[Test-Equipment] HP-606 panel meter

[Carl]

It is in my 1960 HP catalog.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Brown" <tractorb at ihug.co.nz>
To: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk at ix.netcom.com>; "Discussion of Electronic 
Test Equipment" <test-equipment at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] HP-606 panel meter


> The 606 was described in the April 1959 Journal-think the 606A came
> out later that year. AFAIK the same meters were used in all of the 606
> series.
> DaveB, NZ
> ZL3FJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk at ix.netcom.com>
> To: "Discussion of Electronic Test Equipment"
> <test-equipment at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 10:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] HP-606 panel meter
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Barry Tuttleman" <bdtuttleman at att.net>
>> To: <test-equipment at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 1:29 PM
>> Subject: [Test-Equipment] HP-606 panel meter
>>
>>
>>>i have what i think is an HP-606 panel meter in front of
>>>me: old style round type, has "HEWLETT PACKARD" in the
>>>center, "WESTON ELEC. Inst., etc" on the top, "HP-606" on
>>>the lower left, "HP-112-61" on the lower right, "POWER SET"
>>>above the scale, center zero w/ +1 +2 +3 (DBM) to the
>>>right, and -1 thru -6 to the left w/ a "ZERO SET" on the
>>>far left.
>>>
>>> hp manuals 606A & 606B show large rectangular meters; is
>>> this probably a 606 meter?
>>>
>>> TIA!~
>>> barry
>>> carson city
>>
>>     Are you quite sure its marked 606 and not 608? AFAIK no
>> round meters were ever used on the 606 series and none were
>> marked as this one is with a "carrier set". The markings are
>> typical of the 608 series.
>>     Also, AFAIK there was no just plain 606. The instrument
>> was designed by Art Fong around the early 1960s. The 606B
>> came out about the late 1960s and differes from the A in
>> having a buffer stage and a means to connect it to a phase
>> lock loop box so it can be referenced to a high stability
>> source.
>>     Its also possible that this meter may have come from a
>> microwave generator since they use waveguide beyond cutoff
>> attenuators and must be stadardized for input level to the
>> attenuator. That would include the 616 series.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Richard Knoppow
>> Los Angeles
>> WB6KBL
>> dickburk at ix.netcom.com
>>
>>
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