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author: CNe7532294
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2017, 11:44:13 pm
content: Been wondering this. Can't find any title under search so I apologize if this has been discussed already. It has been discussed on their groups but I know the same people there frequent this forum too.A main question I have is this. Is there a Tektronix group? I know there is the TekScopes group but I want to discuss somethings other than their scopes.Also, Is HP/Agilent yahoo group moving off of yahoo? Site seems stable for years but given yahoo's breaches its a huge question mark. The HP85 group has moved to groups.io site because of this. The HP/Agilent group I saw was thinking about building their own wikiRohde & Schwarz yahoo group. Seems dead but I have had contact with people there.Miscellaneous?Point of this thread I guess is to gather what is still active, no longer active, no longer active but still accessible (no forum but has a built knowledge base.), etc. to use along with eevblog.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2017, 12:22:38 am
content: Most of the scope and equipment manufactures are present on the forum in some way so I know of no reason why you can't get the info you require here.....it's just a case of getting your thread/question noticed.For test equipment it's best in this board where we all hang out and you just need be sure the title includes some mention thatwillget noticed.For Tek stuff, Alan (w2aew) has excellent knowledge as does another recently new member from Tek that for the life of me I can't remember his handle/login.Members like David Hess offer great Tek knowledge too and he spots most stuff about Tek.HPAK are well supported here as are R&S so really all you need to do is get noticed.

author: CNe7532294
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2017, 11:47:46 pm
content: Which is why I'll still be here lurking or commenting. As mentioned I'll use this site along with others out there. The issue comes from older types of equipment or rather their accessories.Things like waveguide accessories and datasheets, manuals, etc. Trying to look for paperwork to those is challenging and is all over the place I have to click a link within a link within a link a.k.a. hoops and hurdles a.k.a. suffient time wasted. I need someone who basically has lived in the 70s.For example on HP, I'm trying to look for the similarities differences between 2 HP preamps and whatever else was available for comparison (87405A and 10855A). What interests me about those are that they use the same probe plug a HP 8560E/EC series SA and other SAs use. Specs and a manual are badly needed to know how they compare to something I can get cheaper, more modern, or even design. For sure I need to know how much DC bias I can use, the 8560 series has a limit of 150mA and has ~15+,~ -12V, GND pins.Tekwise I'm wondering about the accessories with product#s that seem like they are arbitrary. Something as small as a 50 ohm term's -01 or -02 suffix makes no sense. I'd like to find the datasheet for these rather than ask every time I get an accessory or equipment. On a related note, I did find Alan's explaination on here about the differences between an AFG3252 and an AFG3252C very helpful.R&S is the most challenging. I'm trying to find just 4 service chapters for a SMHU 58 unit. I don't need all of the 3 Volumes just 4 parts of Volume 2. The ones with the 1000. prefixes on them.Summary/TL;DR: For all of the above mess/rant, what I'm trying to say is that sometimes I want to see the manuals, a datasheet, or knowledge from an individual so I could at least derive specs from known working values. I have alot of "for parts" that I could use either temporarily or permanently to make something instead of taking up space or have them end up in the landfill. Other times I want to know how we got where we are today or what was used before. The best way I see to go about this is to "spread out" over the web. Also I just don't know if I want to spam a forum continuously with minor questions. Hope this makes sense.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 21, 2017, 03:36:17 am
content: Quote from: CNe7532294 on September 20, 2017, 11:47:46 pmIt does....to me.What we have is members with great knowledge and to go with that sometimes great memories that can point/link you to an existing thread where the answers you need are contained. Often it's just aboutknowingthat stuff you seek is indeed on the forum and then setting about to find it. Using the forum search has been problematic in recent times as have outages (502's) with the forum server but some changes Dave and his IT wizard Gnif have made lately have fixed things up heaps. So if you can't find stuff youshouldask but allow a little time for questions to get spotted.One could rearrange the TE board into brand ......and that might happen in time but results going right back to the start of the forum can be found with things as they are now.