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Not mine, but I thought someone might be interested
Wally KC9INK
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Oof!? That's a heavy one, in case somebody's not aware; 112 lbs, IIRC.? Lest you try to ship or lift one.? The display portion and the synthesizer portion do come apart, in nearly equal volume and weight halves, so that makes it a bit easier to move.? You won't want to do that often, though.
Jim Ford
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Sent: 4/9/2020 8:07:41 AM
Subject: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Craigslist HP 8566B Indianapolis
Not mine, but I thought someone might be interested
Wally KC9INK
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Just recently, I was working on my Marconi 2380 Spectrum Analyzer and realized there was a need for a decent anti gravity device. However my inquiries to the government about their gravity wave program were not met with any degree of sincerity. Apparently they have some sort of very large device that can measure gravity "waves".
I would think the dollar value of these HP and other old test equipment units would be much higher if someone would just come up with an anti-gravity device.
Wally KC9INK
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I have a few of these units all operational and yes they are seriously heavy. This unit is nice as it appears to have the interconnect cables. It is a really nice SA. There was a flood?of units some 7 years ago and another person and told me how nice they were. Well at less then $20/section I picked up a few hoping to?make one good one. Turns out far more than 1 were operational. I had randomly picked up the interconnect cables some years before that. Just because... Good luck and I would see if you can get a slightly better deal. Regards Paul WB8TSL
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What do you mean by ¡°sections¡±? RF and display sections, or something else? I was curious so I looked on ebay and 8566Bs (with both sections) are still listed for anywhere between ~$850 and ~$2500.
DaveD
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On Apr 10, 2020, at 09:15, paul swedberg < paulswedb@...> wrote: I have a few of these units all operational and yes they are seriously heavy. This unit is nice as it appears to have the interconnect cables. It is a really nice SA. There was a flood?of units some 7 years ago and another person and told me how nice they were. Well at less then $20/section I picked up a few hoping to?make one good one. Turns out far more than 1 were operational. I had randomly picked up the interconnect cables some years before that. Just because... Good luck and I would see if you can get a slightly better deal. Regards Paul WB8TSL
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It varies considerably. I paid around $150 each for the display and SA and
then fabricated the cables. If I ran across somebody selling them for $20
a piece I would have bought a ton (probably literally). If you buy them for
"parts only" the price can go down significantly.
Considering it comes with the cables, that Craigslist price was pretty good.
If you can dicker down, it would be even better.
Had a project that required an SA a little while ago and just loved using it.
Paul
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On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 01:20:30PM -0400, Dave Daniel wrote: What do you mean by ¡°sections¡±? RF and display sections, or something else? I was curious so I looked on ebay and 8566Bs (with both sections) are still listed for anywhere between ~$850 and ~$2500.
DaveD
On Apr 10, 2020, at 09:15, paul swedberg <paulswedb@...> wrote:
I have a few of these units all operational and yes they are seriously heavy. This unit is nice as it appears to have the interconnect cables. It is a really nice SA.
There was a flood of units some 7 years ago and another person and told me how nice they were. Well at less then $20/section I picked up a few hoping to make one good one. Turns out far more than 1 were operational. I had randomly picked up the interconnect cables some years before that. Just because...
Good luck and I would see if you can get a slightly better deal.
Regards
Paul
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Aurora Group of Michigan, LLC | Security, Systems & Software
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Hmmm...it took me something like eight years to find a working 8566B pair, with cables, at a reasonable (meaning what I could afford) price ($1100). That was maybe five years ago, and I¡¯ve paid attention somewhat to the prices since. I¡¯ve just never seen anything in the $20 ballpark, or $150 ballpark for that matter. It just surprised me that got one so inexpensively.
Thanks for the information.
Maybe I should renew my effort to find an inexpensive, working 8753C.
DaveD
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On Apr 10, 2020, at 13:30, Paul Amaranth <paul@...> wrote:
It varies considerably. I paid around $150 each for the display and SA and
then fabricated the cables. If I ran across somebody selling them for $20
a piece I would have bought a ton (probably literally). If you buy them for
"parts only" the price can go down significantly.
Considering it comes with the cables, that Craigslist price was pretty good.
If you can dicker down, it would be even better.
Had a project that required an SA a little while ago and just loved using it.
Paul
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 01:20:30PM -0400, Dave Daniel wrote:
What do you mean by ¡°sections¡±? RF and display sections, or something else? I was curious so I looked on ebay and 8566Bs (with both sections) are still listed for anywhere between ~$850 and ~$2500.
DaveD
On Apr 10, 2020, at 09:15, paul swedberg <paulswedb@...> wrote:
I have a few of these units all operational and yes they are seriously heavy. This unit is nice as it appears to have the interconnect cables. It is a really nice SA.
There was a flood of units some 7 years ago and another person and told me how nice they were. Well at less then $20/section I picked up a few hoping to make one good one. Turns out far more than 1 were operational. I had randomly picked up the interconnect cables some years before that. Just because...
Good luck and I would see if you can get a slightly better deal.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL
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Paul Amaranth, GCIH | Manchester MI, USA
Aurora Group of Michigan, LLC | Security, Systems & Software
paul@... | Unix & Windows
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On 4/10/20 6:49 AM, wallydoc via groups.io wrote: Just recently, I was working on my Marconi 2380 Spectrum Analyzer and
realized there was a need for a decent anti gravity device. However my
inquiries to the government about their gravity wave program were not
met with any degree of sincerity. Apparently they have some sort of very
large device that can measure gravity "waves". That would certainly be handy. I too have a Marconi 2380+2382. I had one many years ago and loved it, but had to sell it during a bad situation. I was lucky enough to find another one about two years ago, and it "sorta works" but is very flaky. Most of its issues seem digital in nature. I've yet to really dig into it. I'm a total HP snob, but those Marconi 2380s are really nice spectrum analyzers. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
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The fellow who is selling the unit said it came from a working shop but that the display section did not work. He said he thought the lower section was tested with another display and it worked. He also said that he could get output from the RF section.?
Isn't there another fellow in Houston on this site selling one for $500, working?
To Dave M, re: Marconi 2380
I have almost all HP equipment also.
I received a great deal of help from some guys on the Marconi Groups io when I needed advice on repairing mine. I think at least two of them seemed to have worked for Marconi and seemed extremely knowledgeable about the unit. I do not think I have ever received more expert advice, if you have problems with your Marconi, I would recommend joining the group.
I changed the input on mine from 75 ohms to 50 ohms. Then had a problem with the keypad "bouncing" e.g. putting up 22 when I just hit 2 once. If that is your problem, I have all my notes. Also the thread was relatively recent and should be easily found.?
Wally KC9INK
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A 'working' 8566B went locally (Seattle area) for $300 recently including cables.? It looked like the display unit memory was dead in the ad, but other?than the OCXO and display unit calibration which was all over the place, it actually works OK.
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 11:17 AM Dave Daniel < kc0wjn@...> wrote: Hmmm...it took me something like eight years to find a working 8566B pair, with cables, at a reasonable (meaning what I could afford) price ($1100). That was maybe five years ago, and I¡¯ve paid attention somewhat to the prices since. I¡¯ve just never seen anything in the $20 ballpark, or $150 ballpark for that matter. It just surprised me that got one so inexpensively.
Thanks for the information.
Maybe I should renew my effort to find an inexpensive, working 8753C.
DaveD
> On Apr 10, 2020, at 13:30, Paul Amaranth <paul@...> wrote:
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> It varies considerably.? I paid around $150 each for the display and SA and
> then fabricated the cables.? ?If I ran across somebody selling them for $20
> a piece I would have bought a ton (probably literally).? If you buy them for
> "parts only" the price can go down significantly.
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> Considering it comes with the cables, that Craigslist price was pretty good.
> If you can dicker down, it would be even better.
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> Had a project that required an SA a little while ago and just loved using it.
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>? Paul
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>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 01:20:30PM -0400, Dave Daniel wrote:
>> What do you mean by ¡°sections¡±? RF and display sections, or something else? I was curious so I looked on ebay and 8566Bs (with both sections) are still listed for anywhere between ~$850 and ~$2500.
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>> DaveD
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>>> On Apr 10, 2020, at 09:15, paul swedberg <paulswedb@...> wrote:
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>>> I have a few of these units all operational and yes they are seriously heavy. This unit is nice as it appears to have the interconnect cables. It is a really nice SA.
>>> There was a flood of units some 7 years ago and another person and told me how nice they were. Well at less then $20/section I picked up a few hoping to make one good one. Turns out far more than 1 were operational. I had randomly picked up the interconnect cables some years before that. Just because...
>>> Good luck and I would see if you can get a slightly better deal.
>>> Regards
>>> Paul
>>> WB8TSL
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On 4/10/20 6:48 PM, wallydoc via groups.io wrote: To Dave M, re: Marconi 2380
I have almost all HP equipment also.
I received a great deal of help from some guys on the Marconi Groups io
when I needed advice on repairing mine. I think at least two of them
seemed to have worked for Marconi and seemed extremely knowledgeable
about the unit. I do not think I have ever received more expert advice,
if you have problems with your Marconi, I would recommend joining the group.
I changed the input on mine from 75 ohms to 50 ohms. Then had a problem
with the keypad "bouncing" e.g. putting up 22 when I just hit 2 once. If
that is your problem, I have all my notes. Also the thread was
relatively recent and should be easily found.? Hmm, that is very encouraging. I had put the 2380+2382 into storage when I needed to clear up some workspace; perhaps it's time to pull it out and get it on the bench. I shall look for that Marconi group. But no, the problem is general flakiness and random behavior, not switch bounce. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
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Dave McGuire