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- Accessory kits - various types
- AC power analyzers - PA2201A and PA2203A
- AC power supplies 6811C, 6812C, 6813C
- Airlines
- Arbitrary waveform generators M8194A
- Amplifiers?493A, 495A?
- Attenuators (optical) 8156A, 8157A, 8158B, 81566A, 81576A,?
- Attenuators (RF) 8494A
- Attenuator set (500 ¦¸) 350C
- Attenuator set (600 ¦¸) 350D
- Attenuator switch driver
- Audio analyzers? 8903A, 8903B, 8903E,? ?
- Base station test sets
- Bit error rate testers (BERTs)
- Cables
- Capacitance meters U1701A, U1701B, 4272A, 4278A, 4279A
- Capacitor Bridge 4270A,
- Capacitor standards 16380A, 16380C,?
- Carrier noise test setsi
- Cesium frequency standards
- Clamp ammeters
- Close field probes
- Crystal Impedance E4915A, E4916A
- Data Acquisition Systems (DAQs)
- DC power analyzers
- DC power supplies 6030A , 6031A , 6032A, 6033A, 6035A, 6131C, 6621A, 6622A, 6623A, 6624A, 6627A, 6255A, 6645A, 6671A, 6672A, 6673A, 6674A, 6675A, 62003A, 62003C, 62003E, 62004A, 62004B, 62004E, 62005A, 62005B, 62005E, 62006A, 62006B, 62006E, 62010A, 62010C, 62010E, 62012A, 62012C, 62012E, 62015A, 62015C, 62015E, 62018A, 62018C, 62018E, 62024A, 62024C, 62024E, 62028A, 62028C, 62028E, 62048A, 62048C, 62048E
- Delay lines
- Detectors
- Device current waveform analyzers
- Digital communications analyzers
- Directional couplers
- Distortion analyzers 330B, 330C, 330D, 331A, 332A, 333A, 334A, 339A, 8903A, 8903B, 8903E,???
- Dynamic measurement DC source
- Electrometers
- Fading simulators
- Femto ammeters
- Filters
- Frequency counters 522B, 5342A 5343A 5352B
- Frequency standards?
- Function Generators ? 3310A,? 8165A,
- GPIB controllers, extenders, cables etc.
- GPS frequency standards
- Harmonic mixers
- High resistance meters 4339B
- High resistance meter fixtures 16008B
- HEV EV Grid Emulators and Test Systems
- In-circuit test systems
- Impedance analyzers 4195A, 4291A, 4291B, 4395A, 4396A, 4396B, 4294A, E4990A, E4991A
- Impedance Analyzer Accessories
- Impedance / Gain Phase analyzer 4194A
- Impedance Meter 4193A,
- Isolators
- LCR meters? U1701A, U1701B, U1731A,? U1731B, U1731C, U1732A, U1732B, U1732C, U1733C, 4191A , 4192A, 4194A, 4195A, E4196A,? 4216A, 4260A, 4261A, 4262A? 4263A, 4263B, 4271B, 4274A, 4275A, 4276A , 4277A, 4284A, 4285A, 4286A, 4287A, 4291A, 4291B, 4294A, 4332A, 4342A, 4395A, 4396A, 4396B, E4980A and E4980AL
- LCR meter calibration devices? 16380A 42030A? 42090A, 42091A and 42100A
- LCR meter accessories
- 2-Terminal BNCs.
- 4-Terminal Pair (BNC connectors)
- Cable extension 16048A, 16048D, 16048E, 16048G, 16048H
- DC current bias accessories 42841A, 42842A, 42842B, 42842C, 42843A
- DC voltage bias accessories 16065A, 16065C,
- Kelvin clips 16089A, 16089B, 16089C,16089E
- Lead Components 16047A,16047B, 16047D, 16047E
- Material 16451B, 16452A
- Probes 42941A
- SMD 16034E, 16034G, 16034H
- 2-port 16096A
- 7 mm (APC7)
- 2-Terminal BNCs.
- LCZ meters? 4276A, 4277A,
- Lightwave clock / data receivers
- Lightwave converter
- Lightwave component analyzer
- Lightwave measurement system mainframes
- Lightwave polarization analyzers 8509B
- Logic analyzers
- Nemo wireless network solutions.
- Noise and interference test set
- Noise figure analyzers
- Noise sources 346A, 346B. 346C ,
- Matching pads (50 ohm to 75 ohm or similar)
- Materials test equipment
- Microwave repeaters
- Microwave downconverters 70427A
- Microwave / THz sources
- Milliammeter 428B
- Milliohm meter
- Mobile communications DC source
- Modular instruments
- AXIe
- Data acquisition (DAQ)
- USB
- PXIe
- Modulation analyzers
- Multimeters 427A, 970A
- Optical attenuators
- Optical heads
- Optical sources
- Optical spectrum analyzers
- Oscilloscopes 120A, 120AR, 120B, 122A, 130A, 130B, 130BR, 130C, 140A, 140B, 141A, 150A, 150AR, 160B, 180A, 180AR, 180CD, 181A, 181AR, 181T, 181TR, 182C, 182T, 183A, 183B, 184A, 184B, 185A, 185B, 1200A, 1200B, 1220A, 1221A, 1703A, 1707A, 1707B, 1710A, 1710B, 1715A, 1722A, 1725A, 1726A, 1740A, 1741A, 1742A, 1743A, 1744A, 1746A, 1980A, 1980B, 5403A, 6000A, 6000L, 16533A, 16534A, 54100A, 5410B, 54100C, 5100D, 54111D, 54120A, 54120B, 54200A, 54501A, 54502A, 54503A, 54504A, 54520A, 54520C, 54540A, 54540C, 54542A, 54542C, 54600B, 54601A, 54601B, 54602B, 54603B,? 54645A, 54654N, 54710A, 54720A, 54750A, 54825N, E1428,?
- Oven controlled crystal oscillators (OCXOs)
- Pattern generators
- PCM terminal test set
- Phase noise measurement
- Pico ammeters
- Printers 2225
- Plotters 7470A, 7475A?
- Probes
- Protocol analyzers and exercisers.
- Power booster test sets
- Power meters 431A, 431B, 431C, 432A, 435A, 435B, 437B, 438A
- Power splitters
- Power supplies
- Pulse generators
- Q-meters 4342A?
- Q-meter calibration inductors 16470A
- Reflection transmission test set
- Return loss module (optical)
- Relays / switches / switch matrices (optical)
- Relays / switches / switch matrices (RF)
- Resistor standards 42030A?and 42100A
- S-parameter test sets
- Scalar network analyzers
- SCSI bus preprocessor interface E2324A
- Selective level meters 3746A
- Semiconductors
- Semiconductor parameter analyzers 4145A, 4155B, 4156B,
- Signal analyzers
- Signal generators / sweep generators / signal sources / oscillators 200CD, 201B, 209A, 204D,? 608A,? 8165A
- Software
- Source measure units
- Spectrum analyzers 4195A,???
- Switch control units
- SWR meter 415E?
- Time interval? counters
- Time mark generator 226A
- Timing and data state modules
- Torque wrenches
- Transmitter testers
- Trigger modules
- Ultrasound transducers
- Universal bridge? 4260A, 4265A, 4265B?
- Vacuum tube voltmeter 410C
- Vector Impedance Meter 4193A, 4800A, 4815A
- Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) 4195A,? 8510A, 8510B, 8510C, 8753A, 8753B, 8753C, 8753D, 8753E, 8753ES, 8752ET, 8719A, 8719B, 8719C, 8719D, 8720A, 8720B, 8720C, 8720D, 8720ES, 8722A, 8722B, 8722C, 8722D, 8722ES,
- Vector Network Analyzers (VNA) calibration kits 85032B, 85032E, 85033C, 85033D, 85033E, 85050B, 85050C, 85050D, 85052B, 85052C, 85052D, 85054A, 85054B, 85054D, 85056A
- Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) verification kits
- Vector Signal Analyzer 89650S, 89600S
- Vector voltmeters 8405A, 8508A,
- VXI mainframes 70000B, 70000C
- Waveform and function generators
- Waveguide to waveguide and waveguide to coaxial transitions.
- Wireless 58 OTA chambers
- Wireless channel emulators
- Wireless network emulators
- Wireless communication test sets
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Re: 8516A cable question
If you know the cable connections please POST it to the board. That way, he can check his cable and "fix" it if necessary. BTW - IS the cable straight through? If so, which conductors are needed?
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Re: 8516A cable question
I bought mine on ebay for $800 , spend quite a bit of time trying to figure out the cable Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 7:13
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Lothar baier <Lothar@...>
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Re: 8516A cable question
Seems like the wrong wearing due to a cross over or some other "defect" could cause intermittent operation. How about using a break out box to look at the signals. I've never owned an 8516 (owned most
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Bruce
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Re: Spectrum analyser in a high traffic strong signal environment
In case anyone is interested, there is some amazing new technology that came out using some interesting magnetic materials that automatically filters out any frequencies above a certain threshold
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Re: 8516A cable question
There is no schematic for the 8516 only a few block diagrams , the switching isn¡¯t done by relays but rather with pin diodes inside the brick , the doubler control board is buttoned up on the
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Re: 8516A cable question
Sure but it is comparatively slow - Normal 8510C sweep is relatively slow, and the problem can be avoided by only weeping 50-20 and say 25-40GHz. I think the best first step is to look at the doubler
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Bruce
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Re: 8516A cable question
Disagree with you on this, dont forget that the synthesizer is swept so if you do a 45MHz to 40GHz sweep the doubler is switched in and out constantly so your DC now becomes a squarewave , also the
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Re: 8516A cable question
Missed that - the 20 ft cable seems NOT likely to be a problem - these ar DC control signals. I recall some discussion that it is a straight through cable without cross over based on looking at 8341
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Bruce
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Re: 8516A cable question
He mentioned earlier in this thread that its only 20-40GHz but he also mentioned using a 20ft cable ? which could be the problem, I am not sure what the control interface is , the part number of
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Re: Spectrum analyser in a high traffic strong signal environment
Thanks!
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Re: Spectrum analyzer in a high traffic strong signal environment
Great responses, thanks!
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DW
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Re: 8516A cable question
Does the IF error occur below 20 GHz ?? If not, the doubler is suspect - if so, look at the switching or the test set. Nexg step would be to try and look at the test set VTO. It is difficult because
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Bruce
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Re: Spectrum analyser in a high traffic strong signal environment
Good pojnt and actually one that is often not considered , spectrum analyzers ARE wideband and as a result signals that fall within the bandwidth of anything before the mixer WILL affect the mixer
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Re: Spectrum analyser in a high traffic strong signal environment
DW, You can confirm what the expected total power of multiple signals is by the usual formula: Ptotal = P of one signal + 10Log N where N = number of identical powered signals. In your example, 10
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Kit
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Re: 8516A cable question
Ok first of be careful with how much power you put in the testset , the damage level as far as I remember is 15dBm but usually I would not put more than 10dBm. First thing I check is whether your
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Lothar baier <Lothar@...>
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Re: 8516A cable question
Wow you guys are fast to help! Here is some more info: error is only from 20-40GHz, so it has something to do with the doubler I assume. Any span or frequency in this range has this error. I have seen
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Willy
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Re: Spectrum analyzer in a high traffic strong signal environment
Hi: You might switch in some attenuation and see if all the peaks fall by that amount. -- Have Fun, Brooke Clarke, N6GCE https://www.PRC68.com axioms: 1. The extent to which you can fix or improve
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Re: 8516A cable question
Agreed you have to excersize caution when working on the test set especially if it comes to 2.4mm connectors and hardlines Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows
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Re: 8516A cable question
Absolutely agree, but it can be problematic to dig into the test set if the problem is in the 85202. The test set is more easilly damaged, particularly if you are unfamiliar with its innards. The
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Bruce
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Re: 8516A cable question
True but in all the years I been fixing those units back at tucker about 85% of all failures were testset related Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows Sent:
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