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I just had a look at ebay listings and do not believe the current asking prices. A few years back it seemed like no one could give them away. I found mine at a local machinery recycle warehouse. On the last Thursday of the month, any electrical left on the shelves is drastically slashed and open to offers.
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Dennis -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 10/6/17, Peter Gottlieb hpnpilot@... [hp_agilent_equipment] <hp_agilent_equipment@...> wrote:
Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] 8901B Power level zeroisation To: hp_agilent_equipment@... Date: Friday, October 6, 2017, 7:32 PM I paid more than twice that just for shipping.? But yeah, keep your eye out and you can get one pretty cheap. Peter On 10/6/2017 11:33 AM, Dennis Czelusniak czelusniakd@... [hp_agilent_equipment] wrote: > > The HP 8901B Modulation Analyzer combines four > functions into one, power meter, modulation > analyzer, frequency counter,and audio analyzer. > I think nicely integrated for budget bench set for > Ham operator. My unit set me back whopping $25. > Not necessary in my opinion if all you measure is power. > > Dennis > > -------------------------------------------- > On Fri, 10/6/17, Peter Gottlieb hpnpilot@... [hp_agilent_equipment] > <hp_agilent_equipment@...> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] 8901B Power level zeroisation > To: hp_agilent_equipment@... > Date: Friday, October 6, 2017, 9:35 AM > > Does the 8901B have any advantage besides integration > over a 437/8 power meter when using a 8480 series power > sensor? > The 8901B is a very > large and heavy instrument which to me needs some > justification to be at my bench. > > > Peter > On Oct 6, 2017, at 9:25 AM, Dennis Czelusniak > czelusniakd@... > [hp_agilent_equipment] <hp_agilent_equipment@...> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > E1 is invalid key sequence if calibration is pressed while > not in AM or FM. > > 8480 series sensors work with your unit, high priced 11722A > not required. > > If you have option 10, connect calibrator output to input, > select AM, push > > calibrate and wait, takes about 20 seconds, do the same with > FM, display > > reading will be 99.0 to 101.0% > > > > Dennis > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > On Fri, 10/6/17, matt.ames7bc@... > [hp_agilent_equipment] <hp_agilent_equipment@...> > wrote: > > > > Subject: [hp_agilent_equipment] 8901B Power level > zeroisation > > To: hp_agilent_equipment@... > > Date: Friday, October 6, 2017, 2:57 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > I have an 8901B here that I use to > > measure power with, using the internal power detector > and > > *not* the fancy external 11722A sensor. > > When I have nothing connected to the > > input, and I press the zero key, I get an Error > > 21. > > Does anyone know what I am doing wrong, > > and how to zero the internal power level > > sensor? > > Cheers, > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Posted by: Peter Gottlieb <hpnpilot@...> ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links Traditional ? ? (Yahoo! ID required) ? ? hp_agilent_equipment-fullfeatured@... |
