Hi Chris:
I'm in the same boat. HP wants a ridiculous amount of money just to look at my
now-obsolete 8591EM, and they said they'll be charging more in a couple of
months.
Although I'm not familiar with the SSA1000A, the used prices I see on the 'net
for it make me think something in the Agilent ESA-E series might be in order.
It comes with GPIB & parallel ports.
Pat Lawler
EMC Engineer
Condor DC Power Supplies
"Chris Maxwell" <[email protected]>
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11/03/2005 08:50 AM
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Subject: Wayne Kerr Spectrum Analyzer
We have a Wayne Kerr SSA1000A spectrum analyzer that we bought with an “Easy 1”
pre-compliance emissions system that is in need of repair. At the present
time, Wayne Kerr is quoting us an exploratory fee just to see if it is
repairable, due to its age and near obsolescence. I thought…Obsolete! But we
just bought it!...wait a minute…I started here in 1995, we bought the WK in
1996…it’s 2005 now…HOLY COW, I’M GETTING OLD! Aside from being shocked (yet
again) to the realization that I’m getting a little long in the tooth; the
quote got me to thinking.
What would a new spectrum analyzer with similar capability cost right now?
The Wayne Kerr analyzer used GPIB for computer control. Are the newer Spectrum
Analyzers using GPIB, or are they using a different interface (USB, Ethernet …)
for computer control?
I have to admit that I have no idea what the Spectrum Analyzer market is
looking like right now; so I’m fishing for some comments from those who are
current with the market.
Thanks.
P.S. I heard a great quote from Winston Churchill today: “We make a living
from what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
Chris Maxwell, Design Engineer | Compliance Engineer
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