Rather than source a knock-off -003 prescaler board for my 53131A, I've decided to repair it if possible.
The counter becomes unstable @3GHz when a signal less than about -15dBm is measured. I've replaced all 4 amps with no change in the symptoms. The output of this prescaler is / 128. I can see that it's output is jittery, and I think (hope) it's the defective part, however, I can't ID the markings on the chip.
Anyone?