[Test-Equipment] Fw: Wavetek Rockland 5120 (some progress)

[Alan Melia]

Bounced by multiple stops in the subject line....what a pathetic spam filter
!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Melia" <Alan.Melia at btinternet.com>
To: <test-equipment at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: 16 April 2005 00:22
Subject: Wavetek Rockland 5120 (some progress)


> Hi all, I am tempted to post again here because I started a thread in a
> forum based in Europe (Euronium), got one reply which has proved very
> interesting, and about 400 read hits !! Google strikes again !!
>
> I guess this means that there are a lot of people looking for Rockland
> circuit data. My contact has been able to provide me with a substantial
> portion of the manual for the Rockland 5600 synth (100kHz to 160MHz in 1Hz
> steps) This is probably a unit design, dating to before the Wavetek
> takeover. However at least 3 of the modules in the 5120 carry "5600
> designations" or part numbers, so are probably the same parts used in
later
> models. The manual description gives an insight into the high digit
> generation, but the lower digits are generated differently on the 5120. I
> would be interested if anyone has acess to any 51xx series manual.  This
is
> a 0.1Hz resolution synth against the 1Hz for the 5600, and I think that
some
> 51xx series are spec'd as "rapid switching" probably for testing frequency
> agile equipment.
>
> In the meantime I have about 15MB of scaned pages relating to the 5600 if
> anyone is interested.
>
> Regards
> Alan G3NYK
> alan.melia (at) btinternet.com
>
>