[Test-Equipment] HP-436A Power Meter

[KLØS]

Ditto what George said about low power sensors....I took a chance buying my
HP 8481D (the -70 dBm to -20 dBm model) on eBay....looked VERY hard at the
feedback the seller had and the kinds of things he had sold before, to
include several sensors.  Needless to say I was pretty apprehensive when I
first powered it up, starting at -127 dBm from the service monitor and
working my way up.  When I passed -70 dBm and didn't get a reading I started
to say "I told you so" until it finally kicked in about 2 dBm later....I
think the 436 will "hang onto" a signal once it has acquired it since I
could then move back down and get a reading at -70 dBm.   Phewwwwww!!!!

'Course all you can say about eBay is that there's nothing you can say about
eBay -- I got this unit as the only bidder for about $400....a similar unit
from another seller two days later had 25 bidders and went for $585 and the
day following that same seller offered another with a starting price of $500
and a Buy it Now of $700....all without the required attenuator.  Heck, you
can buy a refurbished one with a warranty AND the attenuator from Bell
Electronics (where I got my other sensor) for about $650.

What  a world we live in.....

73 -- Dino KLØS/4