TR501

The Tektronix TR501 is a 1.8 GHz tracking generator plug-in for the TM500 system.

Tektronix TR501
1.8 GHz tracking generator Tektronix TR501 Produced from 1976 to 1980 Manuals Tektronix TR501 Manual Tektronix TR501 Interim Manual (All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

The TR501 is intended for the 7L12 but also works with the 7L13 and 7L14 albeit not supporting dot markers.

The TR501 and TR502 are essentially the same instrument except for the output attenuators and logic interface added in the TR502.

Key Specifications

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
Tekscope 1975 V7 N5.pdf	Article	A High-stability 100 KHz to 1.8 GHz Tracking Generator	Fred Telewski	1975	TR501 • TR502 • 7L12 • 7L13
070-2088-01.pdf	Book	TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book		1976	AF501 • AM501 • AM502 • AM511 • DC501 • DC502 • DC503 • DC504 • DC505 • DC505A • DD501 • DM501 • DM502 • FG501 • FG502 • FG503 • FG504 • LA501 • MR501 • PG501 • PG502 • PG505 • PG506 • PG508 • PS501 • PS502 • PS503 • PS503A • PS505 • RG501 • SC501 • SC502 • SG502 • SG503 • SG504 • SW503 • TG501 • TR501 • TR502
070-2088-04.pdf	Book	TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book		1985	AA501 • AF501 • AM501 • AM502 • AM503 • AM511 • DC501 • DC502 • DC503 • DC503A • DC504 • DC505 • DC505A • DC508 • DC508A • DC509 • DC510 • DC5009 • DC5010 • DD501 • DL502 • DM501 • DM501A • DM502 • DM502A • DM505 • DM5010 • FG501 • FG501A • FG502 • FG503 • FG504 • FG507 • FG5010 • LA501 • LA501W • WR501 • MR501 • PG501 • PG502 • PG505 • PG506 • PG507 • PG508 • PS501 • PS502 • PS503 • PS503A • PS505 • PS5010 • RG501 • SC501 • SC502 • SC503 • SC504 • SG502 • SG503 • SG504 • SG505 • SW503 • TG501 • TR501 • TR502 • MI5010 • MX5010 • SI5010

Year	1976	1980
Catalog price	$3,500	$4,250
In 2022 Dollars	$17,500	$14,500

According to an internal memo, in 1979 annual sales were estimated at 154 units.