Thank you Ed. I am aware of the Hittite parts. Up the reference 20% and
divide by 8 works. I will be a happy camper.
Eric
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From: hp_agilent_equipment@...
[mailto:hp_agilent_equipment@...] On Behalf Of Ed Breya
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 9:10 PM
To: hp_agilent_equipment@...
Subject: [hp_agilent_equipment] Re: HP 5385A Advice
Check out Hittite for fast dividers. You may find that dividing by eight is
more acceptible considering that at such high frequencies, binary dividing
is much easier than any other number. You can prescale by any divider ratio
and still get correct numeric results by scaling the counter clock in
proportion.
An alternative is to subtract frequencies instead - simple if the desired
counting range is fairly small.
Ed
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<mailto:hp_agilent_equipment%40yahoogroups.com> , "Erick Schumacher"
<wb6kcn@...> wrote:
Hi Folks
Anybody have any advice on getting a decade divider to go in front of a
5385
counter so I can measure frequencies around X band. Divide by 8 is not
acceptable. Clugey is acceptable as long as it is cheap.
Eric
Eric Schumacher