[Test-Equipment] PTS250 - was General Radio module

[Fuqua, Bill L]

I have a number of PTS synthesizers.
I made a simple interface that worked with a parallel port on an old notebook.
It was built on a radio shack printed proto board that is layed out like a white block 
proto board and I put a row of  pins along one edge just like the internal boards of
the PTS. 
  I can send a schematic if you like and basic files for various synthesizers. 
It uses 8 bit shift registers that have buffers so you use on pin to clock in data, one for the data and
another to transfer the data. 
  The disadvanage is that you have to remove the internal board and install your new one.
If you want a schematic and some files please email me.
73
Bill wa4lav

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From: test-equipment-bounces at mailman.qth.net [test-equipment-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Pete Lancashire [pete at petelancashire.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 4:01 PM
To: Discussion of Electronic Test Equipment
Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] PTS250 - was General Radio module

NIgle,

Yes PTS is such. Thanks for the manual offer, and this one does not
have GPIB but I've got quite a bit of non GPIB that I've build various
little programmers for. I'm in no rush.  Unfortunately it does not
have the 0.1 HZ module. I'll just put that on the if you find it for
next to nothing list now that I know what one looks like.

Tomorrow I'll grab a counter and see if it is putting anything out (or
a short wire and a radio). Hopefully next week I'll have a place on
the bench that has the S/A so I can look at the signal.

now looking a Fluke 6160A or B, and maybe the oddball 6039A to add to
the collection.

-pete

On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 12:46 PM,  <GandalfG8 at aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 25/12/2011 19:36:17 GMT Standard Time,
> pete at petelancashire.com writes:
>
> Last  week I got my first PTS. Model 250 M6N10 S/N 1A 6580. no 10 MHz,
> 1 Hz  resolution. Have not powered it up yet, but it is very clean
> inside and  out. Hopefully $100 was not too much.
> ----------------------
> Hi Pete
>
> If PTS is Programmed Test Sources I'd say $100 was a bargain, but then  I'm
> a bit soft on the darn things and ever so slightly biased:-)
>
> As far as I'm aware there's no manual for the PTS250 available online, my
> copy of the GPIB section is out there but I've never got round to scanning
> the  rest of it, but you'll find it shares quite a few modules in common with
> the  PTS160 and the PTS160 manual is at to-way.com and probably on Didier's
> site  too.
>
> I'll try to get the PTS250 manual scanned sometime soon but that won't  be
> for a week or so at the earliest and would be happy to help with any
> specific information in the meantime.
>
> One thing to check, the lower digit modules, from 100KHz down to 0.1Hz are
> all module type DM1005 and I've had at least one PTS500 which was sold as
> having  1Hz resolution, and with a blank switch in the 0.1Hz position, but
> was actually  a 0.1Hz version with the extra module still fitted but a couple
> of bus bars cut  short just before the 0.1Hz switch.
>
> Regards
>
> Nigel
> GM8PZR
>
>
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