Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-15 Thread Charles P. Steinmetz
Jim wrote: Some oddities [of 3325A and 3325B's]: you can't get non-sine at as high a frequency on the front panel. I think square waves go up to 10 MHz or so.. The backpanel waveform is always a sine, but not necessarily a very high quality one. The triangle and ramp signals only go up to 1

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-15 Thread Jim Lux
On 4/14/11 9:46 PM, bownes wrote: Thanks for the input folks. Based on what you all have said, my needs and the availability from a list member, I'm going to go with a 3325. I spent some time reading the manual this evening, which states that the 3325 will output up to 20,999,999.99 hz on the

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-15 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <007901cbfb6e$0ffec400$4001a8c0@lark>, "Alan Melia" writes: >I have found on several occasions that you can read an "failing" EPROM in a >prommer, that will not operate in its application. Sometimes it is possible >to read. erase and reburn the same Eprom and get a working system again,

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-15 Thread Alan Melia
- Original Message - From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 1:49 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator > In message , paul swed writ > es: > > >Please

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-15 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message , paul swed writ es: >Please read the eproms. Mine are dead and they will absolutely die. The >mosteks are a known failure. If you can get me the images I will attempt to >integrate them into a modern 27128 or something and do that install. I have >had to do that on a couple of other ty

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-15 Thread paul swed
Please read the eproms. Mine are dead and they will absolutely die. The mosteks are a known failure. If you can get me the images I will attempt to integrate them into a modern 27128 or something and do that install. I have had to do that on a couple of other types of HP gear. I also put copies of

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 04/15/2011 06:46 AM, bownes wrote: Thanks for the input folks. Based on what you all have said, my needs and the availability from a list member, I'm going to go with a 3325. I spent some time reading the manual this evening, which states that the 3325 will output up to 20,999,999.99 hz on

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread Robert Darlington
The 3325 has an option for high voltage output from DC to 1MHz (up to 40 volts peak to peak at 40mA) with option 2 which can be handy sometimes. Also, I remember the 3325B has an upgraded attenuator stack to improve reliability as compared to the 3325A like I have.Can anybody chime in on this?

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread bownes
Thanks for the input folks. Based on what you all have said, my needs and the availability from a list member, I'm going to go with a 3325. I spent some time reading the manual this evening, which states that the 3325 will output up to 20,999,999.99 hz on the front connector and up to about 60M

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread Joseph Gray
The Easter egg plays fine on mine :-) It's rather lengthy, too. Mine is in need of cal. I just replaced a dead lithium in it and when I have time, I'm going to attempt the cal. I would love to be able to sync it to my GPSDO if anyone knows how to add this feature. Someone mentioned the EPROMS on

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread Gary Chatters
On 04/14/2011 02:03 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message, Bob Bownes wri tes: The candidates at present are the 3324 and 3325. Don't overlook the 3336. The 3336 would meet the OPs requirements. Frequency coverage 10Hz to 21MHz with phase continuous sweep. AM and PM available. The 3

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread paul swed
se time and frequency measurement > Cc: k6...@comcast.net > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator > > And if you get a 3314A is can do something non of the others can do > > http://www.slack.com/hp3314a.html > > -pete > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 1

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread Mike Feher
14, 2011 3:17 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Cc: k6...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator And if you get a 3314A is can do something non of the others can do http://www.slack.com/hp3314a.html -pete On Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread paul swed
gt; > I paid around $200 for the 3314A on the usual auction site two or three > years ago; the current batch listed seem high. > > > > bob k6rtm > > -- > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:38:58 -0400 > > From:

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread Pete Lancashire
8:58 -0400 > From: Bob Bownes > To: Bob Bownes > Subject: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Thought I would consult the assembled wisdom here. > > I'm looking for an HP frequen

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread k6rtm
bob k6rtm -- Message: 2 Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:38:58 -0400 From: Bob Bownes To: Bob Bownes Subject: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thought I would consult the assembled wisdom here. I'm lo

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message , Bob Bownes wri tes: >The candidates at present are the 3324 and 3325. Don't overlook the 3336. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 p...@freebsd.org | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what ca

Re: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread paul swed
Bob I like the hp 3335. I also have the 8620. Can lock to external 10 Mhz ref. Not sure 10 milli htz references are that common. ;-) Very accurate in frequency and output level and can do sweeps but to be honest I have never used it that way. I have 3 of these and they have been rock solid for 10 o

[time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator

2011-04-14 Thread Bob Bownes
Thought I would consult the assembled wisdom here. I'm looking for an HP frequency generator with sweep capability in the 1-20Mhz range. I can live with 1-11, and would really love 1-55, but 1-20 seems to be the most common. Other instruments I already own cover 10 and up. The goal here is to have