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|image=Tek1502-front.JPG | |image=Tek1502-front.JPG | ||
|caption=Tektronix 1502 Time Domain Reflectometer (CRT version) | |caption=Tektronix 1502 Time Domain Reflectometer (CRT version) | ||
|introduced= | |introduced=1975 | ||
|discontinued=(?) | |discontinued=(?) | ||
|designers=Hans Geerling | |designers=Hans Geerling | ||
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:''Note that the manuals for the 1502B and 1503C are still available from Tektronix.'' | :''Note that the manuals for the 1502B and 1503C are still available from Tektronix.'' | ||
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The '''Tektronix 1502''' is a series of Time Domain Reflectometers | The '''Tektronix 1502''' is a series of Time Domain Reflectometers which replaced the [[1501]] in 1975. The 1502 is for high resolution, sister model [[1503]] for long range. | ||
They are commonly used to test coaxial cables, although they have many other uses. | |||
The US military was a major purchaser, therefore most of the first series (the 1502, no letter) will be found surplus with some sort of US military property ID tag and an NSN sticker. | The US military was a major purchaser, therefore most of the first series (the 1502, no letter) will be found surplus with some sort of US military property ID tag and an NSN sticker. | ||
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MOHR Test and Measurement manufactures a direct replacement to the 1502B and 1502C using an updated version of the same pulser/sampler. | MOHR Test and Measurement manufactures a direct replacement to the 1502B and 1502C using an updated version of the same pulser/sampler. | ||
Any procedures or recorded waveforms are repeatable using the MOHR TDR.''[http://www.mohr-engineering.com/ct100 CT100B TDR Cable Analyzer]''. | Any procedures or recorded waveforms are repeatable using the MOHR TDR.''[http://www.mohr-engineering.com/ct100 CT100B TDR Cable Analyzer]''. | ||
==Links== | |||
* Ivan Ivanov, ''[[Media:Tekscope_1975_V7_N2.pdf|Two weatherproof TDR cable testers for field use]]''. TekScope Vol.7 No.2 1975 p.3+ | |||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== |