"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Jerry Martes wrote:
I have a HP8405A Vector Voltmeter I'll give you and even pay the shipping
if that is of any help with the measurements.

Wow, thanks for the offer. That would certainly be more
accurate than eyeballing an o'scope. Do you think the
use of such would prove me right or wrong? Does the
VV compare two signals and report the phase difference?
Are the probes differential or coaxial? I've never used
a VV.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Hi Cecil

I dont know how to use a VV either. I got a couple of them from Pacific
Missile Range surplus. One has a probe sheared off. I figured I could
build a "pair of probes" to make that one work for myself. You are welcome
to have the other. That one looks complete.
It sure would be worth the effort to ship it to you if you'd like to have
it.
I cant guarentee that the 8405A works but I do know they are repairable.
If you are willing to check it out, its yours.
I downloaded a manual for the unit. E-mail me your address. Maybe you
can tell me something about the unit after you figure it out.

I have such a high respect for Roy and Wes that it is not possible for me
to think they'd both be wrong while in agreement. And, I like to read your
discussions on this group so much that I'd offer anything I can to assist
your 'getting some measurements made'. I am absolutely sure all you guys
will agree on this stuff after you make some measurements. You are all too
bright to have such severe differences in understanding on this subject.

Jerry

Jerry Martes wrote:
It sure would be worth the effort to ship it to you if you'd like to have
it.

I hate to accept it for free. Maybe I could just borrow it
for awhile?

I have such a high respect for Roy and Wes that it is not possible for me
to think they'd both be wrong while in agreement.

So why are you offering a free VV to someone they both hate? :-)
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:10:24 GMT, Cecil Moore wrote:

Jerry Martes wrote:
It sure would be worth the effort to ship it to you if you'd like to have
it.

I hate to accept it for free. Maybe I could just borrow it
for awhile?

I have such a high respect for Roy and Wes that it is not possible for me
to think they'd both be wrong while in agreement.

So why are you offering a free VV to someone they both hate? :-)

I don't hate you. While I shook your hand at Flagstaff once, I don't
know you well enough personally to get all worked about you one way or
another.

This is Usenet, not the real world. No sense taking it too seriously.

Wes Stewart wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
So why are you offering a free VV to someone they both hate? :-)

I don't hate you. While I shook your hand at Flagstaff once, I don't
know you well enough personally to get all worked about you one way or
another. This is Usenet, not the real world. No sense taking it too
seriously.

I wasn't serious, Wes. That's why the smiley face.
I apologize if my humor irritates anyone.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Jerry Martes wrote:
It sure would be worth the effort to ship it to you if you'd like to have
it.

I hate to accept it for free. Maybe I could just borrow it
for awhile?

I have such a high respect for Roy and Wes that it is not possible for me
to think they'd both be wrong while in agreement.

So why are you offering a free VV to someone they both hate? :-)
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Hi Cecil

There is no reason to ever return any of the stuff I send out. I
actually enjoy knowing that someone appreciates this stuff. I dont pay $$
for it. It gets surplused by the government. My buddy buys it in bulk.
I am able to refurbish alot of the surplus he buys, like 100 KW gen-sets, so
he can re-sell the units back to them. Since I enjoy learning how to fix
the broken stuff, I dont charge for my time. So, he lets me sort thru his
"scrap piles". Everyone wins. But, I dont get to watch much TV because
I keep too busy learning how to fix the stuff.

Send me your shipping address. The HP 8405A will be in the mail within a
day after I get the address.

Do you have any use for a HP 8660 signal generator main frame, *no*
plug-ins? That would sure be a nice generator to go with a Vector
Voltmeter. I have 5 main frames but I havent been able to win an eBay bid
for the plug-ins.

Jerry