drkirkby
Full Member level 6
I'm looking to purchase a used HP or Agilent VNA. My initial interst is antennas, but I'd like to extend that to filters too.
I don't really want to spend more than £10000 or $15000, and would like to keep it a bit less, but if there were specific advantages in spending a little over £10000/$15000, I would. But that's the sort of figure I am looking at. I need coverage to at least 6 GHz, but 20 GHz would be a bit more future-proof. I don't really care too much about coverage below 50 MHz - if need be, I could buy a cheap USB unit which plugs into a PC for that.
I'm interested in any thoughts on the following models, or any other suggestions.
I'm keen to hear of any specific problems or "gotchas" with these, such as
Dave
I don't really want to spend more than £10000 or $15000, and would like to keep it a bit less, but if there were specific advantages in spending a little over £10000/$15000, I would. But that's the sort of figure I am looking at. I need coverage to at least 6 GHz, but 20 GHz would be a bit more future-proof. I don't really care too much about coverage below 50 MHz - if need be, I could buy a cheap USB unit which plugs into a PC for that.
I'm interested in any thoughts on the following models, or any other suggestions.
- 8720D
- 8753ES
- 8719ES
I'm keen to hear of any specific problems or "gotchas" with these, such as
- You need accessory X, and they are hard to find
- Model Y gives a lot of problems with dry joints
- The connectors on the front of model Z are are easily damaged and impossible/expensive to get fixed
Dave