Hi Pete: The HP 5110 has a phase continuous output when the frequency is changed and was the basis for early chirp sounders. http://www.prc68.com/I/HP5100.shtml http://www.prc68.com/I/RCS-5A.shtml Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html Pete Lancashire wrote: > Ah the 8660's > > > Image 22 8660A's in two racks, was an fun tax payer, paid project :-) > > We where never told what the master clock was. > > Have S/N suffix 0009 in the garage. > > For you time nuts, a side hobby should be frequency nuts. How to > produce the cleanest synth'ed signal but be able to change it quickly. > > Made a few companies a lot of money and challenged engineers. > > It was quite the challenge in the late 60's into the 70's. There were two > types of cusomers. Those that wanted uS switching time vs. those that > didn't care. Nothing inbetween. > > -pete > > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 7:43 PM, paul swed <paulswedb@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Pete >> A shame we did not meet a few years ago I had 2 1164s. Both working and >> cranky. >> Often thought about using modern technology per decade. Anyhow you could >> have been the proud owner of both of them for that magical box we send back >> and forth. As it was I darnear gave them a way for a song at a hamfest. >> I do have a 8660c and fluke 6060. Both work very well and I use them often. >> I am familiar with the old HP now thats a serious boat anchor. I assume you >> picked up both the source and the gen it was a 2 unit gizmo. >> Regards >> Paul >> WB8TSL >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete@petelancashire.com >>> wrote: >>> The one mix and match synth I've not got working is my HP 5100B/5110B. It >>> came to me for the price of about 15 gallons of gas, and day on the road. >>> Was stored in a unheated shop for at least two decades, if not three. Why >>> have one ? .. Goes with the GR1161, 1162, (No 1164 or 68 yet), PTS 160, >>> Monsanto 3100A, Fluke 6160B, etc. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 7:14 AM, paul swed <paulswedb@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Bill >>>> I guess technology moved along. I think of the mix type of syn like >>> genrad >>>> made 1164 maybe. Son of a guns to keep working and I think they are >>> noisey. >>>> Granted in the day they were not bad for what they were doing. >>>> You could emulate much in todays technology. But I think cost becomes >> an >>>> issue. >>>> Regards >>>> Paul. >>>> WB8TSL >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 10:50 PM, Bill Hawkins <bill@iaxs.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Why do we hardly ever talk about synthesizers - those boxes that >>>>> turn 10 MHz into other frequencies? >>>>> >>>>> Bill Hawkins >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>>>> To unsubscribe, go to >>>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>>>> and follow the instructions there. >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>>> To unsubscribe, go to >>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>>> and follow the instructions there. >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > >