[time-nuts] Need Fluke 6071A synthesizer info

[Tom Knox]

Hi Ed;
This may help:
http://www.ko4bb.com/Manuals/Fluke/Fluke_6071/Fluke_6071_Service_Manual-1.pdf
http://www.davmar.org/Spec/Fluke6070A-spec2.pdf
Best Wishes;
Thomas Knox

Ascent Concepts and Technology

4475 Whitney Place
Boulder Colorado 80305

1-303-554-0307

> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:44:12 -0700
> To: time-nuts at febo.com
> From: eb at telight.com
> Subject: [time-nuts] Need Fluke 6071A synthesizer info
> 
> I recently acquired a Fluke 6071A, and have found some pieces of the 
> service and operating manuals, but not the schematics. Does anyone 
> know where the schematics can be found? This unit looks pretty good 
> except the "FREQ" and "UNCAL" indicators are flashing. I managed to 
> decipher enough of the diagnostic error code info to find the 
> "sub-synthesizer" loop is unlocked, and I hope that adjustment of its 
> VCO will fix it. This section is of course buried inside the inner 
> layers of the RF deck stack, so will be tricky to get at and rig for 
> temporary running while opened up. The manual info is good for 
> figuring this out, but the schematics would of course be a big help 
> for this and future maintenance.
> 
> Is there any kind of fluke-nuts group on febo.com? I think there's a 
> fluke group at yahoo, but that stupid neo form of groups interface is 
> so screwed up that I'm reluctant to join any more yahoo groups. I 
> will probably have to try anyway for this one.
> 
> I also vaguely recall that in recent months this model was noted as 
> being pretty good in terms of phase noise for time-nuts purposes, but 
> I couldn't find it in the discussions.
> 
> Ed
> 
> _______________________________________________
> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts at febo.com
> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
> and follow the instructions there.