RE: HP 310a wave analyzer

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

I can think of a bunch of applications...
Think of a wave analyzer as a manually tuned spectrum analyzer (which is 
what it is).  You can excite your coil with a square wave pulse (i.e. 
Terry's TC tuner), and look for harmonics.  You could look at variations in 
fRes and Q as a function of surroundings, etc.


At 04:24 PM 5/19/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
>
> >From a historical document I found on the Agilent web site
>http://cp.literature.agilent-dot-com/litweb/pdf/5980-2090E.pdf :
>
>Amplitude flatness across the many
>multiplexed channels was measured
>over the 1.5 MHz band by HP 's 310A
>wave analyzer (ca.1963).  A wave
>analyzer is essentially a calibrated
>superheterodyne receiver, and this
>one featured a selectable output
>bandwidth, which allowed the detect-
>ed audio modulation to be measured.
>
>I can't think of any TC-related application for such an instrument.
>
>Sorry, Gary Lau
>MA, USA
>
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>Subject:        HP 310a wave analyzer
>
>Original poster: "Dan by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><toodamtall1-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
>Hey folks,
>I just inherited an HP 310A wave analyzer with
>complete original documentation. Specs say it provides
>signal components between 1khz-1500khz. As an amateur,
>this doesn't readily mean anything to me. Maybe it
>could be more valuable in more capable hands?
>
>Could this be of any use in TC work? I know you guys
>don't like holding anybody's hands, but who else can I
>ask? I'm not worthy I know..... <bowing>
>
>Thanks
>Dan--Ft. Lauderdale
>(toodamtall1-at-yahoo-dot-com)