[ARC5] Signal generator selection

[Tom Lee]

You were lucky to pass on it. It is a dog. If it works at all, it spits out a very dirty spectrum. Mostly, though, it doesn’t do spit. By the time you fix one thing, something else breaks. It’s a case study in poor engineering.

Other than that, it’s great.

Cheers
Tom

Sent from my iThing, so please forgive brevity and typos

> On May 5, 2021, at 20:45, Jack Antonio <scr287 at att.net> wrote:
> 
> Some time ago, I had the chance to pick up a Wavetek
> 3000 signal generator. For various reasons, it did not
> come to pass.
> 
> But I've often wondered if it would have been a good
> choice.
> 
> Are there any opinions as to how good the Wavetek
> 3000 series of signal generators are? Strong points,
> weak points, repairability etc?
> 
> Jack Antonio
> WA7DIA
> 
> On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 09:31:35 PM EDT, David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> I have the room so an HP-606A is a nice addition to cover the very low frequencies.  I remember getting the 606A at a defense contractor sealed bid auction. When I picked it up, I noticed that it had no dust anywhere inside. The aluminum fan blades were shiny clean. It simply glistened. I figured that I hit the lottery until I turned it on. It blew fuses and the problem was a shorted power transformer. I stuck it away on a shelf, and only recently found a transformer to drop in it. Imagine my surprise when I opened it up and it did not look so shiny new. Then I realized that I had gotten it in 1982 and this was 2019! The darn thing had aged 37 years on my shelf!
> 
> They are not worth much now, but they sure do work well.
> 
> Dave K1WHS
> 
>> On 5/5/2021 3:04 PM, Doran Platt wrote:
> 
> If it's for the older gear, why not simply a URM-25, or an HP-606 ?  Certainly affordable. For accuracy, simply add a decent counter.  It all depends on what you feel you need for that kind of gear.
> K3HVG
>> On 05/05/2021 1:39 PM Craig via ARC5 < arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>  
>>  
>> Hey all: Looking for some guidance on buying a signal generator for the
>> bench. Scope and power supply are already in place, but too many options
>> on generators on what's out there and what is sufficient for working on
>> the SCR and AVT stuff.  New or used, but I'd like to keep it under $300
>> total. Audio thru ?... Definitely don't need anything with a bus, as I'm
>> manual only.
>>  
>>  
>> Craig
>>  
>> KF5JOT
>>  
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