This is a low performance "economy" model. It will be OK for non-critical work. Regarding failures: it will be difficult to get this repaired if it breaks.
Rick N6RK Joseph Gray wrote: > Since the list members are familiar with lots of test equipment, I'd > like to ask what the folks here think about the HP 8590A Spectrum > Analyzer. Is this model ok? Are there any particular failures I should > be aware of in this 20+ year old equipment? > > I have a chance to buy one locally. The only option is has is GPIB. I > took a preliminary look at it and it passes the simple test/cal > procedure from chapter 1 of the Ops manual. This model only goes to > 1.5GHz, but would still be useful for Amateur use. I do wish it would > go up to 3GHz, however. I have never owned a spec an, but am somewhat > familiar with their usage. > > Thanks for the input. > > Joe > KA5ZEC > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
