The HP 3586 family of Selective Level Meters was designed for the measurement of low power or voltage levels on telephone lines carrying multiplexed single side band radio frequency signals along with lower frequency audio signals. It’s designed to test and troubleshoot parameters commonly found on these lines. This instrument is a very sensitive, selective and accurately calibrated receiver that’s also capable of outputting a very low distortion signal of 0dBm at exactly the frequency it’s tuned to.

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I highly recommend the Practical Guide created by Bill Feldmann, N6PY (sk, 2007), found in the KO4BB repository. — NOTE: Check for damage by the NiCad battery !! —- A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR USING THE HP 3586A/B/C SELECTIVE LEVEL METER Expanded Version, (Version 2.2), September 2007 by Bill Feldmann, N6PY (Addition of figures and repagination courtesy of Perry Sandeen 7/09) http://www.ko4bb.com/manuals/24.14.254.9/A_Practical_Guide_For_Using_The_HP_3586.pdf The HP 3586 family of Selective Level Meters was designed for the measurement of low power or voltage levels on telephone lines carrying multiplexed single side band radio frequency signals along with lower frequency audio signals. It’s designed to test and troubleshoot parameters commonly found on these lines. This instrument is a very sensitive, selective and accurately calibrated receiver that’s also capable of outputting a very low distortion signal of 0dBm at exactly the frequency it’s tuned to. == greg, w9gb Sent from iPad Air

Dave Daniel

Thu, Mar 29, 2018 8:25 PM

I concur. That is a great write-up on the 3586.

However, note that there are at least three revisions of that document
(version 2.0, 2004, version 2.1, 2007 and 2.2, 2007). Version 2.1 (at
least in the copy that I have) is missing the front panel figures in
section 4 and the schematic figures in Appendix C. The copy on the KO4BB
website is revision 2.2, which has the figures in section 4 but is
missing the schematic figures in Appendix C.

DaveD

On 3/29/2018 11:59 AM, Gregory Beat wrote:

The HP 3586 family of Selective Level Meters was designed for the measurement of low power or voltage levels on telephone lines carrying multiplexed single side band radio frequency signals along with lower frequency audio signals. It’s designed to test and troubleshoot parameters commonly found on these lines. This instrument is a very sensitive, selective and accurately calibrated receiver that’s also capable of outputting a very low distortion signal of 0dBm at exactly the frequency it’s tuned to.

greg, w9gb

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I concur. That is a great write-up on the 3586. However, note that there are at least three revisions of that document (version 2.0, 2004, version 2.1, 2007 and 2.2, 2007). Version 2.1 (at least in the copy that I have) is missing the front panel figures in section 4 and the schematic figures in Appendix C. The copy on the KO4BB website is revision 2.2, which has the figures in section 4 but is missing the schematic figures in Appendix C. DaveD On 3/29/2018 11:59 AM, Gregory Beat wrote: > I highly recommend the Practical Guide created by Bill Feldmann, N6PY (sk, 2007), > found in the KO4BB repository. > — > NOTE: Check for damage by the NiCad battery !! > —- > A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR USING THE HP 3586A/B/C SELECTIVE LEVEL METER > Expanded Version, (Version 2.2), September 2007 > by Bill Feldmann, N6PY > (Addition of figures and repagination courtesy of Perry Sandeen 7/09) > http://www.ko4bb.com/manuals/24.14.254.9/A_Practical_Guide_For_Using_The_HP_3586.pdf > > The HP 3586 family of Selective Level Meters was designed for the measurement of low power or voltage levels on telephone lines carrying multiplexed single side band radio frequency signals along with lower frequency audio signals. It’s designed to test and troubleshoot parameters commonly found on these lines. This instrument is a very sensitive, selective and accurately calibrated receiver that’s also capable of outputting a very low distortion signal of 0dBm at exactly the frequency it’s tuned to. > == > greg, w9gb > > Sent from iPad Air > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus