There seems to be a deluge of these OEM counters, mimicking the 53132 operation, with a bit better "specs" and built-in 3rd channel.
Berkeley Nucleonics has them, Keithley has them, they all must come from the same Chinese OEM. Maybe the quality is good, maybe the specs are honest and apples to apples. Or maybe not. The only experience I had was with another Agilent knock-off, the BNC-branded arb generator model 645, which was cheaper than the Agilent, with a higher frequency capability (50MHz compared to 20MHz) and SCPI compatible. Didn't check side by side on a spectrum analyzer, but for the application I had it worked fine. As a plus, it had also digital output on the back (16 bits) so it doubled as a cheap word generator. It would be nice for a real time nutter to get one (BNC often offered 1 month loaners) and measure the actual performance. One thing we will only know 10 years from now is if they last as long as the HPs - or if the manufacturer will still exist. BNC has a comparison to Agilent and Pendulum on their site. Caveat Emptor. http://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/Comp/1105/1105_comp_chart.htm Jose -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Dent Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 2:25 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] VIGO time interval devices Has anyone looked into the Picotest (also sold as Array) U6200A TIC? Looks like DC-6Ghz with 12 digits/sec and 40ps resolution. Check the specs at: http://www.picotest.com.tw/product02.html One seller on the popular auction site has them for $1270 (with shipping). http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Universal-Frequency-Counter-meter-ARRAY-U6200A-/ 270788500453 -Arthur _______________________________________________ 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.