I was a Tek aficionado for many many years. My first personal scope was a
tek, my first work scope was a Tek. I've owned at least half a dozen over
the decades. The three scopes I own today are Tek. But everything else on
my lab bench has changed over to HP (with the exception of a couple of
TM5006 mainframes full of specialty plugins).
The quality, availability, and most important to me, the consistency of HP
gear has been impressive. I've yet to go into a lab where the majority of
basic RF equipment, counters, sig gens, spectrum analyzers, etc was not HP.
Unless they were lucky enough to have R&S.
The ability to get manuals, parts, and just plain guidance on the HP gear
has been great.
Now if I can score an HP Primary or GPSDO standard, I'll be happy.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:
I believe in HPs case a unique situation occurred on the old gear.
That is there were and are people at agilent willing to take the time to
preserve their history. After all its still pretty fantastic stuff even at
20, 30, and yes I have a piece in the 40-50 years old era. Generally
amazingly well built. I do know that when test and measurement was HP their
support was top notch both for me professionally and personally. It did
effect what I chose to buy for the business. But on the personal side they
always helped I was above board about why I was calling.
Ahhh for the good ole days.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL
With Scopes the company that has impressed me is LeCroy, not only are all their manuals on line, but where they really shine is service prices, their parts and repairs are very very reasonable.
Although Agilent, and Tektronix make fine products, I am now exclusively LeCroy. And NO I do not own stock in LeCroy.
Thomas Knox
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:44:40 -0500
From: bownes@gmail.com
To: time-nuts@febo.com
Subject: [time-nuts] Tek to HP conversion... Was: Re: Fwd: FE-5680A Contact FEI
I was a Tek aficionado for many many years. My first personal scope was a
tek, my first work scope was a Tek. I've owned at least half a dozen over
the decades. The three scopes I own today are Tek. But everything else on
my lab bench has changed over to HP (with the exception of a couple of
TM5006 mainframes full of specialty plugins).
The quality, availability, and most important to me, the consistency of HP
gear has been impressive. I've yet to go into a lab where the majority of
basic RF equipment, counters, sig gens, spectrum analyzers, etc was not HP.
Unless they were lucky enough to have R&S.
The ability to get manuals, parts, and just plain guidance on the HP gear
has been great.
Now if I can score an HP Primary or GPSDO standard, I'll be happy.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:
I believe in HPs case a unique situation occurred on the old gear.
That is there were and are people at agilent willing to take the time to
preserve their history. After all its still pretty fantastic stuff even at
20, 30, and yes I have a piece in the 40-50 years old era. Generally
amazingly well built. I do know that when test and measurement was HP their
support was top notch both for me professionally and personally. It did
effect what I chose to buy for the business. But on the personal side they
always helped I was above board about why I was calling.
Ahhh for the good ole days.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL
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Tek went into the toilet when Danaher bought them out.
I bought a TDS1002 and could not even get the PC software to download
screen images, even after "registering".
However, registration sure did get me onto their spam list. It took at
least a hald-dozed tries to get their spam to stop.
I have lusted after Tek since about 1962 and have over 100 of their
instruments. The 7000 series and TM500 seriea are masterpieces.
But, never again.
YMMV,
-John
=================
I was a Tek aficionado for many many years. My first personal scope was a
tek, my first work scope was a Tek. I've owned at least half a dozen over
the decades. The three scopes I own today are Tek. But everything else on
my lab bench has changed over to HP (with the exception of a couple of
TM5006 mainframes full of specialty plugins).
The quality, availability, and most important to me, the consistency of HP
gear has been impressive. I've yet to go into a lab where the majority of
basic RF equipment, counters, sig gens, spectrum analyzers, etc was not
HP.
Unless they were lucky enough to have R&S.
The ability to get manuals, parts, and just plain guidance on the HP gear
has been great.
Now if I can score an HP Primary or GPSDO standard, I'll be happy.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:
I believe in HPs case a unique situation occurred on the old gear.
That is there were and are people at agilent willing to take the time to
preserve their history. After all its still pretty fantastic stuff even
at
20, 30, and yes I have a piece in the 40-50 years old era. Generally
amazingly well built. I do know that when test and measurement was HP
their
support was top notch both for me professionally and personally. It did
effect what I chose to buy for the business. But on the personal side
they
always helped I was above board about why I was calling.
Ahhh for the good ole days.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL
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Yup. Between the 1ghz 7000 series, the DSA602 w 1Ghz plug ins, and the 2236 portable I don't expect I'll ever need to buy another scope.
On Feb 17, 2012, at 16:36, "J. Forster" jfor@quikus.com wrote:
Tek went into the toilet when Danaher bought them out.
I bought a TDS1002 and could not even get the PC software to download
screen images, even after "registering".
However, registration sure did get me onto their spam list. It took at
least a hald-dozed tries to get their spam to stop.
I have lusted after Tek since about 1962 and have over 100 of their
instruments. The 7000 series and TM500 seriea are masterpieces.
But, never again.
YMMV,
-John
=================
I was a Tek aficionado for many many years. My first personal scope was a
tek, my first work scope was a Tek. I've owned at least half a dozen over
the decades. The three scopes I own today are Tek. But everything else on
my lab bench has changed over to HP (with the exception of a couple of
TM5006 mainframes full of specialty plugins).
The quality, availability, and most important to me, the consistency of HP
gear has been impressive. I've yet to go into a lab where the majority of
basic RF equipment, counters, sig gens, spectrum analyzers, etc was not
HP.
Unless they were lucky enough to have R&S.
The ability to get manuals, parts, and just plain guidance on the HP gear
has been great.
Now if I can score an HP Primary or GPSDO standard, I'll be happy.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:
I believe in HPs case a unique situation occurred on the old gear.
That is there were and are people at agilent willing to take the time to
preserve their history. After all its still pretty fantastic stuff even
at
20, 30, and yes I have a piece in the 40-50 years old era. Generally
amazingly well built. I do know that when test and measurement was HP
their
support was top notch both for me professionally and personally. It did
effect what I chose to buy for the business. But on the personal side
they
always helped I was above board about why I was calling.
Ahhh for the good ole days.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL
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Perhaps LeCroy has changed it's spots from the NIM and CAMAC days, but any
documentation, like service manuals, was completely unavailable. I tried
several times.
I am not about to buy anything where at least a schematic is not
available. I have never sent an instrument in for factory service, and
never will. It's far too expensive.
-John
==============
With Scopes the company that has impressed me is LeCroy, not only are all
their manuals on line, but where they really shine is service prices,
their parts and repairs are very very reasonable.
Although Agilent, and Tektronix make fine products, I am now exclusively
LeCroy. And NO I do not own stock in LeCroy.
Thomas Knox
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:44:40 -0500
From: bownes@gmail.com
To: time-nuts@febo.com
Subject: [time-nuts] Tek to HP conversion... Was: Re: Fwd: FE-5680A
Contact FEI
I was a Tek aficionado for many many years. My first personal scope was
a
tek, my first work scope was a Tek. I've owned at least half a dozen
over
the decades. The three scopes I own today are Tek. But everything else
on
my lab bench has changed over to HP (with the exception of a couple of
TM5006 mainframes full of specialty plugins).
The quality, availability, and most important to me, the consistency of
HP
gear has been impressive. I've yet to go into a lab where the majority
of
basic RF equipment, counters, sig gens, spectrum analyzers, etc was not
HP.
Unless they were lucky enough to have R&S.
The ability to get manuals, parts, and just plain guidance on the HP
gear
has been great.
Now if I can score an HP Primary or GPSDO standard, I'll be happy.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM, paul swed paulswedb@gmail.com wrote:
I believe in HPs case a unique situation occurred on the old gear.
That is there were and are people at agilent willing to take the time
to
preserve their history. After all its still pretty fantastic stuff
even at
20, 30, and yes I have a piece in the 40-50 years old era. Generally
amazingly well built. I do know that when test and measurement was HP
their
support was top notch both for me professionally and personally. It
did
effect what I chose to buy for the business. But on the personal side
they
always helped I was above board about why I was calling.
Ahhh for the good ole days.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL
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Bob-
I have a spare that i need to test and make sure all is OK.
Any interest?
Make me an offer and it's yours after I get time to test is out.
-Brian, WA1ZMS
On Feb 17, 2012, at 4:56 PM, bownes bownes@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry for band width to group!
Stupid iPhone! :-)
-Brian, WA1ZMS
On Feb 17, 2012, at 5:15 PM, "Brian, WA1ZMS" wa1zms@att.net wrote:
Bob-
I have a spare that i need to test and make sure all is OK.
Any interest?
Make me an offer and it's yours after I get time to test is out.
-Brian, WA1ZMS
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Oh you are a bad bad man.
I'll do some homework and see what a rational offer is, but suffice it to say, I'll probably take it. :)
On Feb 17, 2012, at 17:15, "Brian, WA1ZMS" wa1zms@att.net wrote:
Bob-
I have a spare that i need to test and make sure all is OK.
Any interest?
Make me an offer and it's yours after I get time to test is out.
-Brian, WA1ZMS
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How does the HP compare to a Thunbderbolt?
On 02/17/2012 02:31 PM, Brian, WA1ZMS wrote:
Sorry for band width to group!
Stupid iPhone! :-)
-Brian, WA1ZMS
On Feb 17, 2012, at 5:15 PM, "Brian, WA1ZMS"wa1zms@att.net wrote:
Bob-
I have a spare that i need to test and make sure all is OK.
Any interest?
Make me an offer and it's yours after I get time to test is out.
-Brian, WA1ZMS
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