Mart>> >>
>>> Mart>>>> >>>>
>>>>> Hello Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have the 1.3GHz version of this Thurlby-Thandar spectrum
>>>>> analyzer and would care to share experiences?
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> I am looking for something for EMC pre-compliance on the road. Not much
>>>>> more than $1000 because it'll get banged around or might "disappear"
>>>>> should security make me check it for flights. The AT6010/6011 looks
>>>>> nice, too, but it's large and seems to lack a PC interface for
>>>>> documentation purposes (2nd row of pictures):
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> I could not find independent reviews for any of them.
>>>> Can't you get one demo'd for you. I think Farnell still have demo
>>>> models available (in the uk anyway)
>>>>
>>> Not here in the US. You can only order through Newark which then imports
>>> the desired merchandise from Farnell-UK. I just did that for a new DSO
>>> (which promptly came with an English power plug...). However, AFAIR it
>>> said no-cancel, meaning you can't return it. Which was ok for the scope
>>> because I knew exactly what I needed. Not so for this analyzer.
>> I've heard a few complaints about farnell from this side of the pond,
>> about their rediculous charges on stuff from newark, sort of 15ukp for
>> per order.
>>
>> Apparently the (she) boss at farnell thinks the customers should
>> directly pay for stuff to be shipped over, that is out of stock, think
>> it's a couple of containers a day. Some Scam, on stuff they were going
>> to ship over anyway
>>
>> Now what was the name of that scrawny boss at HP?
>>
>
>The other way around it worked fine. I don't remember (could look it up)
>but the fee I had to pay for getting the fairly large and heavy scope
>from Farnell-UK, through customs and into Newark was rather miniscule.
>AFAIR they voided the intra-US shipping charges and even threw in
>overnight air. From customs clearance to arrival here at the door it was
>less than 36 hours. No idea how they pulled that off, blew me away.
The farnell guys on the shop floor seem very good, despite the PHB's, who are, after all, only temporary insectoid infestations
Martin