On the left is a picture of my main workbench area. (Note the humorous sign, “Private Lab,” temporarily taped to the overhead shelves in front of one of my PC monitors.) The monitors help me with remote control of some test equipment as well as reading manuals and other technical documents. Some are print-only but I’ve moved to digital formats in document management as much as possible (about 10 GB worth). I’m still figuring out parts storage/organization but there are areas not in the field of focus where many are located.
On the right are two IT racks with the “heavy” test equipment. Above them is my GPSDO and small PC that monitors the SATs. I have a small air conditioning unit and dehumidifier in this small room to keep my equipment at a fairly constant temperature on the high side and humidity in the 40-50% range. Out in the garage area, I have a “fabrication” bench with a drill press, chop saw, vice, and general cutting, sawing, grinding, and the like. Test equipment doesn’t like sawdust or metal grindings!
Test Equipment Inventory
| Type | Equipment |
| DMM | Keithley 2015 6-1/2 Digit THD/Audio |
| Fluke 87V | |
| Owon B41T+ 4 1/2 Digital Multimeter with Bluetooth | |
| Oscilloscope | Rigol DS1054Z Digital Oscilloscope 50 Mhz, four channels |
| Tektronix 2465 four-channel, 300 MHz | |
| Tektronix 561B two channel | |
| Power Supply | HP 6248A DC Power Supply 0-20V, 0-3A |
| Tektronix PS503A Dual-Tracing Supply | |
| Rigol DP711 Programmable Supply | |
| Maynuo M9812 Programmable DC Electronic Load | |
| RF Power Meter | HP 436A Power Meter |
| HP 437B Power Meter | |
| HP 8482A Power Sensor | |
| HP 11683A Range Calibrator | |
| Frequency Counter | HP 5334B + Opt 030, 100 MHz AB Input, 1.3 GHz C Ch |
| HP 5386A Opt 004 | |
| Tektronix DC504 Counter/Timer | |
| Frequency Generator | HP 8657B 0.1MHz-2.06GHz Generator |
| HP 3324A Function/Sweep Generator | |
| Rigol DG1022 2 port 25Mhz 100 MSa/s Arbitrary Waveform Generator | |
| Tektronix FG503 Function Generator 1Hz-3MHZ | |
| Spectrum Analyzer | Tektronix 496 Spectrum Analyzer – 1khz to 1.8 Ghz |
| Tektronix TR 503 Tracking Generator | |
| SDRPlay RSP1 with Andrews SA Software | |
| Antenna Analyzer | MFJ 269 |
| Sark 110 SNA | |
| Antuino SNA | |
| VNA | DG8SAQ VNWA 3EC 1.3 GHz |
| NanoVNA | |
| LCR Meter | B&K 879B LCR Meter |
| Accuhard A101 USB LCR Meter | |
| SLM | HP 3586A Selective Level Meter, 1Hz-32.5 MHz |
| GPSDO | Trimble-based UCCM GPS Receiver GPSDO 10MHz 1PPS |
| Bodnar Precision Frequency GPSDO Reference – dual port 450 Hz to 800 MHz output | |
| Bodnar Mini Precision GPS Reference Clock, single port 450Hz-800MHz | |
| PCTEL GPS (L1) 26dB Timing Antenna Radome GPS-TMG-26N | |
| Multi-purpose | Digilent Analog Discovery 2 with impedance measurement addition. KMoon Voltage Reference (AD584-M based). TC1 Multi-Function Tester. MFJ -5904 RF Design Box |
| Soldering | Hakko FX-888D, numerous additional irons, guns. Homebrew soldering platform constructed from sheet steel, precision indicator arms, medical/jewelry tools. Homebrew solder exhaust extractor. Aven 26505-ESL-XL5 Mighty Vue Pro 5-Diopter LED Magnifying Lamp |
| Misc | RF tools: RF bridge, couplers, filters, attenuators, splitters, wide-band noise generators, etc. |
