How fuzzy is it? Some fuzzy is normal on the 465B when switched into 100MHz at least.
Minor 30 second TEA repair here. Proper neon obtained for the HP power supply:
The garage treasure house saga continues... the gentleman who sold me the pickup bed sized load of HP, Tek and RTTY ham gear called and asked if I wanted to see what was left. I took a box of mostly NIB audio gear that I acquired over the year, you know, just in case.
First he shows me an AmScope trinocular microscope with the boom stand, camera, light. Too big for my tiny bench, though tempting. Next to that is a National Instruments digital scope and a plastic bag filled with metal. What's that? Oh, just a bunch of metal bits I am going to scrap. I dug around a bit and found this:
In the pile were thirty NEC microwave transistors (with an fT of 4.5GHz), along with an assortment of fifteen or so moto RF power transistors. ummm, do you mind if I sort these parts out of the scrap metal? Ten minutes of chatting and going through mostly empty parts cabinets resulted in a baggie filled with heat sinks, 10.7MHz IF transformers, and an assortment of hole plugs. Since I devote hours to taking them out of gear, I resisted the urge to add a pile of NOS Tektronix tantalums.
I traded a sound mixing board and digital recorder for the lot. I am fairly certain that I have exhausted this particular stash. Tomorrow I am driving down to Corvallis to visit that 485 that I can't seem to resist.
PS - I found the video software that goes with the NI microscope and convinced the tech support rep to give me a copy. I imagine I will spend the evening looking at bugs and stuff.
I've been looking at the Yaesu VX-6R for a mobile backpack type rig. It's ruggedized and submersible.
I've been looking at the Yaesu VX-6R for a mobile backpack type rig. It's ruggedized and submersible.Aw come on, there are far nicer radios in green to be had. And they have extended frequency coverage not by a hack, but by design. Treat yourself to a PRC-152.
Minor 30 second TEA repair here. Proper neon obtained for the HP power supply:
Minor 30 second TEA repair here. Proper neon obtained for the HP power supply:
Nice 'n' glowy!
I've been looking at the Yaesu VX-6R for a mobile backpack type rig. It's ruggedized and submersible.Aw come on, there are far nicer radios in green to be had. And they have extended frequency coverage not by a hack, but by design. Treat yourself to a PRC-152.This? https://www.harris.com/solution/harris-falcon-iii-an-prc-152a-wideband-networking-handheld-radio
I’m not sure Harris even sells stuff to people who aren’t law enforcement or military.
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PS - I found the video software that goes with the NI microscope and convinced the tech support rep to give me a copy. I imagine I will spend the evening looking at bugs and stuff.
Nice scores! Wish I could've been there for the AmScope. I'd make room for that.
I picked up a second HP 53310A MDA with Option 10 (OCXO), it was listed AS IS, no display on the CRT but it was cheap. I wanted it just for the Option 10 back plane which includes a separate linear power supply for the 10811-6011 OCXO. Turns out it was not as dead as the seller thought, so I may have a 53310A for sale soon, just without option 10.
Only had a short time to play with it, still quite a bit to lean but the UI is simple;
Minor 30 second TEA repair here. Proper neon obtained for the HP power supply:
Nice 'n' glowy!
The garage treasure house saga continues... the gentleman who sold me the pickup bed sized load of HP, Tek and RTTY ham gear called and asked if I wanted to see what was left. I took a box of mostly NIB audio gear that I acquired over the year, you know, just in case.
First he shows me an AmScope trinocular microscope with the boom stand, camera, light. Too big for my tiny bench, though tempting. Next to that is a National Instruments digital scope and a plastic bag filled with metal. What's that? Oh, just a bunch of metal bits I am going to scrap. I dug around a bit and found this:
In the pile were thirty NEC microwave transistors (with an fT of 4.5GHz), along with an assortment of fifteen or so moto RF power transistors. ummm, do you mind if I sort these parts out of the scrap metal? Ten minutes of chatting and going through mostly empty parts cabinets resulted in a baggie filled with heat sinks, 10.7MHz IF transformers, and an assortment of hole plugs. Since I devote hours to taking them out of gear, I resisted the urge to add a pile of NOS Tektronix tantalums.
I traded a sound mixing board and digital recorder for the lot. I am fairly certain that I have exhausted this particular stash. Tomorrow I am driving down to Corvallis to visit that 485 that I can't seem to resist.
PS - I found the video software that goes with the NI microscope and convinced the tech support rep to give me a copy. I imagine I will spend the evening looking at bugs and stuff.
Nice scores! Wish I could've been there for the AmScope. I'd make room for that.
Stumbled across this. Thought you Brits might appreciate it....
Edit, and what is "a bloody Queen's dodger"
Minor 30 second TEA repair here. Proper neon obtained for the HP power supply:
Nice 'n' glowy!Usually bright and glowy for a neon, sure its not filled with a differanr gas?
Stumbled across this. Thought you Brits might appreciate it....
Edit, and what is "a bloody Queen's dodger"
Its not far from the truth. I have no idea what the queen's dodger is though.
Missing three important things: (1) The "po po" never turn up at the door even if you call them (2) most of the time people don't answer the door unless they know it's a delivery or someone is coming in case it's the JW's or a pikey trying to sell you a new driveway or a dag. Usually you hang out of the window and say "who the fuck are you?" and "get off my property you cunt" (3) no mention of tea.
Missing three important things: (1) The "po po" never turn up at the door even if you call them (2) most of the time people don't answer the door unless they know it's a delivery or someone is coming in case it's the JW's or a pikey trying to sell you a new driveway or a dag. Usually you hang out of the window and say "who the fuck are you?" and "get off my property you cunt" (3) no mention of tea.
@bd139 what the hell is dag? The rest of it your spot on with [emoji23]
Missing three important things: (1) The "po po" never turn up at the door even if you call them (2) most of the time people don't answer the door unless they know it's a delivery or someone is coming in case it's the JW's or a pikey trying to sell you a new driveway or a dag. Usually you hang out of the window and say "who the fuck are you?" and "get off my property you cunt" (3) no mention of tea.
Oh, the JWs can be entertaining, and I once enabled Brethren to realise that they should vacate their Saturday afternoon street-corner pitch before their kids lost their immortal soul. But that's not a subject for this forum.
Apart from that, I haven't had to do (1) in decades, and people are more pleasant here Time for you to move to a pleasant part of S'rry or 'ampshire.