Thanks for the warm welcome guys!
I think I have settled on a Racal Dana 1992 with button issues for my frequency counter. That way, I'll have three frequency counters that need work!
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It has the OCXO option. A local guy has a newer Fluke PM6666, but it won't output a 10MHz standard. It only accepts one as input. Plus I don't care much for the LCD display. And the Racal Dana just has a lot more features that I will probably never need or use. But I like buttons! I guess I just like the looks of it.
And I'm bound and determined to fix that DC508A too. A guy on the Tek Yahoo group actually did a replacement display board for it that used modern LEDs. So I know it can be done. But he has since fallen off the map. The biggest issue for me is those old LEDs used a left hand decimal. And I have to figure out a way of moving the decimal one digit up. But that thing will be fixed no matter the time or the cost!
This older stuff has a lot of charm, you know. When I got the PD power supply, I took it apart and cleaned it inside and out. And while it didn't look bad as received, it looks like it did when it was new now. Amazing how the old stuff can clean up.
And I know that the Tek SAs don't have the following that the HPs do. But it runs like a champ now and I can "see" radio now. I've been wondering what it looked like nearly all of my life! I cleaned it inside and out too. The inside was covered in Tantalum soot. One thing I can say is that the 80's definition of "portable" is different than today's definition. I will call it "semi-portable" and ONLY if you have hand trucks.
You guys keep posting and I'll keep reading. This thread really is a joy to read. I feel better now that I have faced my addiction and come to terms with it. I'll chime in if I feel I can give someone some needed "support".
Steve