[time-nuts] HP 5370B vs SR620

[Magnus Danielson]

Bruce Griffiths skrev:
> Hej Magnus
> 
> One issue is that the SR620 is still in production.
> Thus obtaining spare parts may be a little easier than for the HP5370A.

Also, most of the parts for a SR620 is stock parts and not very hard to 
come by. The oscillator-circuits in the 5370A/B is much harder to find.

Cheers,
Magnus

> Bruce
> 
> Magnus Danielson wrote:
>> Roy Phillips skrev:
>>> Jim
>>> I was interested to hear that you are very fond of your vintage
>>> Counter (HP5370B), and I have downloaded the manual from the Agilent
>>> website.
>>> I recently purchased an HP 5335A, again a vintage model, and I have
>>> yet to assess it completely  -  is the 5370B much superior ? The
>>> facilities on the 5335A seem to be similar.
>> These are two different animals. I like my 5335A for its directness
>> and versatility, where as both 5370B and SR-620 takes a litte more
>> bending.
>>
>> Resolution and jitter wise the 5370B outperforms the 5335A, and the
>> SR-620 outperforms the 5370B.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Magnus
> 
> 
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