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- The model number
- The function(s) listed below. Some instruments have multiple functions - for example, the 4195A is a VNA, spectrum analyzer and an impedance analyzer. Therefore the 4195A is listed in multiple categories
Please also check out HPWiki available here:
- 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 Ω) 350C
- Attenuator set (600 Ω) 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: Rad Labs -
You can download good scans of the entire MIT Rad Lab series for free at:
https://www.jlab.org/info_resources/mitseries/
They are full of useful information, but there is something to be said of
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Re: Rad Lab was NOT in Tuxedo Park! MIT
Sorry if anyone was confused. The Rad Lab existed at MIT. My point was that Loomis was doing major work at Tuxedo Park long before he was put in charge of the Rad Lab. Given the high quality of
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Reginald Beardsley
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Re: Rad Labs -
Hi Paul!
Look them up, there are 28 volumes. They are GREAT!? I finally bought a complete set in great condition for 100.00 off a museum as they get a lot of these from estates, us old guys are
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Jeff Kruth
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Re: Rad Labs -
I am interested in one of the sets.
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Miles Paulson
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Re: Rad Labs -
Hi Paul -
There are 28 hardcover red books in the series, with one of them being an
index. I am sure you can Google them to see the titles. Regards - Mike
Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold
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Mike Feher
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Re: 50 ohm thermocouples was RE: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] 478A power sensor recal for HP meters (was diode mounts)
Thanks Jeff! Nice read.Best 73 de
Harke
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Harke Smits
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Re: 50 ohm thermocouples was RE: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] 478A power sensor recal for HP meters (was diode mounts)
The screws are weird!? Back in the late '70's when a 478A head was worth $250 working (real money then!), I used to repair these. I ran a lab at Westinghouse Defense in Baltimore that did MIC work,
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Jeff Kruth
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Re: Rad Labs -
Hi interested in a set
but the red lab books are new to me can you tell me the titles that make up
the set
Paul B
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Paul Bicknell
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Rad Labs -
I have a couple of complete sets of the RadLab books. They are available for sale if any one is interested. Thanks & have a great Thanksgiving - Mike
Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold Blvd.
Howell NJ
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Mike Feher
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Re: 50 ohm thermocouples was RE: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Issue with homemade diode power sensor for HP meters
Interesting point. I have not worked with thermistor heads since ages but I always wondered how the screws work on the HP478 and HP8478?73 de
Harke
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Harke Smits
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Re: 50 ohm thermocouples was RE: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Issue with homemade diode power sensor for HP meters
Hi Jeff
good to talk to you again regarding the 478 and rebalancing the head using
the screws
I have found that the temperature compensation isn't as good after you have
to rebalance using the
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Paul Bicknell
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Re: Rad Lab was NOT in Tuxedo Park! MIT
[with a grin]
...And it pains me to see an educational thread corrupted by posting a New Topic, when you meant to post a Reply...
I also have several of the original RadLab books. The one titled
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saipan59 <saipan1959@...>
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Re: 50 ohm thermocouples was RE: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Issue with homemade diode power sensor for HP meters
Really? Because HP used the same idea in the 478A & 8478A heads, they were 200 ohms series under AC bias, 50 ohms to RF, but when measured "cold" with an ohm-meter they were approx 3-4K ohms. I would
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Jeff Kruth
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Re: 50 ohm thermocouples was RE: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Issue with homemade diode power sensor for HP meters
The reference is "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant, a marvelous book! I use this as well as others when I talk about electrotechnology and the importance of WWII to my students.? However the facts as
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Jeff Kruth
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Re: 50 ohm thermocouples was RE: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Issue with homemade diode power sensor for HP meters
Are the diode sensors for lower levels good and linear so a transfer from a 432A sensor gives a good cal on the nanowatt ranges?
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John Griessen
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Re: 50 ohm thermocouples was RE: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Issue with homemade diode power sensor for HP meters
Hi regarding the HP power meters
HP 430 was the first of the microwave power meters its coaxial thermistor
mount HP 477 10 mhz to 10 Ghz
The HP 430 sold for $300 in 1967 and the HP 477
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Paul Bicknell
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Re: Rad Lab was NOT in Tuxedo Park! MIT
Mixing two stories. Loomis tested first Maggie in Tuxedo Park.Rad Lab was at MIT.Please review your history!? I teach this stuff and it pains me to see it corrupted.
Jeff KruthTechnical Historian
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Jeff Kruth
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Re: 50 ohm thermocouples was RE: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Issue with homemade diode power sensor for HP meters
Regarding the TFT Marconi power meter they had 2 thermisters at 100 ohm
each
And connected so that DC they added up to 200 ohm but presented a 50 to an
AC signal
The power sensor was
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Paul Bicknell
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Re: Warning to buy equipment on Ebay on auctions using GSP (global shipping programme)
This happens to me occasionally (I buy a lot of gear from the US). In one case they told me the item can't be exported (it was a standard RAID controller that is sold all across the world). Another
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Ben Gawert
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Re: 50 ohm thermocouples was RE: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Issue with homemade diode power sensor for HP meters
Thanks for the Rad Lab link. It appears that all the volumes are available in PDF format. I'm downloading them all now. Having read a history of the Rad Lab and a biography of the man responsible,
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Reginald Beardsley
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