[time-nuts] HP 4352A/B with different signal generator
There was a thread about using a different SG with the 4352A/B about seven years ago. I happened upon the answer today. Set the SG type from the LO menu. Type 1: 8664A/B Type 2: 8657B Type 3: 8648B/C, E8241A, E8244A, E8251A, E8255A Type 4: User defined. To define your own, use the GPIB "SGCMD" command. Details are in the 4352B manual, available on exodus.poly.edu. Bob, who knows how he's spending the time waiting for the leap second... ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
[time-nuts] HP 4352A
If anyone has an interest, there is at least one HP 4352A VCO/PLL analyzer left on ebay. $200 OBO. http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Agilent-4352A-VCO-PPL-Signal-Analyzer-Generator-Module-10MHz-3GHz-RF-4352S-/131847308679?hash=item1eb2b64587:g:95cAAOSwZJlXMrpQ The one I bought for $130 was missing the detector and power splitter. Replacing the splitter with a home rolled one and the detector with a similar, though far less expensive part has returned it to the land of the functioning. Next step, characterize some of the 10811's I have around here. ;) No financial interest except helping out a fellow time nut as those before have helped me. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
[time-nuts] HP 4352A
I just asked over on the HP equipment list, but time nuts had a thread on the 4352 a while back... Has anyone got a service manual for the 4352A? The B version is out there in the wild, but the A version seems to have gone MIA. Additionally, should anyone have either a 11636B power divider or 8471e#004 peak detector surplus to their needs, please let me know as the 4352A I got last week is missing both. There are, however, three more left on eBay from a vendor outside LA. They are all missing the power divider and peak detector however. But for $130, I figured it was worth a gamble. I suspect that any power divider good to 4GHz and peak detector good to the same can be made to work pretty well though. If I can't find the peak detector, I may try substituting a linear power detector since I have a drawer full. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] HP 4352A/B with different signal generator
There's a 4352B on ebay for a $1K start bid, but there's a reserve. There's a 4352A for $1999 Buy it Now with an "Or Best Offer" option. In general, this is an absolutely great time to get modern test equipment at very low cost. With the economy down, everybody wants to get rid of inventory. I just got a like-new R+S SMATE200A (Dual IQ signal generator up to 6 GHz) for $8K, even though the new price is still $65K. I think I could have gotten it for less if I had tried, since it was right before the end of the year. On the subject of the alternate sig gen with a 4352, do you need to just tune it to some frequency offset away from the signal you are measuring? Does the offset change during the measurement? If it changes during the measurement, some form of automation would be necessary. Thanks, Matt On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Brooke Clarke wrote: > Hi Matt: > > Where can I get one for that price? > > The Sig Gen phase noise is the driving spec since it needs to be better than > the phase noise of the VCO you are measuring. > > Have Fun, > > Brooke Clarke > http://www.prc68.com > > Matt Ettus wrote: >> Does anyone know if it is possible to use the HP4352A/B VCO/PLL >> analyzers with signal generators other than the 8665A? What is >> involved? >> >> >> I have a sig gen which is plenty good, so buying an 8665 just to go >> with a 4352 (which you can now get for about $1K) seems like a waste. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Matt >> >> ___ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> > > > ___ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] HP 4352A/B with different signal generator
Hi Matt: Where can I get one for that price? The Sig Gen phase noise is the driving spec since it needs to be better than the phase noise of the VCO you are measuring. Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.prc68.com Matt Ettus wrote: > Does anyone know if it is possible to use the HP4352A/B VCO/PLL > analyzers with signal generators other than the 8665A? What is > involved? > > > I have a sig gen which is plenty good, so buying an 8665 just to go > with a 4352 (which you can now get for about $1K) seems like a waste. > > > Thanks, > Matt > > ___ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
[time-nuts] HP 4352A/B with different signal generator
Does anyone know if it is possible to use the HP4352A/B VCO/PLL analyzers with signal generators other than the 8665A? What is involved? I have a sig gen which is plenty good, so buying an 8665 just to go with a 4352 (which you can now get for about $1K) seems like a waste. Thanks, Matt ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
