Tom & Bob,
Thanks for the comments and quick reply. Tom,
when I originally did a google search I did not
see the site that you sent, but from your
guidance I did find the manual showing the
frequency adjustment and I'm letting the
5300B/5308A combination counter heat up. From a
cold start it's about 6+ Hz low when compared to
my house GPS reference - a DATUM 9390-52054.
In a bit I'll give the thing a tweak and it
should come right in as Bob suggests. I don't
know the history of this counter except that the
fellow that gave it to me has nothing to really
compare it against nor the experience to question
its accuracy. On my unit the oscillator
adjustment marking is gone, but the hole for the
adjustment thankfully is still there :>
I'll let you know how it goes - should be a simple tweak.
Thanks Guys,
Burt K6OQK
From: "Tom Miller" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 5300B - HP 5308A Counter Time Base
Hi Bert,
The service manual for the 5300B is on the keysight.com site under manuals.
http://www.keysight.com/main/techSupport.jspx?searchT=5300B&id=5300B:epsg:pro&pageMode=OV&pid=5300B:epsg:pro&cc=US&lc=eng
Do you have a frequency reference (house standard) that you can use to
adjust the reference in the counter? See the manual.
Regards,
Tom
From: "Burt I. Weiner" <[email protected]>
>I was recently given a HP-5300B / 5308A counter. I thought it might be
>handy when I'm at an AM broadcast transmitter and need to make "rough"
>frequency measurements. It turns out that at 1000 kHz it reads about 4.5
>Hz high. Looking inside I'm not sure if there's a time base adjustment. I
>looked at the on-line manuals available and I don't find any reference to
>adjusting the time base frequency. Does anyone here know anything about
>these counters? Is there a schematic available? I'm not looking for
>precision, but 4.5 Hz at 1 MHz seems a tad much.
>
> Burt, K6OQK
>
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From: Bob Camp <[email protected]>
Hi
4.5 Hz at 1 MHz is 4.5 ppm. Thatâs not out of
the likely adjustment range on the basic crystal
reference on a 5308. Itâs probably a simple
tweak to get it back into calibration.
Bob
Burt I. Weiner Associates
Broadcast Technical Services
Glendale, California U.S.A.
[email protected]
www.biwa.cc
K6OQK
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