[time-nuts] Re: 5071B

[Tom Knox]

This would have been the finishing touch

Tom Knox
SR Test and Measurement Engineer
Phoenix Research
4870 Meredith Way Apt 102
Boulder, Co 80303
Formerly of:
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Superior Co 80027
303-554-0307
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From: Tom Van Baak via time-nuts <time-nuts at lists.febo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 9:23 AM
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Cc: Tom Van Baak <tvb at LeapSecond.com>
Subject: [time-nuts] Re: 5071B

I've attached a 5071B photo from the web. Quite nice looking. Same specs
(except now RoHS).

They kept the yellow-green LCD, which looks more out of place now both
in color and tech era. Maybe OLED isn't reliable enough yet. They didn't
mess with the red LED display. I converted one of mine to green and
amber. However, the prize goes to Tom Knox for his all-blue version:

https://febo.com/pipermail/time-nuts_lists.febo.com/2023-May/107772.html
https://febo.com/pipermail/time-nuts_lists.febo.com/attachments/20230513/46a02b23/attachment.jpeg

The new black theme follows Keysight 'scopes, 3458A, and frequency
counters that I've seen recently. Still waiting for space gray to show
up in the T&F world. Does anyone know what a new 5071 costs these days?
I miss the era of the annual hp catalog. I'm heading to Home Depot for a
can of matte black spray paint to turn a parts-unit 5071A into a B.

/tvb

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