I also bought a few of these recently from the dealer in Florida. I currently have one in use, with all four ports utilized, and it works like a charm. One of the ports does go to a Z3801A. I am very pleased with it. Regards - Mike
Mike B. Feher, N4FS 89 Arnold Blvd. Howell, NJ, 07731 732-886-5960 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Rabel Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 3:16 PM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP Z3801A on eBay -- And check this out as well I just opened up mine and snapped a couple pics, mine doesn't look that bad... http://www.rabel.org/archives/Images/LNFA1X4-N/ I *think* tvb (if not him someone else) opened up one of the symmetricom's and put some pictures online. There should be links *somewhere* in the archive here. I'm about to swap out splitters and try out the LNFA1X4-N, will post again as soon I get things sorted out and back online. Jason -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Atkinson Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 3:12 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP Z3801A on eBay -- And check this out as well Hi, I also bought one of the LNFA1X4-N splitters from that seller. It arrived OK, but being nosey I opened it anyway. Basic design looks OK and there is a 19dB pi attenuator made of SM resistors (2x 62R 1x 220R) on each output so it would be easy to up the gain from the nominal 0dB. You could even have different gains on some ports. The bad news was that it looked a little second-hand inside. Lots of flux, some of it going "fluffy" and signs of untidy hand replacement of components. The covers have no seals or gaskets and there are signs of corrosion between the mating surfaces. Overall it looks like they were refurbished units, given what we used to call in the UK avionics industry an "American Overhaul" i.e. a quick coat of spray paint to make them look nice, but no work inside. No offence meant, there were a couple of unscrupulous dealers at the time. I've not tested it yet but will report the results when I do. Robert G8RPI. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
