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Recommended Test Equipment

Recommended Test Equipment

Additional equipment and accessories required for use with the test set are listed in Table 1-6.The table lists which items are required to verify the performance of the test set and which are required to operate it. Other equipment may be substituted if their specifications meet or exceed those listed in the critical specifications column

Table 1-6 Recommended Test Equipment

Item

Critical

Recommended Model

Use

Specifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Analyzer

no substitute

HP 8510B or HP 8510C

O, P, T

 

 

 

 

Source

no substitute

HP 83651B

O, P, T

 

 

 

 

Controller

no substitute

HP 9000 Series 200 or 300 with 3 Mbyte RAM and

N/A

 

 

HP BASIC 3.0 or higher or PCC-305 or PC-308

 

 

 

HP BASIC Controller with 3 Mbyte Basic Language

 

 

 

Processor RAM

 

 

 

 

 

Disk Drive

is compatible with the

is compatible with the controller

P

 

controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multimeter

range: 0 to 50 V

HP 3456A

T

 

 

 

 

Oscilloscope

50 MHz bandwidth

HP 1740A

T

O = Operation; P = Performance Test; T = Troubleshooting

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