[ARC5] Signal Generator Selection

[J Mcvey]

 The HP8654 is a bit long in the tooth, but you can't beat that deal for $10 !!says 2% frequency accuracy after warmup. You can Pair it with a good frequency counter to make your life easier...

    On Saturday, May 8, 2021, 5:35:06 PM EDT, Robert Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:  
 
  I have an HP-8654A signal generator that covers10MHZ - 550MHZ.  I paid $10 for it on ebay and was able toarrange for a local pick-up.  It works very well, and has both AM and FMmodulation built in, but the power output meter getsa bit erratic.  Also, you really need a digital frequency counterto use with it since the "slide rule" tuning can't be read with muchaccuracy; my Tek 2236 scope does well for that up to about 100MHZ I also have a URM-25F.  I bought it at ahamfest for $5.  It looked very scruffy but put out a nice clean stablesignal - that could not be adjusted.  Turned out that it was simply amatter of the tuning shaft getting loose from the tuning cap. Superglue fixed that, and aside from needing a small bit ofrecalibation on a couple of the bands, I am sure it'll do good job. I have two URM-127 audio signal generators and theywork fine. I have an HP-606A.  It blew out the powersupply and one of the panel meters a while back, and that required quite a bitof rebuilding.  I guess it works now but I'm a bit scared to turn iton. WayneWB5WSV             

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