope, assignment vs print
Safety & Field Access
After orientation: basic field mindset and PPE, then ladders, aerial lifts, and traffic control.
PPE, stop-work, ladders, bucket trucks, traffic
HFC Foundations & Hardline Craft
Plant architecture, design maps, cable science, coring, splicing, pin connectors, plant powering, and energized-plant safety before amp work.
Signal flow, maps, craft, 60/90 VAC plant power, LOTO habits
Passives, Actives & High-Split
Taps, passives, line extenders, distribution amps/boosters, and high-split upgrade theory.
Cascade devices, AOI platforms, spectrum expansion
Testing, Balance & Fault Finding
OneExpert workflows, amp replace/balance, and systematic troubleshooting after plant-power safety is complete.
Sweep, ingress, diagnostics, replace/balance
Fiber & Node Literacy for HFC Techs
Optical fundamentals, the optical node boundary, basic fiber test awareness, and DAA overview.
Fiber-to-the-node, optical testing basics, Remote PHY context
What you will learn
Field skills that matter
- Explain why Spectrum high-split exists and what FBR is contracted to do on a night’s work
- Run a job briefing, wear task PPE, and exercise stop-work authority on every ticket
- Recognize every major tool and PPE item on the truck before your first ride-along
- Set up and secure extension ladders using the 4:1 rule, sound support, and safe climbing practices
- Plan, inspect, stabilize, and safely operate bucket trucks around traffic, overhead hazards, and power lines
- Explain HFC signal and plant-power flow from headend/node through hardline cascades to the tap
- Read coax hardline prints: assignment sheet → legend → street → notes → scope
- Prep, core, splice, and cut out hardline to craftsmanship standards using size-matched tools and cut charts
- Install and verify taps, splitters, couplers, and power-passing passives
- Replace and align AOI line extenders, mini bridgers, and boosters for forward and return
- Execute high-split field changes: correct diplexers, wider-band actives, ingress discipline
- Test with SLM/OneExpert workflows and troubleshoot coax vs node/fiber boundary faults
- Apply fiber/node literacy and know when to escalate to fiber crews
Course structure
- Modules
- 26 focused modules · 1–2 pages each · end-of-module quiz
- Practice
- AOI equipment lab · taps · coring · splice QA · pad math
- Assessment
- Module quizzes plus a technical final exam