Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs

2014-01-14 Thread Giuseppe Marullo
Alberto, many thanks but I need just to calibrate (I should say invent) a S-Meter for a BITX20a QRP Radio, and possibly double check the sensitivity in some very relaxed way. My equipment: - MiniVNA Pro with a 2 signal generators from approximately 0 to -60dBm (not clear if they have an

Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs

2014-01-10 Thread Alberto di Bene
On 1/8/2014 11:13 PM, Alan Melia wrote: /Hi Alberto it is quite interesting to continue that test with no attenuator but the shells of the coax plugs connected together. I would guess with the gear you have the resultant would be at least 120dB downbut this is not the case for all

Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs

2014-01-08 Thread Alberto di Bene
On 1/6/2014 2:13 PM, Giuseppe Marullo wrote: /I would like to know the specs for this attenuator, especially the maximum frequency, if any good folk has a ballpark idea... I was not able to locate any info about it./ I too have one, bought cheaply a couple of years ago on eBay. I tested its

Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs

2014-01-08 Thread Alan Melia
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs On 1/6/2014 2:13 PM, Giuseppe Marullo wrote: /I would like to know the specs for this attenuator, especially the maximum frequency, if any good folk has a ballpark idea... I was not able to locate any info about it./ I too

Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs

2014-01-07 Thread David
or something similar. David -- Message: 5 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 00:01:35 - From: Alan Meliaalan.me...@btinternet.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs Message-ID

Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs

2014-01-07 Thread Giuseppe Marullo
David and all, following my post I was directly contacted by Peter (G4BCH) from Pascall that kindly forwarded to me the datasheet of the Dinosaur. Should anyone need it, just contact me off list. Giuseppi, with any old attenuator its worth a DC resistance check to see if one of the

[time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs

2014-01-06 Thread Giuseppe Marullo
Hello to all, and Happy New Year. I would like to know the specs for this attenuator, especially the maximum frequency, if any good folk has a ballpark idea... I was not able to locate any info about it. Thanks in advance. Giuseppe Marullo IW2JWW

Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs

2014-01-06 Thread Alan Melia
, They are usable to 200MHz with reduced accuracy. Alan G3NYK. - Original Message - From: Giuseppe Marullo giuse...@marullo.it To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 1:13 PM Subject: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step

Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs

2014-01-06 Thread Giuseppe Marullo
Alan, thank you for your answer. . If you are refering to the units in blue crackle diecast case with miniature toggle Sort of, but mine is orange: http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mkbCnoRgl8RNnxvJdy9phAw.jpg Seems pretty close, I was hoping for some better figure but I plan to use it

Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs

2014-01-06 Thread Alan Melia
PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT - Old Hatfield 2105 Step attenuator specs Alan, thank you for your answer. . If you are refering to the units in blue crackle diecast case with miniature toggle Sort of, but mine is orange: http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mkbCnoRgl8RNnxvJdy9phAw.jpg Seems