Hi I'm not quite sure if the 1740 is a counter or not. I have a few of them sitting here, but they are a bear to do anything useful with. They make the 5371 look like a portable instrument.
Bob -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Pete Lancashire Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:35 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Interval Timer Recommendation A bit late in the thread but I don't see the HP E1740A -pete On 1/14/13, Jonatan Walck <jwa...@netnod.se> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 2013-01-11 02:48, Bob Camp wrote: >> HI >> >> One thing missing from the list was the HP 53181. It's useless as >> a timing device and thus didn't get listed. If you are after >> frequency only, they occasionally show up for quite a bit less than >> the 53131's. As a frequency counter, they have the same performance >> as a '131. All of the 53131, 132, 181, and 230's are small enough >> to lug around. >> >> Bob > > I'll find uses for a full TIC rather than just a fequency counter, but > I absorb all this knowledge happily either way and it's good to have > that here as a reference. > > I initially found the 53131A and everything above it to steep for my > first home lab TIC but you are right about the size, they are quite > small. (Having access to 53131's through work.) > > > As great luck would have it though, I found a second hand Pendulum > CNT-90 and I got a too good deal to hold back my trigger finger. > Picked it up yesterday! Made no measurements past "does it start up > and can it detect any frequency?" yet but will put it to good use soon. > > I wouldn't have know what to look for and find this TIC without this > list. A big thanks to all time-nuts once again! > > // jwalck > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJQ88oBAAoJEFwg9i9GDX+n+mMP/iWYkLQd4o3zVglTLESM8Gqu > yo9SGThQQ1Uc4svaNLzHP6WC6uO5Dh+KG6oUDhDeeqL4CNDoCCs2F4lbMsavxgW/ > lcrDjSCqATgB7J8edlLP/lw2q+Uo4VY6Y1qFmAah+6ooqU5D+mdi5j7Solm4SF+T > O+VKgghklgPuw1mWWaESNgKvv869nNkMTKw/hwQF4DDiCu/9N/gv4bxt5P778oWv > r8nu4Yck4AWWhGkDn3JcpCXqIGrA2T40CR5ek1TD9i6LGLBnCU7FmIrofd/fZEF3 > AJVYfB+tIL6CO5jj+Xvk4G4HeOXMhknKZBVmF/kFO27q4IKFAbYhIOAWdWK1MwQT > tO7N4banehXrkFuDJwJdZuze+OweME69/uBv2Rcj6jC4IWDk0kmcJKrcbGBzwuN9 > S01jyea9Ndi1CVXfdYkY9C9Pp1FZM9FzIleSB7+IGYfgS6vU+lXNnq8OVndYiT5J > 6zNjpOjd1NUWCU7WCqxLQmMEGNw1CG7ITY8G8gPAAsCsg2AkYKHix8WYidAvlc7o > NBkp7kFhD4l2jD9N8Uu50+Y2/meliiJK2wFgwbTdLOKNfdVjQYwsJ7QcQ8vJtHju > oxsESC/FVIvU0CyJ81tl7xQPV1kG9XQFuMKEISIyqCsA84+kApFP++sguM8RRLJ7 > ctm8Is0scpOVQ7kLkkmm > =lCIv > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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.