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- The model number
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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: Recommendation for an "up to 1GHz" generator + sweeper
John, This is a brilliant idea. I assume this would also allow good control over the sweep vs. readings. A whole world of possibilities. Lothar, Strictly for sweeping IF filters, the NanoVNA is
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Radu Bogdan Dicher
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Re: Recommendation for an "up to 1GHz" generator + sweeper
Thats what i am doing to test PAs , use a CW generator and power meter and control it using labview, there are however 2 caveats to this approach . First of its slow especially if you cover wideband
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Lothar baier <Lothar@...>
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Re: Recommendation for an "up to 1GHz" generator + sweeper
Radu, Lothar's point regarding the frequency stepping as opposed to frequency sweep is a good one for the hobbyist to bear in mind.? For bench measurements of components and subsystems you're usually
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Peter Hall, VK6HP/VK6MJM
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Re: Recommendation for an "up to 1GHz" generator + sweeper
Dear All, Re RP protection, I think DC protection is a different matter. For example many SAs have an input power limit of +20 dBm and 0 V DC. You have to check spec. carefully. Re DC protection, it
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alwyn.seeds1
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Re: the possible need for I-Q modulation, if the required generator does not have it internal it can be added as an external modulator to the output signal. External I-Q modulators are not cheap
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Don Bitters
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Re: Recommendation for an "up to 1GHz" generator + sweeper
8642 is in that boat for example. But one could craft a bit of,say, Python and drive the sig gen and a suitable meter and you have a poor man's scalar filter measurement setup. Takes a bit longer
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Wilko Bulte
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Re: Recommendation for an "up to 1GHz" generator + sweeper
Some of the GPIB controlled synthesized generators could be "swept" in GPIB code...probably not as quickly or smoothly, but...then you can code the post processing to be whatever you want, and insert
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John Griessen
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Re: BS, was Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Spread the word -- Swap Meet Returns!
Bonjour ¨¤ tous, Very Fine to learn of the reemergence of Ham Fleas! I was a regular at Foothills, Lockheed in Silicon Valley and Livermore flea and LLNL salvage lot in 1980s..1990s. I attended
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Froggie the Gremlin
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Re: BS, was Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Spread the word -- Swap Meet Returns!
Not to prolong the off-topic, but perhaps to move it in a more positive direction, I will direct your attention to recently published patent: WO 2022/040182 You can find it with Google. There's
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William Ray
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Re: Youtube video HP service center in the 90th
Nice document, lovely racks full of my fav boxes Regards, Ruben
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RubenRubio
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Re: HP YIG replacement 3-7GHz
Hello Gerald and others interested, I have a FS2772R-smt TINYig from Teledyne (4-8 GHz) that I tested on the bench and it works quite good actually. Very easy to operate and it certainly works down to
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Harke Smits
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Re: What is Option G20 on an HP 8648D Signal Generator?
There are a couple of ways to skin this cat , you can shoot a email to Keysight asking if they can provide you with some information on G20 , whether you get a response depends on the rep who gets a
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Lothar baier <Lothar@...>
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Re: HP1662A logic analyser software?
<rkward@...> wrote: https://www.keysight.com/us/en/assets/9018-40440/user-manuals/9018-40440.pdf Agilent Technologies 1660A Series 50/100-MHz State, 500-MHz Timing Logic Analyzers
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Glen Slick
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What is Option G20 on an HP 8648D Signal Generator?
I have an HP 8648D signal generator that says "Option G20" on the rear label, By pushing various buttons, I've found that this option seems to include at least the modulation generator (option 1E2)
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Stan
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Re: 8516A cable question
Just double checking: you did connect the DB25 cable from the 8516 to the source ? Also what source are you using?
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Lothar baier <Lothar@...>
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Re: 8516A cable question
What source power are you using? What is the serial number and fw revision of your source?
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Lothar baier <Lothar@...>
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Re: Recommendation for an "up to 1GHz" generator + sweeper
He seems to be asking about DC protection - does RP protection IMPLY DC protection ???? Quoting Lothar baier <Lothar@...>:
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Bruce
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Re: 8516A cable question
With the 6 foot cable my system seems to be about 40% working. From 20-40GHz S12 and S22 sometimes fully work. S11 and S21 only up to ~30ghz works, then the NO IF FOUND errors comes up. Changing the
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Willy
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Re: Recommendation for an "up to 1GHz" generator + sweeper
BTW the 4438C has reverse power protection but there are a few differences depending on the frequency! The 4438C was available in 2GHz , 3GHz , 4GHz and 6GHz , versions to 4GHz were protected up to
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Lothar baier <Lothar@...>
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Re: Recommendation for an "up to 1GHz" generator + sweeper
One word to this subject, some generators had RPP offered as option so you might want to double check
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