This may not be the best place to mention this but I have an Advantest R3131 spectrum analyzer that had its battery fail and as a result "forgot" that it has a tracking generator installed.?
I have reviewed the documentation manuals, I have searched high and low on the internet for information on how to restore the tracking generator installed option bits but have had no success.?
I have asked on the Yahoo Advantest instrument forum.?I have checked with several instrument repair groups and they are all clueless. I even checked with Microlease, the official designated repair group for Advantest in the US. They want to charge me $4k for fixing the issue, which is completely ridiculous and way outside my retiree amateur radio budget.?
Does anyone here in the HP instrument forum have any experience fixing this issue with the Advantest R3131 analyzer or perhaps knows someone familiar with this analyzer? Perhaps a former instrument repair tech that might have knowledge that will help me solve this issue??
I would appreciate any help you can give me. I'm desperate. That's why I'm lurking here in this HP forum. :)
Thanks,
Leland
K9SDR
