[time-nuts] Synthesizers

Brooke Clarke brooke at pacific.net
Wed Sep 4 18:16:24 EDT 2013


Hi Pete:

The HP 5110 has a phase continuous output when the frequency is changed and was the basis for early chirp sounders.
http://www.prc68.com/I/HP5100.shtml
http://www.prc68.com/I/RCS-5A.shtml

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.PRC68.com
http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html

Pete Lancashire wrote:
> Ah the 8660's
>
>
> Image 22 8660A's in two racks, was an fun tax payer, paid project :-)
>
> We where never told what the master clock was.
>
> Have S/N suffix 0009 in the garage.
>
> For you time nuts, a side hobby should be frequency nuts. How to
> produce the cleanest synth'ed signal but be able to change it quickly.
>
> Made a few companies a lot of money and challenged engineers.
>
> It was quite the challenge in the late 60's into the 70's. There were two
> types of cusomers. Those that wanted uS switching time vs. those that
> didn't care. Nothing inbetween.
>
> -pete
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 7:43 PM, paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Pete
>> A shame we did not meet a few years ago I had 2 1164s. Both working and
>> cranky.
>> Often thought about using modern technology per decade. Anyhow you could
>> have been the proud owner of both of them for that magical box we send back
>> and forth. As it was I darnear gave them a way for a song at a hamfest.
>> I do have a 8660c and fluke 6060. Both work very well and I use them often.
>> I am familiar with the old HP now thats a serious boat anchor. I assume you
>> picked up both the source and the gen it was a 2 unit gizmo.
>> Regards
>> Paul
>> WB8TSL
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com
>>> wrote:
>>> The one mix and match synth I've not got working is my HP 5100B/5110B. It
>>> came to me for the price of about 15 gallons of gas, and day on the road.
>>> Was stored in a unheated shop for at least two decades, if not three. Why
>>> have one ? .. Goes with the GR1161, 1162, (No 1164 or 68 yet), PTS 160,
>>> Monsanto 3100A, Fluke 6160B, etc.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 7:14 AM, paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Bill
>>>> I guess technology moved along. I think of the mix type of syn like
>>> genrad
>>>> made 1164 maybe. Son of a guns to keep working and I think they are
>>> noisey.
>>>> Granted in the day they were not bad for what they were doing.
>>>> You could emulate much in todays technology. But I think cost becomes
>> an
>>>> issue.
>>>> Regards
>>>> Paul.
>>>> WB8TSL
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 10:50 PM, Bill Hawkins <bill at iaxs.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Why do we hardly ever talk about synthesizers - those boxes that
>>>>> turn 10 MHz into other frequencies?
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill Hawkins
>>>>>
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