[time-nuts] HP-3586x Beethoven Test...

[Burt I. Weiner]

I was hoping you wouldn't ask.  I've always had to turn my 3586's off 
and then back on.  There must be a simpler way but I don't remember 
what it is.  It's kinda neat, isn't it.  Someone at HP had a sense of humor.

Burt, K6OQK

At 04:56 PM 7/30/2012, time-nuts-request at febo.com wrote
>From: "J. L. Trantham" <jltran at att.net>
>
>Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP-3586x Beethoven Test...
>
>
>I have two of the 3586C's and tried the 'Beethoven Test' on both.
>
>Now, other than turning it off, how do you make it stop?
>
>Joe
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
>Behalf Of Burt I. Weiner
>Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 4:03 PM
>To: time-nuts at febo.com
>Subject: [time-nuts] HP-3586x Beethoven Test...
>
>Somehow I was hoping someone might ask.
>
>The following was sent to me by Stu, K6YAZ.  If
>you are not familiar with this HP-3586x test, you
>should acquaint yourself with it.  Apparently
>this can be run on any of the HP-3586's - the A, B, or C versions.
>
>Enter the following from the front panel:
>
>"Recall", "decimal point", "CENTR FREQ", "8" and then wait.
>
>According to the manual this is the receiver test.
>The numbers that fly by are the Gain Tests of various stages:
>
>1.0   -  1.11  RF Gain
>2.0   -  2.13  I.F. Gain
>3.1 -    3.2     Detector Counter
>4.1 -   4.32  Flatness in 1 MHz steps
>5.0      Audio Test
>
>Pay close attention to the "Audio Test" from the
>speaker and the front panel lights during the audio test.
>
>This test by itself is reason enough to own one
>of these versatile and wonderful instruments.
>
>Burt, K6OQK

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