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Both the 260-A Q-Meter and the 250-A RX Meter were made under the HP brand. Development continued for a while in NJ. A 250-B was made.
The 260-A was replaced by the 4342A.
RX meters vanished and were replaced by VNA's
One not mentioned was the higher frequency Q-Meter, the 190-A. I have
a 190B, which is different andappears to be almost production. With
it came some design notes on a redesign replacing the tubes with transistors. Sadly no names on any of the notes.
There are a couple useful sites for the 260-A
(manuals)
k5bcq talks about making his own work coils, for a long time 103A's were pretty much non existent. But over the past 3 to 4 years they have been showing up. The ones above 5 MHz are still pretty rare.
And if your patient the 518A standards can be had.
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Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP Oldies.
Really? I thought I've seen Boonton instruments younger
than that. Did
HP keep the Boonton name for a while after the
acquisition?
Dave
Boonton radio started in 1934 as Radio Frequency
Laboratories and reformed as Boonton Radio Corporation a
short time later. Its first product was the Q-Meter. -hp-
kept the Boonton name for a couple of years anyway. I don't
know if any Q-Meters or RX-Meters were made with the -hp-
trade mark on them but the name is on the label on the back.
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We moved from there when I was five years old. I never knew that there
was as many electronics companies in the area as you list.
Dave
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On 12/24/2012 4:16 PM, petepdx1955 wrote:
There were two companies with Boonton in their name
Boonton Electronics. Now a division of a British company boonton.com
if interested.
Their two biggest contributions were a C and L bridges that ran at 1
MHz, and a power meter head using diodes.
Boonton Radio Corporation or BRC. These are the guys HP bought. The
Q-Meter is prob the biggest contribution, but they did a few other
things very well one of which was generators that could FM better then
any one else at the time.
The area around Boonton was quite the concentration, all basically
springing from a company called Ferris Instruments. Ballentine was
another off shoot.
Another company not into instruments but in the same area was Aircraft
Radio Corp, or ARC.
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<kc0wjn@...> wrote:
Wow. I didn't know HP bought Boonton. I always liked Boonton
instruments, probably because I was born in Boonton. When did HP buy
them?
Dave
On 12/21/2012 12:59 PM, Max Robinson wrote:
I am looking for a couple of HP oldies. The 260A Q meter and the
250A RX
meter. I can't find any on eBay. These two instruments were
carried over
from Boonton when HP bought them out.
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A couple weeks ago was a very very clean 250-A, have you checked the completed items. The seller was only asking something like $50 for it.
Was listed at least the first time with no bidders, didnt see if it went the 2nd time.
260-A's come up at least ever 3-4 months.
My spare parts 260-A's came free from a ham swap meet.
I'd just wait, they will show up again.
-pete
BRL 250-A, HP 250-A, HP 250-B.
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from Boonton when HP bought them out.
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Nothing special by today's standards but in 1952 it was. I'll see if I can dig up the information that was sent to me.
Here is a description of the last of the series the H/J
-pete
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What was so special about the 202? Are today's generators as good?
On 12/24/2012 6:27 PM, petepdx1955 wrote:
I've been adding to my collection of HP acquisitions, from what
I've been able to find in the search of patents BRC had some interesting on
creating FM modulation. Their 202 series FM generators were the 'standard' for
anyone doing work on VHF FM which in the 60's for telemetry was a big money
maker. And if you were designing for consumer FM you bought a 202.
And of course the Q-Meter was a big seller.
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<dickburk@> wrote:
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To: <hp_agilent_equipment@...
<mailto:hp_agilent_equipment%40yahoogroups.com>>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP Oldies.
On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Dave Daniel
<kc0wjn@> wrote:
Wow. I didn't know HP bought Boonton. I always liked
Boonton
instruments, probably because I was born in Boonton. When
did HP buy them?
Dave This is confusing (at least to me), because there was
Boonton
Electronics, Boonton Measurements (usually just called
Measurements),
and Boonton Radio. HP bought Boonton Radio, but not the
other two.
Most of the familiar Boonton instruments are from Boonton
Electronics.
Boonton Electronics made sensitive electronic
voltmeters and some other equipment. Measurements Corp made
voltmeters and signal generators. I have a frequency
calibrator/marker made by Measurements Corp. Boonton Radio
Corp made the Q-Meter, which they originated, the RX-Meter,
which is a consolidation of an RF bridge, signal generator,
and detector in one box, and a variety of signal generators,
mainly FM, and test sets for air navigation equipment.
There was also Aircraft Radio Corporation or ARC, which
was a pioneer in airborne radio equipment. There were a
couple of other companies too but my memory is not very
reliable about them.
-hp- bought only Boonton Radio Corporation. I don't
know what they wanted. They continued to build the Q-Meter
and RX-Meter for a time and a small VHF signal generator,
originally sold under the Boonton name and later as an -hp-
product.
At the time -hp- bought Boonton they were buying a lot
of small companies.
--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
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What was so special about the 202? Are today's generators as good?
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On 12/24/2012 6:27 PM, petepdx1955 wrote:
I've been adding to my collection of HP acquisitions, from what
I've been able to find in the search of patents BRC had some interesting on creating FM modulation. Their 202 series FM generators were the 'standard' for anyone doing work on VHF FM which in the 60's for telemetry was a big money maker. And if you were designing for consumer FM you bought a 202.
And of course the Q-Meter was a big seller.
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To: <hp_agilent_equipment@...
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Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP Oldies.
On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Dave Daniel
<kc0wjn@...> wrote:
Wow. I didn't know HP bought Boonton. I always liked
Boonton
instruments, probably because I was born in Boonton. When
did HP buy them?
Dave This is confusing (at least to me), because there was
Boonton
Electronics, Boonton Measurements (usually just called
Measurements),
and Boonton Radio. HP bought Boonton Radio, but not the
other two.
Most of the familiar Boonton instruments are from Boonton
Electronics.
Boonton Electronics made sensitive electronic
voltmeters and some other equipment. Measurements Corp made
voltmeters and signal generators. I have a frequency
calibrator/marker made by Measurements Corp. Boonton Radio
Corp made the Q-Meter, which they originated, the RX-Meter,
which is a consolidation of an RF bridge, signal generator,
and detector in one box, and a variety of signal generators,
mainly FM, and test sets for air navigation equipment.
There was also Aircraft Radio Corporation or ARC, which
was a pioneer in airborne radio equipment. There were a
couple of other companies too but my memory is not very
reliable about them.
-hp- bought only Boonton Radio Corporation. I don't
know what they wanted. They continued to build the Q-Meter
and RX-Meter for a time and a small VHF signal generator,
originally sold under the Boonton name and later as an -hp-
product.
At the time -hp- bought Boonton they were buying a lot
of small companies.
--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk@...
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I've been adding to my collection of HP acquisitions, from what
I've been able to find in the search of patents BRC had some interesting on creating FM modulation. Their 202 series FM generators were the 'standard' for anyone doing work on VHF FM which in the 60's for telemetry was a big money maker. And if you were designing for consumer FM you bought a 202.
And of course the Q-Meter was a big seller.
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From: "David DiGiacomo" <daviddigiacomo@...>
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Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP Oldies.
On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Dave Daniel
<kc0wjn@...> wrote:
Wow. I didn't know HP bought Boonton. I always liked
Boonton
instruments, probably because I was born in Boonton. When
did HP buy them?
Dave This is confusing (at least to me), because there was
Boonton
Electronics, Boonton Measurements (usually just called
Measurements),
and Boonton Radio. HP bought Boonton Radio, but not the
other two.
Most of the familiar Boonton instruments are from Boonton
Electronics.
Boonton Electronics made sensitive electronic
voltmeters and some other equipment. Measurements Corp made
voltmeters and signal generators. I have a frequency
calibrator/marker made by Measurements Corp. Boonton Radio
Corp made the Q-Meter, which they originated, the RX-Meter,
which is a consolidation of an RF bridge, signal generator,
and detector in one box, and a variety of signal generators,
mainly FM, and test sets for air navigation equipment.
There was also Aircraft Radio Corporation or ARC, which
was a pioneer in airborne radio equipment. There were a
couple of other companies too but my memory is not very
reliable about them.
-hp- bought only Boonton Radio Corporation. I don't
know what they wanted. They continued to build the Q-Meter
and RX-Meter for a time and a small VHF signal generator,
originally sold under the Boonton name and later as an -hp-
product.
At the time -hp- bought Boonton they were buying a lot
of small companies.
--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk@...
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There were two companies with Boonton in their name
Boonton Electronics. Now a division of a British company boonton.com if interested.
Their two biggest contributions were a C and L bridges that ran at 1 MHz, and a power meter head using diodes.
Boonton Radio Corporation or BRC. These are the guys HP bought. The Q-Meter is prob the biggest contribution, but they did a few other things very well one of which was generators that could FM better then any one else at the time.
The area around Boonton was quite the concentration, all basically springing from a company called Ferris Instruments. Ballentine was another off shoot.
Another company not into instruments but in the same area was Aircraft Radio Corp, or ARC.
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Dave
On 12/21/2012 12:59 PM, Max Robinson wrote:
I am looking for a couple of HP oldies. The 260A Q meter and the 250A RX
meter. I can't find any on eBay. These two instruments were carried over
from Boonton when HP bought them out.
Regards.
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A couple weeks ago was a very very clean 250-A, have you checked the completed items. The seller was only asking something like $50 for it.
Was listed at least the first time with no bidders, didnt see if it went the 2nd time.
260-A's come up at least ever 3-4 months.
My spare parts 260-A's came free from a ham swap meet.
I'd just wait, they will show up again.
-pete
BRL 250-A, HP 250-A, HP 250-B.
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All issues, 1 through 37, of "The Notebook" are archived here:
73
Glenn
WB4UIV
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I think I can help answer this:
At a hamfest last year, I picked up a complete collection of the Boonton Radio Corp publication " The Notebook". This was a periodic publication by Boonton covering products and applications of their various products-- ( A great read BTW..Some day I will scan and post them somewhere --BAMA ???)
On the last page of Issue 33, the editor admitted to being HP.
" Editors Note:
BRC assumes Divisional Status:
Boonton Radio Corporation, a subsidiary of the Hewlett-Packard
company since 1959, assumed divisional status November 1, 1962.
At that time, BRC's name was changed to Boonton Radio Company.
The conversion of BRC to a division of the Hewlett-Packard Co. is a
part of the over-all program to achieve greater flexibility of the entire HP organization ......... "
It goes on to say that William Myers from HP - Palo Alto was named General Manager of the new division.
Hope this helps....
Ray Johnson WB0EBG / KE3QY
HP Components group 1993-1996
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--- In hp_agilent_equipment@..., Dave Daniel <kc0wjn@...> wrote:
Really? I thought I've seen Boonton instruments younger than that. Did
HP keep the Boonton name for a while after the acquisition?
Dave
On 12/21/2012 2:12 PM, w0eom@... wrote:
1959. the instruments are shown in the HP 1963 catalog.
In a message dated 12/21/2012 12:22:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
kc0wjn@... <mailto:kc0wjn%40gmail.com> writes:
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Hi All
I think I can help answer this:
At a hamfest last year, I picked up a complete collection of the Boonton Radio Corp publication " The Notebook". This was a periodic publication by Boonton covering products and applications of their various products-- ( A great read BTW..Some day I will scan and post them somewhere --BAMA ???)
On the last page of Issue 33, the editor admitted to being HP.
" Editors Note:
BRC assumes Divisional Status:
Boonton Radio Corporation, a subsidiary of the Hewlett-Packard
company since 1959, assumed divisional status November 1, 1962.
At that time, BRC's name was changed to Boonton Radio Company.
The conversion of BRC to a division of the Hewlett-Packard Co. is a
part of the over-all program to achieve greater flexibility of the entire HP organization ......... "
It goes on to say that William Myers from HP - Palo Alto was named General Manager of the new division.
Hope this helps....
Ray Johnson WB0EBG / KE3QY
HP Components group 1993-1996
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Dave
On 12/21/2012 2:12 PM, w0eom@... wrote:
1959. the instruments are shown in the HP 1963 catalog.
In a message dated 12/21/2012 12:22:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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I have an old HP catalog which does not show a year but the picture on the front and back looks like an aerial view of the ocean with many things superimposed. They include a rocket, an Atlas Centaur I think, several test instruments, a disembodied scope screen and an HP knob with calibrations on its skirt. The back has the moon, a radar scope, and a spectrum display. In this catalog are an HP 260A and an HP 250A. The pictures have exactly the same control layout as the original Boonton instruments. The University where I used to teach had an RX meter which upon reflection had an HP 4 digit model number. I don't remember what it was.
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HP keep the Boonton name for a while after the acquisition?
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1959. the instruments are shown in the HP 1963 catalog.
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Wow. I didn't know HP bought Boonton. I always liked Boonton
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Dave
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meter. I can't find any on eBay. These two instruments were carried over
from Boonton when HP bought them out.
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HP keep the Boonton name for a while after the acquisition?
Dave
Boonton radio started in 1934 as Radio Frequency Laboratories and reformed as Boonton Radio Corporation a short time later. Its first product was the Q-Meter. -hp- kept the Boonton name for a couple of years anyway. I don't know if any Q-Meters or RX-Meters were made with the -hp- trade mark on them but the name is on the label on the back. -- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles WB6KBL dickburk@...
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----- Original Message ----- From: "David DiGiacomo" <daviddigiacomo@...> To: <hp_agilent_equipment@...> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP Oldies. On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Dave Daniel <kc0wjn@...> wrote:
Wow. I didn't know HP bought Boonton. I always liked Boonton
instruments, probably because I was born in Boonton. When did HP buy them?
Dave This is confusing (at least to me), because there was Boonton
Electronics, Boonton Measurements (usually just called Measurements),
and Boonton Radio. HP bought Boonton Radio, but not the other two.
Most of the familiar Boonton instruments are from Boonton Electronics.
Boonton Electronics made sensitive electronic voltmeters and some other equipment. Measurements Corp made voltmeters and signal generators. I have a frequency calibrator/marker made by Measurements Corp. Boonton Radio Corp made the Q-Meter, which they originated, the RX-Meter, which is a consolidation of an RF bridge, signal generator, and detector in one box, and a variety of signal generators, mainly FM, and test sets for air navigation equipment. There was also Aircraft Radio Corporation or ARC, which was a pioneer in airborne radio equipment. There were a couple of other companies too but my memory is not very reliable about them. -hp- bought only Boonton Radio Corporation. I don't know what they wanted. They continued to build the Q-Meter and RX-Meter for a time and a small VHF signal generator, originally sold under the Boonton name and later as an -hp- product. At the time -hp- bought Boonton they were buying a lot of small companies. -- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles WB6KBL dickburk@...
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-John
Hello--
There's also...
...And...
...And even Wikipedia gets into the act...
73--
Brad AA1IP
The first is a mailing list dedicated to Boonton equipment. Originally it was just Boonton radio but also covers other stuff like the meters made by Boonton Electronics. The other sites above are good for manuals and information but I think this fellow wants to correspond with other users of Boonton gear and find some parts. -- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles WB6KBL dickburk@...
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I have a Boonton 42BD Microwattmeter with a digital display and use it often. Im guessing a mid 70's product?
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Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP Oldies.
Really? I thought I've seen Boonton instruments younger than that. Did
HP keep the Boonton name for a while after the acquisition?
Dave
On 12/21/2012 2:12 PM, w0eom@... wrote:
>
> 1959. the instruments are shown in the HP 1963 catalog.
>
>
> In a message dated 12/21/2012 12:22:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> kc0wjn@... <mailto:kc0wjn%40gmail.com> writes:
>
> Wow. I didn't know HP bought Boonton. I always liked Boonton
> instruments, probably because I was born in Boonton. When did HP buy them?
>
> Dave
>
> On 12/21/2012 12:59 PM, Max Robinson wrote:
> >
> > I am looking for a couple of HP oldies. The 260A Q meter and the 250A RX
> > meter. I can't find any on eBay. These two instruments were carried over
> > from Boonton when HP bought them out.
> >
> > Regards.
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Really? I thought I've seen Boonton instruments younger than that. Did HP keep the Boonton name for a while after the acquisition? Dave On 12/21/2012 2:12 PM, w0eom@... wrote:
1959. the instruments are shown in the HP 1963 catalog.
In a message dated 12/21/2012 12:22:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
kc0wjn@... <mailto:kc0wjn%40gmail.com> writes:
Wow. I didn't know HP bought Boonton. I always liked Boonton
instruments, probably because I was born in Boonton. When did HP buy them?
Dave
On 12/21/2012 12:59 PM, Max Robinson wrote:
I am looking for a couple of HP oldies. The 260A Q meter and the 250A RX
meter. I can't find any on eBay. These two instruments were carried over
from Boonton when HP bought them out.
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On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Dave Daniel <kc0wjn@...> wrote: Wow. I didn't know HP bought Boonton. I always liked Boonton
instruments, probably because I was born in Boonton. When did HP buy them?
Dave This is confusing (at least to me), because there was Boonton Electronics, Boonton Measurements (usually just called Measurements), and Boonton Radio. HP bought Boonton Radio, but not the other two. Most of the familiar Boonton instruments are from Boonton Electronics.
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On 12/21/2012 5:39 PM, J. Forster wrote:
-John
Hello-- There's also... ...And... ...And even Wikipedia gets into the act... 73-- Brad AA1IP
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I didn't know there was a Boonton group. I'll check it out.
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Also ask on the Boonton Group.
-John
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I am looking for a couple of HP oldies. The 260A Q meter and the 250A
RX
meter. I can't find any on eBay. These two instruments were carried
over
from Boonton when HP bought them out.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Robinson" <max@...> To: <hp_agilent_equipment@...> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 11:59 AM Subject: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP Oldies. I am looking for a couple of HP oldies. The 260A Q meter and the 250A RX
meter. I can't find any on eBay. These two instruments were carried over
from Boonton when HP bought them out.
Regards.
Max. K 4 O DS.
I've seen both for sale occasionally. Search for Boonton since most were made by them. I have both instruments and a 190A VHF Q-Meter. I am looking for a main capacitor assembly for mine. It was evidently bumped very hard long before I got it. FWIW, I bought the Q meters at a local swap meet (TRW) and the RX meter via the web.
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