[Test-Equipment] HP SA questions

[gil smith]

Hi Mark:

At 06:44 AM 1/16/02 -0500, you wrote:
>And just to confuse things even further...
>I have an 8553B, but from the 1973 HP catalog and the 8553L/8552A
>Cal & adj manuals I have, it would appear the (front panel)
>differences between the 8553L & 8553B are:
>
> L - Has local osc (first & third) connectors on front panel
>   - Continuous 1 kHz - 110 MHz
>   - 15 scan widths
>   - No probe power connector
>
> B - No local osc connectors
>   - 2 ranges: 1 kHz - 11 MHz & 1 kHz - 110 MHz
>   - 18 scan widths
>   - Probe power connector

And, Jose mentioned that the 8553L does not work with the 8443A TG -- I
have a cal manual that shows the 53L in a 141S frame, and makes no mention
of the TG.  Then I saw a rear picture of the 141S, which shows no AUX
connectors for a TG anyway.

So I guess the bottom line is that the 141T frame, and the 8553B or 8554B
RF (and the 8552B IF) plugins, are the top-of-the-line units for covering
the 110 or 1250MHz ranges.  Whew!  Thanks for helping me sort that out.

Still a couple of questions though:

I'll never need the hi-freq 8455, but I am curious about the 8456 low-freq
plugin.  I have a 3580A SA for audio work, and it suits me just fine.  But
does the 8556 have any advantages over the 3580 in the audio band (besides
going to a bit higher freq)?  

And in what applications would you need to use the LO outputs on the RF
units that have them?

thanks,

gil




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