Re: Cheap and simple OXCOs upgrades on ebay
Okay, here's some stuff to nudge us back on topic...
One of the two boards I bought from sz.plaza.com had a defective regulator, and I cooked the OCXO before I realized the problem. So I decapitated
By
Dave Wright
·
#140010
·
|
Added Folder /A temporary directory for photographs and help relating to emails and posting/CTI_OCXO internal photos
#file-notice
Dave Wright <davewrightsplace@...> added folder */A temporary directory for photographs and help relating to emails and posting/CTI_OCXO internal photos*
By
Group Notification <noreply@...>
·
#140009
·
|
Re: Another 3GHz 53132-68003 Chanel 3 option design for the 53131A and 53132A
On straightening the traces, I wonder if rotating the parts (and 45 degrees is legal) would help.? Don't think that power leads are as critical.? IIRC, the bends might cause impedance changes and
By
Harvey White
·
#140008
·
|
HP 3490a Multimeter shows all 2s.
I got a bunch of stuff from an old moldy garage for US$50 a box and this HP 3490A shows all number 2 on the display.
It looks (to me) to be in pretty rough shape externally, and great shape
By
Alan Kilian <alankilian@...>
·
#140007
·
|
Re: Another 3GHz 53132-68003 Chanel 3 option design for the 53131A and 53132A
Straight signal line, 2 layer, (transistors.....), bottom ground plane stitched to top ground pour.
Yep, looks reasonable to me.
Harvey
By
Harvey White
·
#140006
·
|
Re: HP8753 error, "CAUTION: NO IF FOUND: CHECK R INPUT LEVEL"
Hej Klaus det er desv?rre ikke s? let. Du kan kun k?re med intern source. Og der er 2 slags YIG i de apparater. 5086-7473 eller 5086-7934. De g?r begge i stykker. Du kan god f? den repareret men
By
Peter Hansen
·
#140005
·
|
HP8753 error, "CAUTION: NO IF FOUND: CHECK R INPUT LEVEL"
Hi
I have an HP8753 network analyzer I bought at an auction.
When powered up, it shows the error: " CAUTION: NO IF FOUND: CHECK R INPUT LEVEL"
Seems the 8753ES has a known problem with YIG
By
kvk@...
·
#140004
·
|
HP85422E frequency offset
Hi
I recently bought a? EMI test receiver HP 85422E at an auction.
I have tested it, directing a single frequency into the RF input.
The gain is spot on, at most 0.5dB off. But the frequency is
By
kvk@...
·
#140003
·
|
Wanted: WORKING 8482A Power Sensor
Hi all,
I'm on the hunt for a verified working 8482A power sensor, shipped to Japan.
If you can provide a few pictures of it in operation and are willing to sell it for a reasonable price, I'm
By
Jared Cabot
·
#140001
·
|
Re: Another 3GHz 53132-68003 Chanel 3 option design for the 53131A and 53132A
Here's some pictures of the original HP board that I found online:
HP 53132-60003 PCB Top ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J42heNdRPS1HLB-nYkH_spUI71Q6yCM0/view?usp=drivesdk )
HP 53132-60003 PCB
By
Jared Cabot
·
#140000
·
|
Re: GPIB Control / Data Software for 8720A VNA?
It's pretty straight forward.
https://ibis.org/touchstone_ver2.0/touchstone_ver2_0.pdf
I take the four real/imaginary S-parameter data pairs, using the Smith plot data retrieved by HPIB and write the
By
vk2bea
·
#139999
·
|
Re: Another 3GHz 53132-68003 Chanel 3 option design for the 53131A and 53132A
Good point Tom. The schematics don't necessarily indicate the fine details of circuit structure (especially at HF) and operation. I guess there is no picture of the original HP board layout? If one is
By
Ed Breya
·
#139998
·
|
Re: Another 3GHz 53132-68003 Chanel 3 option design for the 53131A and 53132A
I don't know what HP's original layout looks like, but here's one possibility for the doubled-up diode clamps: Note that they're not directly in parallel -- they're separated by other stuff. If that
By
Tom Lee
·
#139997
·
|
Re: Another 3GHz 53132-68003 Chanel 3 option design for the 53131A and 53132A
Jared, as I recall, the modern replacement diodes you're using are quite a bit more stout than the originals HP used. The only reasons I can picture for the doubled-up ones by HP is first, at the
By
Ed Breya
·
#139996
·
|
GPIB Control / Data Software for 8720A VNA?
Hello again Group -
I have an 8720C and would like to be able to extract s2p files.
I do have a PC with GPIB, and also I have a plotter emulator which works great.
But I need a way to extract the data
By
[email protected]
·
#139995
·
|
Re: Another 3GHz 53132-68003 Chanel 3 option design for the 53131A and 53132A
The diodes are there because that's what HP did. I would also like to know the exact reason they did that too. :) It seems to work, so I'm sure there's a good reason for that layout.
The Coplanar
By
Jared Cabot
·
#139993
·
|
Re: VNA cal kit manager and Prologix GPIB?
I use the cal kit manager to create the XML version of the cal kit.
In my ' HP8753 Companion ( https://github.com/VK2BEA/HP8753-Companion/tree/main ) ' program for the 8753 I parse the XML and use the
By
vk2bea
·
#139992
·
|
Re: VNA cal kit manager and Prologix GPIB?
wrote:
My understanding is that it only works with NI or Agilent GPIB cards, but I
have not verified that.
By
Dr. David Kirkby, Kirkby Microwave Ltd
·
#139991
·
|
VNA cal kit manager and Prologix GPIB?
Hi all,
I have just stumbled across the VNA cal kit manager software here on this
By
tom_iphi
·
#139990
·
|
Re: Another 3GHz 53132-68003 Chanel 3 option design for the 53131A and 53132A
Why two sets of diodes before the prescaler?
I would think that two diodes after the resistor should be enough.
The pair after the amplifier have no limiting.
Also agree with the comment about
By
Ed (scskits)
·
#139989
·
|