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

[paul swed]

Not to take the thread.
I have a bad 3314a. Its the eproms. Anyone have the images please
Thanks
Paul
WB8TSL

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com>wrote:

> 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 11:47 AM,  <k6rtm at comcast.net> wrote:
> > Bob--
> >
> > For that frequency range, I like the 3314A - 1 to 20 MHz with sweep,
> bursts, gate, arb, and an easter egg. Lots of modulation capabilities.
> >
> > No easy way to synch it to 10MHz, as it runs off an internal crystal
> clock (2 MHz?). I've thought about bootlegging it to my house (tbolt)
> standard, but haven't done that yet.
> >
> > My real RF sweeper is a boat anchor, an old 8660C, which was incredibly
> cheap by the pound when I got it...
> >
> > 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: Bob Bownes <bownes at gmail.com>
> > To: Bob Bownes <bownes at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [time-nuts] Selecting a used HP sweep/frequency generator
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> > 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 something complementary to
> > the 8640B, the 8620, and the 10m-20G sweeper.
> >
> > The candidates at present are the 3324 and 3325.
> >
> > The questions are:
> >
> > 1) Of the 3324 and 3325, are there any of the A/B/C/etc variants to
> > favour or avoid?
> >
> > 2) Are there any other candidates to consider?
> >
> > This is for home, not work. Cost is, of course, a consideration. I
> > already have 10mhz standard, so being able to lock to that is a plus.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
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