Perry I have a 3585A too, The weight isn't so bad once you get used to it. :) Mines on a rack shelf that I can slide it out onto the workbench for maintenance.
Performance wise, they are fantastic for phase noise measurement using John Miles's Phase noise software. Although a little slow, It is pretty nice to see what's going on down at 10 Hz. I really can't find a replacement for my 3585A, other than the "B" model. Also the boards come up cheap on eBay if you need parts. I have almost a complete set of spare boards I bought for 10 bucks each. So all in all, you got yourself a good Analyser, cheap to maintain and good specs. Run it through the performance tests as per the manual, this SA will be a pleasant surprise for you :) -marki -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Perry Sandeen Sent: Sunday, 14 July 2013 1:10 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Spectrum Analyzer Suggestions List, I just purchased a HP 3585 spec analyzer on E bay for a reasonable price. I wanted this instead of the 181 series as the range was more to what I’d be using and it was of a newer vintage. The 3585a goes from 10 Hz to 40 MHz which is a most useful range for my purposes. so far, so good. The problem is I didn’t know the beast weighed a svelte 88 pounds! Double Hernia time! What I’d appreciate advice for a used spec analyzer in the $1,000 range that is at least much lighter. A smaller size would also be a benefit. I probably would never use it above 100 MHz. A slightly smaller screen would be OK. Suggestions appreciated. Regards, Perrier _______________________________________________ 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.
