Author: Grzegorz

Max freq of test equipment

Many measuring devices have a maximum frequency up to which they work correctly, as stated by the manufacturer. Above that frequency they don’t just stop working, rather they still have a range above where they still may work correctly, just aren’t as sensitive. Many oscilloscopes, for example, can work up to twice their bandwidth, but the measured amplitudes are not more than some random numbers. You can still see the waveform, but not do any meaningful measurements.

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Ext 10MHz for Hameg HM8021

For a long time I wanted to calibrate the Hameg 8021-2 to my external 10MHz GPSDO. But, unfortunately, the crystal oven is not very stable. My thought was, why calibrate if you can use the back BNC connector to feed the external 10MHz signal from the GPSDO? So, this was an easy task. Find the internal 10MHz, disconnect it, connect to rear via 1nF capacitor. Done ;)

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