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Modern signal generators
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As most of you know, I invested in a Siglent SDG1032X function generator a few years ago after using an old Clough-Brengle for decades, then a B+K 4040 like John B's for a while.

Pros of the Siglent: Direct digital readout, no drifting.
Con of the Siglent: Output level too high for typical vintage radios, must be reduced to a usable level with the use of inline BNC attenuators. I am using three such attenuators, a 20 dB, another 20 dB, and a 14 dB to reduce the output signal by 54 dB. This has solved my "signal too strong" issue.

While I liked my B+K 4040, I did not like the fact that it, too, drifted in frequency while in use. Of course, the old 1930s Clough-Brengle drifted badly.

With the setup I have now, I am able to give my radios the best alignments possible. I recently had my RCA C15-3 console chassis out for a tuneup. The IF alignment was good already, but I was able to improve the RF alignment a good deal.

I'll ask this question - do the HP generators produce a low level signal usable in vintage receivers without overloading them?

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN


Messages In This Thread
Modern signal generators - by Ron Ramirez - 05-24-2023, 09:54 AM
RE: Need a digital sig gen - by morzh - 05-24-2023, 08:00 PM
RE: Need a digital sig gen - by BrendaAnnD - 05-25-2023, 12:25 AM
RE: Need a digital sig gen - by DaleHCook - 05-25-2023, 06:57 AM
RE: Need a digital sig gen - by DaleHCook - 05-25-2023, 07:08 AM



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