[Test-Equipment] Graphics Interface for HP Network Analyzer

[Eric Lemmon]

I just acquired a mint-condition HP8752A Network Analyzer, and I am
having a ball using it to tune duplexers and isolators, sweep cables,
and test a wide variety of RF components.  However, this unit does not
have a user-friendly interface for getting the graphic on the color
display screen into a PC for printing or saving.

There is the usual HP-IB connector on the back panel, along with a
DB-25F connector labeled "TEST SET - I/O INTERCONNECT" which purpose is
unclear.  The Agilent Tech Support guy advised me that I could connect a
now-obsolete HP Deskjet printer to the analyzer and make plots, but he
stated that there was no way to get the graphic image into a PC.  Other
than taking a picture of the screen with a digital camera, that is!

I know that I'm not the only owner of this model analyzer, and I'd also
think that at least one smart person on this planet has figured out how
to import the screen image into a Windows PC.  The ideal solution would
be an adapter that converts the HP8752A graphic data into a USB port
readable signal.  Is there such a device?

73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY