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Re: Instrument questions



Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>


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Subject: Instrument questions


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>
>
> Hi All,
> A couple of questions for instrument gurus who are old enough to remember
> analog. I am upgrading some of my tools from late-19th to mid-20 century.
;-)
>
> 1. I recently got a Protek Model B-803 sweep/function/pulse generator. A
friend
> is trying to sell me / trade his Wavetek 180 sweep/function generator.
Would
> there be any advantage to trading or having both, or am I better off just
> staying with what I have?
>
> 2. Is there any relatively easy way to Kludge together a sweep generator
and a
> dual trace analog scope to make a poor man's spectrum analyzer?

No... In any event, you'd be better off using your PC as a digitizer.. For
audio (i.e. <44 kHz), it works great. If you detect it, and sweep slowly,
then the PC makes a good digitizer of the detected output

>
> Matt D.
> Geeklist people may get two copies of this question, sorry.
>
>