[time-nuts] HP105B

[Louis Taber]

Hi All,

The HP 105B is in the HP catalogs for a 33 year period, 1968 through
2000.  That is a 33 year run.  Is this an HP/Agilent/Keysight record?
 Does anyone know how the newer units were fabricated?

It is just barely mentioned in the year 2000 catalog.  The price went up
from $1800 to $9700 in 26 years.  About 5.5 times the original price.  I
wonder what the price was in 2000.

I was looking at the old HP catalogs at http://hparchive.com/hp_catalogs
for the HP105B Quartz Oscillator.  The 1967 catalog has the 106A and
107AR/BR on page 538, but no 105A/B

1968 $1800 p594-597
1969 $1800 p648-651
1970 $1800 p624
1972 $1950 p237
1973 $2145 p284
1974  No catalog or supplement published
1975 $2470 p287
1976 $2725 p276
1977 $2950 p274
1978 $3250 p300
1979 $3500 p282
1980 $3750 p284
1981 Not listed
1982 $5750 p307
1983 No price p281
1984 No price p275
1986 $5800 p257
1987 $6400 p340
1988 $6800 p467
1989 $7500 p487
1990 $8600 p491
1991 $9000 p510
1992 $9500 p556
1993 $9700 p498
1994/5/6 No catalog on the site.
1997 No price p493
1998 No price p503
1999 No price p508
2000 "The HP 105B quartz frequency standard uses the HP 10811D and is
available as a complete standalone instrument."  p 491