[R-390] HP-8640B vs. HP-8654A/8655A/11710B

[Al Parker]

Hi Barry,
	I've had that setup for 4-5 yrs, set up & available in my "upstairs" 
shack/shop.  I'm afraid I haven't used it as much as I'd like, haven't 
done much fixing in that spot lately.  IIRC, the "tuning rate" is a bit 
fast in some instances, but the lock-on feature is really neat.  The 
small footprint is a big asset.  The overall freq. range is great, I was 
worried about it's operation in the HF area, but it seems OK.  Not great 
for doing the alignment of a multi-band HF rcvr with lots of back & 
forth freq. work, but probably easier at that than a URM-25 ;-)
	If you can think of any specific questions I'll play with it a bit & 
see what we learn.
73,

Al, W8UT
www.boatanchors.org
www.hammarlund.info

"There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much
worth doing as simply messing about in boats"
Ratty, to Mole

On 1/9/2011 3:20 PM, Barry wrote:
> Anyone on the list have any experience with an HP8654A/8655A/11710B combination?  The reason I ask is I have an 8654A/8655A and am thinking of getting the 11710B to get the lower parts of the HF range and was wondering if I'd be better off with this or getting an 8640B.  The combo will give me a greater low end (down to 10kc) and the footprint is a bit smaller, but wondering if there are any other (dis)advantages.
>
> Basically, I'm tired of lugging the 606A up to the bench... :)
>
> Thanks,
> Barry - N4BUQ
>
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