Pile of vintage HP gear 

WOW! those 608's brought back some memories - my first introduction to using HP equipment in the early 1970's! And I definitely remember how heavy they were, because we only had one in the lab and it had to be shared!

I marvel at the construction techniques used building these rugged equipment. It proves that for enough money , quality equipment can be made. The mechanical ways the early engineers achieved their goal are that of precision watch makers. The mechanical assemblies are much more rugged and will not go up in smoke like modern components. The attenuator in this generator is mechanical, yet precision. It alone is worthy of a tear down video. My secondhand vhf/uhf generator has all its original tubes and capacitors. Amazing quality in its time. The large knobs , lettering, and dials are so much easier for my old , tired eyes and hands to operate. There are no SMD’s, and I can do most repairs with my old soldering. Iron and other tools without a magnifying glass. As a hobbyist I don’t mind the physical size, heat or power consumption,as I couldn’t justify the expense of more modern equipment. The only drawback I’ve found is when a special tube or other active component fails it’s hard to find a replacement at a reasonable cost, but thats more due to greed and lack of fellow hobbyist support.

What a blast from the past. I was an military avionics tech in the late 1960s. We used the 608 to repair aircraft radios.

PMEL, you saw on a sticker+ The PMEL provides Test, Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) calibration and repair services to mission partners . I have used HP 608 a few times, many years ago.

Awesome finds of what was probably the best for that time. Always loved everything hp created, surly the Daves were outstanding engineers.

A wonderful collection of HP Generators. As an ex-employee of HP there is a fond place in my heart for their stuff. I have a few HP power supplies, all built before 1970. All are still working and have never been repaired or re-capped. I see a trip to Greenville in my future !

awesome collection that'll keep you busy for years!

I've seen a lot of 608s but never a rack mount one.

Really looking forward to seeing one of those HP units on the bench

I just came across a Navy signal generator. Brought it up slowly and it seems to work at least turns on.

Yes please. I have one I found in a barn!

Hey Buddy, that is a lot of vintage HP stuff for sure. Computer upgrades are neat too. I've been trying to so some upgrades as well, but it's slow going. One of these days... LOL

Wow property of patuxent river naval air station! & NUWC RI!

I probably would had picked up one of those HP UHF generators at one point if I had the space. I think it was a 608C that I saw that one time.

Man, was he trying to tell aliens something? I thought I was getting carried away with three CD200s.

Superbe! thank you for sharing this.

Nice gear of hp stuff 😊😊😊

Interesting new PC, I guess it exports/renders video's a lot quicker. Nice video set up.

If you are looking to sell any of the working ones, I would like to buy one of the low frequency signal generators depending on the price. 😁

More trouble than it's worth, thats that's why the other guy never got to them. See this stuff horded all the time at silent keys, usually ends up in the dump.

I think it's 07. Ah, now we know where these lived. Go Navy!

I just received a 608D and will be looking it over closely to see what my options are. I will be watching your posts closely to see if you take on one of the 608's as a project. I hope so.

Nice shop! May be a Lab tour one day?

At 11:43: some type of perhaps a spare fuse holder on the right side. By the way, audio and video are great.

Nice !

Still use my 608C (rack mount). It has extremely low sideband noise.

Quite the hoard.

Dude you are sitting on gold!

I would say you have enough spare parts🙂. Or you could use all of them to heat the garage.🙄