I think there is these days. Run SpectrumLab, Argo, Spectran or one of the
other "waterfall" programs under Windows on a PC and input the receiver
audio to the soundcard. If your receiver drifts you may need to put a stable
crystal controlled singal on screen as well and this system will plot your
vfo drift all day if you like and give you a reading on how good your
central heating is. I can run 24/7 with rx errors of less than 1Hz on 160m
These programs written for very narrowband receive modes are great bits of
test equipment, and all for free.
73 de Alan G3NYK
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----- Original Message -----
From: Pete <peterawson@...>
To: <hp_agilent_equipment@...>
Sent: 01 December 2006 23:00
Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] Need logging help with hp 5328a
James,
I know what you need to take readings from your 5328A with your PC; but it
may not
be as simple as you'd like. Software is the hard part since I don'y know
of
any public
domain instrument interface; I have a copy of HP/Agilent's VEE which runs
fine, but
is probably not freely availavble. NI Labview should work fine also &
older
copies are
easier to find.
Next you need a GPIB(HPIB) board for your PC; a PCI/GPIB interface is
simplest & they
are readily available. Finally you need a GPIB cable from the counter to
the
PC. After that,
it's all downhill.
There must be a simpler way than this; let's hope a later answer is
better.
Regards,
Pete Rawson
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