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                                          SERVICE INFORMATION FROM HEWLETT-PACKARD
                                                                                                                  1st Quarter 1989



How To Build a Stripline Filter
John Kristiansen
Hew lett-Packard

Introduction
In a n earlier issue of Bench Briefs,
John Kristiansen described the me-
chanical steps required to fabricate
RF breadboard circuits with copper
tape. In this article, John will show
you how to apply those same princi-
ples of fabrication, combined with a
few basic microwave formulas, to
construct a microstrip bandpass filter
using parallel resonators made of
copper tape. If you desire a more
accurate filter, you can use the same
principles presented in this article to
design a filter etched on a PC board.
                                          Figure 1. Microstrip is separated from a ground plane by a dielectric substrate (a). Since
                                          not all field lines pass through the substrate (b), a quasi-TEM analysis is used.
Since we are now dealing with mi-
crowave frequencies above 0.5 GHz,
this article assumes that the reader      N6JH; Rick Campbell, KK7B; and                   wave hairpin filter. This filter has its
has a fair amount of knowledge in         James Davey, WASNLC. These arti-                 elements folded in half with every
microwave        and    microwave         cles cover interdigital filters, micro-          other element reversed (see Figure 2
instrumentation.                          wave local oscillators u s i n g a               (c)). No ground connections are re-
                                          combination of filter and MMICs, and             quired. Coupling between elements
Fundamental Concepts                      experiments with microstrip band-                of the hairpin filter is closer than in
                                          pass filters in the range of 2160 to             the parallel strip filters and needs to
Let me start out by defining what I       5780 MHz. There is also an IEEE                  be adjusted through trial and error.
mean by a microstrip transmission         paper by J . Wong that comes close to            According to Mr. Davey, test results
line. A microstrip (see Figure 1)         a cookbook design of microstrip filters.         of the hairpin filter were very good.
transmission line consists of a strip                                                      Filter loss was 1.5 dB and the ripple
conductor and a ground plane sepa-        The filters that I have experimented             was 0.2 dB.
rated by a dielectric medium. The         with since 1970 are shown in Figure
                                          2: the 4-pole ungrounded quarter-                Using the copper tape fabrication
dielectric material serves as a struc-                                                     procedure, you can experiment with
tural substrate upon which the thin-      wave bandpass filter and a 5-pole
                                          quarter-wave filter with each reson-             any of these filters, or build a power
film metal conductors are deposited.                                                       splitter or directional coupler. The .
Conductors are usually gold or copper.    ator grounded on alternating ends.
                                          The bandwidth of the 4-pole filter is            filters we will build are the narrow
In our case, the metal conductors will                                                     bandwidth 4-pole design shown in
actually be the copper tape.              less than the 5-pole, and the insertion
                                          loss of both filters is slightly over            Figure 2 (a) and the wider bandwidth
                                          4.2 dB as measured in the first test.            5-pole design shown in Figure 2 (b).
Choosing a Filter Design                  Since the insertion loss is dependent
                                          on how accurately the filter is con-             List of Givens and Knowns
An enormous amount of material has        structed, this figure can be improved.
been written on microwave filter de-                                                       Our circuit will use the standard G10
sign. H a m Radio magazine has pub-       Another filter design that is described          epoxy fiber printed circuit (PC) board
lished articles by Jerry Hinshaw,         by James Davey is the 5-pole quarter-            with copper clad on one side only.

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    The total thickness of the board is
    1.41 mm (as measured with a mi-                      A.    C            = Velocity of light =   30 x   lo9 c d s e c
    crometer). The number we will use
    in the microwave formulas will be                    B.    A            =   Wavelength in cm                                                 -t
    the thickness of only the substrate,                                        Bandpass center frequency of 1.2 GHz
    which is 1.37 mm.
                                                         C.    f            =

                                                         D.    h            =   Height (or thickness) of the substrate
    Let's start with a list of definitions
    and symbols, some of which we will                   E.    W            =   Width of the microstrip (copper tape)
    use in the formulas.                                 F.    t            = Thickness of copper tape

                                                         G.    z o          = Impedance (self-impedance per unit length -
    List of Formulas                                                            50 ohms)
    The microwave formulas we will use                   H.    S            =   Separation between strip resonators
    are listed below. For more informa-
    tion on this subject, see the list of                I.    VSWR         =   Standing wave ratio
    references at the end of this article.                                  = Ratio   of the thickness of the substrate to the width
                                                         J.    Ratio
                                                                                of the copper tape
                                                         L.    Er           =   Relative dielectric constant of the substrate
    B. To calculate full wavelength in
                                                     Calculations                                     copper strip works with the physical
                            c,,                                                                       characteristics of the PC board to
                  cm, A   =-                         Working through the following for-               determine the impedance of the filter.
                            f                        mulas will determine the fundamen-               To solve that equation we need to
        Note: This is an approximation               tal characteristics of a bandpass filter.        use Figure 3 (Ref. 1)to find the ratio
        since the speed of light in free             The answers I am presenting here                 factor for the epoxy G10 board. (Fig-
        space differs from that in a die-            are highlighted and apply only to the            ure 3 shows the dielectric constant
        lectric. However, for these calcu-           example filter for this article. By              for other types of boards, but epoxy
        lations, the results are very close.         changing the impedance, bandpass                 G10 is the most common and is the
    C. To calculate quarter wavelength
                                                     center frequency specifications, or the
                                                     type of pc board material, you can
                                                                                                      one I have selected for our filter.) The
                                                                                                      chart shows that the dielectric con-
                                                                                                                                                 7
                               cm                    build a filter that will meet your own           stant for an epoxy board is 4.8. Since
                 incm,A=-                            specifications.                                  we are building a filter that is ter-
                                  4
                                                                                                      minated to 50 ohms, follow the curve
    D. Separation between microstrip                 Copper Strip Width                               to where it intersects with the 50-
       resonators in mm,                                                                              ohm horizontal line, then trace
                     t                               The first step is to solve for the width         straight down to the bottom line.
           S = h + -(Ref.3)                          of each copper strip. The width of the           Note that Figure 3 provides imped-
                     2




                                                        2.47 mm 1.41 mm

         (a) FOUR-POLE UNGROUNDED                  (b) FIVE-POLE GROUNDED                     (c) HAIRPIN UNGROUNDED
                                                                                                                                                  1
     Figure 2. Three types of bandpass filter design (not drawn to scale)



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    ance figures for a single-strip trans-
    mission line. Therefore, the 50-ohm

r   impedance of an isolated strip is a
    rough approximation of a real case.
    The coupling effect of adjacent strips
    changes the complex impedance,
    which lowers the net impedance (ZJ.
    And the lower the net impedance,
    the higher the insertion loss.

    For this example, the ratio is shown
    to be 1.8. This is the ratio of the
    height (thickness) of the dielectric to
    the width of the copper strip. Since
    the thickness of the dielectric is al-
    ready known (see the list of givens
    above), we can easily solve for the
    copper tape width. From the list of
    formulas, we use formula A:


    A. W = ratio    X h
           W = 1.8 x 1.37
           W = 2.47 mm

    Copper Strip Length
    The next step is t o calculate the
    length of each copper strip, which        Figure 3. Chart showing ratio of substrate thickness to width of the copper tape.

c   determines the bandpass frequency.
    The 4-pole and 5-pole filters differ
    slightly in this calculation due to the
    effect of grounding the opposite ends
                                              Separation Between
                                              Copper Strips
                                                                                              2. Cut several pieces of copper tape
                                                                                                 the same length as the board.
    of every other resonator in the 5-pole
                                              The final step is to calculate the              3. Using an X-ACTO knife and a
    design. The grounded end of the
                                              separation between the copper strips,              good straight edge (small metal
    5-pole filter doubles the effective
                                              which determines the bandwidth and                 metric ruler), score the copper
    length of the strip, which means that
                                              passband ripple. From the list of                  tape lengthwise into at least six
    for the same bandpass frequency, the
                                              formulas, we use formula D (Ref. 3):               strips t h a t a r e 2.47 mm wide,
    actual length of the copper strip                                                            being careful not to cut through
    needs to be half the calculated value.
                                              D. Separation between microstrip                   the adhesive backing tape. For
    From the list of formulas we use
                                                 resonators                                      proper termination, it is important
    formulas B and C:
                                                                                                 that the width of the copper strips
                                                       t                  .076
    B. Full wavelength in cm                  S=h+-            S = 1.37 + -                      be as accurate as possible; this
                                                          2                           2          helps minimize VSWR ratio and
    A=-    cf
            ef                    30 x 109                                                       insertion loss. Leave the copper
                            A=                                                                   strips on the backing tape until
            f                     1.2 x 109                                                      needed.
                                              Building Steps
                                                                                              4. Score across one end of the strips.
                                              Four-Pole Design                                   Then trim four of the strips to
    C. Quarter wavelength in cm                                                                  approximately 3 mm longer than
                                              1. The first step is to cut a 5 cm x               6.25 cm (6.25 cm + 3 mm). This
            cm                    25             8 c m board from the G10 stock                  3 mm excess will be used for fine-
     A=-                    A=-
            4                     4              using shop shears, then sand the                tuning the filter during the test
                                                 edges smooth. Now scribe a guide                procedure. The 3 mm excess will
                                                 line down the center of the dielec-             also lower the center frequency by
                                                 tric side of the board (long way)               approximately 30 MHz. You can
    We will build the filter in quarter          so you can lay the copper strips in             trim the strips one mm at a time,
f   wavelength since it takes less space.        a straight line. It would be a good             later in the test procedure.
    Note that the overall frequency of           idea to clean the board with alco-
    the 5-pole filter is half the value of       hol to remove any oil residue that           5. Peel one of the copper strips from
    the 4-pole when using the same               would prevent the copper strips                 the backing tape. Place the first
    length copper strips.                        from sticking. Set the board aside.             strip on the center of the board

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   following the scribed line. Place              3. Using a n X-ACTO knife and a           Test Procedure
   t h e second copper strip t o the                 good straight edge (small metal
   outside of the first strip with a
   spacing of 1.41 mm (from the ear-
                                                     metric ruler), score the copper
                                                     tape lengthwise into at least seven
                                                                                            I tested both filters with a Hewlett-
                                                                                            Packard Model 8510 Network Ana-                  7
   lier calculations with formula D).                strips t h a t a r e 2.47 mm wide,     lyzer. This analyzer provided the fre-
   Place the next two strips on the                  being careful not to cut through       quency response and delay distortion
   opposite side of the first strip                  the adhesive backing tape. For         measurements shown in Figures 4
   m a i n t a i n i n g t h e s p a c i n g of      proper termination, it is important    and 5 . The phase data is required to
   1.41 mm between each strip.                       that the width of the copper strips    measure delay distortion or group
                                                     be as accurate as possible; this       delay. Delay distortion occurs when
6. Refer to Figure 2 (a). Place the                  minimizes VSWR ratio and mini-         different frequency components of a
   W2 connector strips 5 cm from one                 mizes insertion loss. Leave the        complex waveform experience non-
   end of the strips, overlapping each               copper strips on the backing tape      linear phase shifts. Group delay is a
   outside W1 strip half way. The                    until needed.                          measurement of this distortion and
   placement of W2 in this example                                                          is measured using several techniques;
   was selected to minimize insertion                                                       the most common being phase slope
   loss. The actual placement in an-              4. Peel one of the copper strips from     (which is what I used), amplitude
   other filter design will have to be               the backing tape. Place the strip      modulation, frequency modulation,
   accomplished through trial and                    in the center of the board following   and frequency deviation.
   error.                                            the scribed line and align one end
                                                     of the strip with one end of the       It is important for the reader t o
7. Place the OSM connector on the                    board. Wrap the other end of the       realize that if phase response is cru-
   board so that the solder post is                  strip around the opposite edge of      cial to your filter characteristics, then
   centered on the W2 copper strip.                  the board to the ground plane          you must use a microwave vector
   Apply solder to the post and copper               side. Place the second copper strip    network analyzer similar to t h e
   strip t o make the connection. Sol-               to the outside of the first strip,     HP 8510 (or HP 8753-Ref. 6) to char-
   der the flange of the OSM connec-                 aligning the end of the strip with     acterize the filter. On the other hand,
   tor to the copper-clad side of the                the end of the board around which      if phase response is not so crucial,
   board. Solder the point where W2                  you just wrapped the first strip.      and the cost plus accessability of test
   overlays W1.                                      Maintain the spacing between the       equipment becomes a limiting factor,
                                                     strips at 1.41 mm (from the earlier
Five-Pole Design                                     calculations with formula D). Place
                                                     the remaining strips on the board,
                                                                                            refer to HP Application Note 183
                                                                                            (Ref. 7) f o r o t h e r m e a s u r e m e n t   T7
                                                                                            solutions.
                                                     alternating t h e ends t h a t are
I am making the physical length of
                                                     aligned with the end of the board,
this filter the same length as the 4-                w r a p p i n g e a c h opposite end
pole filter to demonstrate that alter-                                                      Fine Tuning the Filter
                                                     around the edge of the board to
nately grounding the ends of the                     the       ground        plane.   See
strips causes the effective length of                                                       The two filters can be tuned in several
                                                     Figure 2 (b).                          ways. If you use the X-ACTO knife
the strips to double, which lowers the
overall frequency by half. Since the                                                        and cut one mm from the ends of the
calculations for the length of the                5 . Refer to Figure 2 (b). Place the      strips, you will increase the center
strips for the 4-pole filter indicated                W2 connector strips 5 cm from one     frequency. Conversely, if you add to
6.25 cm, I will cut the 5-pole board                  end of the strips, overlapping each   the strips you will lower the center
this same exact length and wrap                       outside W1 strip half way. The        frequency.
every other end of the copper strips                  placement of W2 in this example
around the end of the board and                       was selected to minimize insertion    If the VSWR is high, you will have
solder them to the ground plane.                      loss. The actual placement in an-     high insertion loss. This could be due
                                                      other filter design will have to be   to the coupling effect of adjacent
1. Cut a 6 cm x 6.25 cm board from                    accomplished through trial and        strips changing the complex imped-
   the G10 stock using shop shears,                   error.                                ance (discussed earlier in the para-
   then sand the edges smooth. Now                                                          graph on determining the copper strip
   scribe a guide line down the center                                                      width). Remember that the calcula-
   of the dielectric side of the board            6. Place the OSM connector on the         tions from the ratio chart in Figure
   (long way) so you can lay the                     board so that the solder post is       3 are only approximations of a real
   copper strips in a straight line. It              centered on the W2 copper strip.       case.
   would be a good idea to clean the                 Apply solder to the post and copper
   board with alcohol to remove any                  strip to make the connection. Sol-     Also, if the insertion loss is high, you
   oil residue that would prevent the                der the flange of the OSM connec-      want to pay close attention to the
                                                     tor to the copper-clad side of the     precision of the copper strips. Make
   copper strips from sticking. Set
   the board aside.                                  board. Solder the point where W2       certain that the strips have smooth              3
                                                     overlays W1. Solder each wrapped       edges and are lying flat on the board.
2. Cut several pieces of copper tape                 end of the copper strips to the        Use a burnishing tool (a ball point
   about 7 cm long.                                  ground plane.                          pen works nicely) to rub the strips


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                    t=                         PHASE SHIFT
                                               ' I


f`

t                                                                                1




                                                                                                                                                        -
           Figure 4. Four-pole filter frequency response and phase shift plot.    Figure 5. Five-pole filter frequency response and phase shift plot.
           The insertion loss is 3.4 dB.                                          The insertion loss is 4.2 dB.



           flat. Also keep in mind t h a t the                                         Table 1. List of Supplies
           formulas did not take into account
           the thickness of the adhesive of the                             Description                                             H P P/N
           copper strips, which can change the
           figures ? five percent.                                Roll of Adhesive-Backed               3M Scotch
                                                                  Copperfoil Tape 1"Wide                #1181                      0460-0762
      9 passband the filter bandwidth and
        Finally,
                  ripple are determined by                        Roll of Adhesive-Backed               Permacel
           the spacing between the resonators.                    Copperfoil Tape %" Wide               #P-391                     -
           Try changing the spacing between
                                                                  Roll of Clear Mylar Tape With         3M Scotch
           the first and last resonators. This                                                          # 8428                     -
                                                                  Yellow Adhesive
           changes the "Q" which affects the
           insertion loss. Overall, fine tuning                   Roll of Clear Mylar Tape With         3M Scotch
           can improve the insertion loss by                      Clear Adhesive                        #850                       -
           < 2dB.
                                                                  OSC Connector                         2052-1628-02
           Conclusion
           The purpose of using copper tape to
           construct the microstrip filter is to
           allow you to, in a sense, "breadboard"            with this method and refine the                  Bahl: Microstrip Lines and Slot-
           the filter to obtain "rough results"              measurements into a workable model               lines, Artech House, Inc., 1979,
           before you etch the final printed                 that can be used as a blueprint for              Dedham MA.
           circuit. The breadboard circuit should            an etched PC board.
           provide you the bandpass and band-                                                             4. Stephen A. Maas: Microwave Mix-
`I         width figures to within approximately                                                             ers, Artech House, Inc., 1986, Ded-
           15 percent accuracy. However, for                 References                                      ham, MA.
( 1

r
!          phase response, it is very important
           to understand that this method of                 1. Communications Transistor Corp.,          5 . I.J. Bahl, D.K. Trivedi: "A Design-
           design construction is very limiting                 Design Charts To Aid i n RF Power             er's Guide to Microstrip Line,"
           due to the somewhat uncontrolled                     A m p l ifier Design, Microst rip             Microwaves, May 1977.
           phase results.                                       Impedance vs. Width/Height.
                                                                Wheeler's equations are used.             6. H P 8753B Network A n a l y z e r
           The method of construction I have                                                                 User's Guide, HP Part No.
       3   presented in this article is only an
           approximation. Phase delay plays an
                                                             2. Harlan Howe, Jr.: Stripline Circuit
                                                                Design, Artech House, Inc. 1974,
                                                                                                             08753-90007.

           important part in filter design and                  Dedham, MA.                               7. HP Application Note 183, High
           must always be taken into consider-                                                               Frequency Swept Measurements,
           ation. I hope that you will experiment            3. K.C. Gupta, Ramesh Garg, I.J.                HP Publication No. 5952-9200. 0

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                                             problems to increase reliability.                            enhancement for standard models. (A8 HP-IB inter-
Update service               5951-6517                                                                    face assembly part numbers 06031-61006 and
                                             HP 5182A WAVEFORM RECORDER AND                               06031 -61007).
All open orders of microfiche started                   GENERATOR
shipping 15 Dec 88. The shipment           5182A-3. Series prefixes 2808A and below with the                    HP 6031A DC POWER SUPPLY
consisted of six quarters of updates.        following exceptions: 2808A00533, 2808A00534,              6031 A-10. Serials 2817A-00983 and above. Relay link
                                              2808A00535, 2 8 0 8 A 0 0 5 3 6 . 2 8 0 8 A 0 0 5 3 7 ,     enhancement for standard models (A8 HP-IB inter-
If you have not received your service        2808A00538, 2808A00539, 2808A00540. Improve                  face assembly part numbers 06031-61006 and
note microfiche update, contact your         memory related problems to increase reliability.             06031-61007).


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           HP 6032A DC POWER SUPPLY                              HP 8642AlB SYNTHESIZED SIGNAL                                      HP 8770A ARBITRARY
    6032A-09. Serials 2818A-03121 and above. Relay link                    GENERATOR                                                WAVE SYNTHESIZER
      enhancement for standard models (A8 HP-I8 inter-       8642A-8,86428-8. A1 1 and A12 module serial prefixes       8770A-16. Serials 2812A00516 through 2812A00543.
      face assembly part numbers 06031-61006 and               2737A and below. Procedure to resolve A l l and            Modification to improve synchronization with other
      06031-610007).                                           A1 2 trimcap leakage.                                      HP 8770As.
                                                                   HP 8662A SYNTHESIZED SIGNAL                          HP 8904A MULTIFUNCTION SYNTHESIZER
           HP 6033A DC POWER SUPPLY                                         GENERATOR
    6033A-07. Serials 2817A-03452 and above. Relay link                                                                 8904A-2. Serial prefix 2747A and below. Output over-
                                                             8662A-16. All serials. Power supply module (A7) is           voltage protection improvement.
      enhancement for standard models. (A8 HP-IB inter-
                                                               available as an exchange assembly part number            8904A-3. Serial prefix 2817A and below. Modification
      face assembly part numbers 06031-61006 and
                                                               08662-69001.                                               to eliminate potential power supply short.
      06031-61007).
                                                                   HP 8663A SYNTHESIZED SIGNAL
                                                                            GENERATOR                                     HP 11729C CARRIER NOISE TEST SET
           HP 6038A DC POWER SUPPLY                          8663A-10. All serials. Power supply module (A7) is         117290-3. Serial prefix 2806A and below. Modification
    6038A/L-05. Serials 2817A-05426 and above. Relay           available as an exchange assembly part number              to prevent IF amplifier instability.
      link enhancement for standard models (A8 HP-I8           08662-69001.
      interface assembly part numbers 06031-61006 and
                                                                                                                           HP 11848A PHASE NOISE INTERFACE
      06031-61007).                                                HP 8671B SYNTHESIZED SIGNAL
                                                                            GENERATOR                                   11848A-1. Serial prefix 2720A and below. Modification
                                                                                                                          to eliminate potential line short.
                                                             8671 B-03A. All serials. Preferred replacement for pre-
    HP 6621Al6622Al6623A16624A DC POWER
                                                               cision resistors.
                  SUPPLIES                                                                                                        HP 35651A HP-IBISIGNAL
    6621A-01, 6622A-01, 6623A-01, 6624A-01.                             HP 86716 SYNTHESIZED                                       PROCESSOR MODULE
      6621A. Serials 2611A00110 and below;                               SIGNAL GENERATOR                               35655-5. Serial prefix 2609A and below. HP-IBlsignal
      6622A. Serials 261 1A00160 and below:                  86718-04. Serial prefixes 2752A and below. Preferred         processor module enhancements to improve
      6623A. Serials 2611A00120 and below;                     replacement for the A3A5 DAC assembly.                     performance.
      6624A. Serials 2624A00310 and below.                   86718-05. Serial prefixes 2708A through 2823A. Im-
      Modification to allow the Series 300 computer to         proved reliability of the 20-30 MHz phase detector.               HP 35652A INPUT MODULE
      boot with power supply on (part required is ROM
                                                                                                                        35658-4. Serial prefix 2717A and below. Input module
      5080-2093).                                                       HP 8672A SYNTHESIZED
                                                                                                                          enhancements to improve performance.
    6621 A-02, 6622A-02. 6623A-02, 6624A-02.                             SIGNAL GENERATOR
      6621 A. Serials 271 1A00340 and below;                 8672A-20A. All serials. Preferred replacement for pre-
      6622A. Serials 2701A00520 and below;                     cision resistors.                                         HP 35660A DYNAMIC SIGNAL ANALYZER
      6623A. Serials 2652A00400 and below;                   8672A-21. Serial prefixes 2747A and below. Preferred       35660A-1-S. Serials 2816A00199 and below. The right
      6624A. Serials 2652A01070 and below.                     replacement for the A3A5 assembly.                         front handle screw may come loose causing a
      Microprocessor change to improve performance.          8672A-22. Serial prefixes 2708A through 2823A. Im-           mechanical hazard.
    6621A-03, 6623A-03.                                        proved reliability of the 20-30 MHz phase detector.
      6621A. Serials 2636A00240 and below;                                                                                        HP 51089A DISPLAY UNIT
      6623A. Serials 2635A00260 and below.                              HP 86736 SYNTHESIZED                            51089A-6. Serials 2814A0471 and below. New A l l
      Modifications to prevent power transformer from                    SIGNAL GENERATOR                                 triple regulator board and bracket to make all units
      overheating at maximum output.                         86738-6A. Serial prefixes 2634A to 2704A. Preferred          compatible with the HP 5371A.
    6621A-04, 6623A-04.                                        replacement for A2A10 and A2All assemblies.

7     6621 A. Serials 2644A00280 and below;
      6623A. Serials 2640A00300 and below.
       Power transformer change to increase available
                                                             86738-14A. All serials. Preferred replacement for pre-
                                                               cision resistors.
                                                             86738-15. Serials 2747A01081 to 2747A01126. Mod-
                                                                                                                          HP 54111D DIGITIZING OSCILLOSCOPE
                                                                                                                        Serials 2733A and below. Loop 41 through 44 may fail
      output voltage.                                          ification for improved reliability of the + 5V supply.     erroneously.
    6621A-05, 6622A-03. 6623A-05, 6624A-03.                  86738-16. Serial prefixes 2747A and below. Preferred
      6621 A. Serials 2644A00280 and below;                    replacement for the A3A5 DAC assembly.                         HP 64120A INSTRUMENTATION
      6622A. Serials 2627A00460 and below;                   86738-17. Serial prefixes 2708A through 2823A. Im-                           CARDCAGE
      6623A. Serials 2649A00340 and below;                     proved reliability of the 20-30 MHz phase detector.      64120A-1. All serials. Card slots 8 and 9 are not
      6624A. Serials 2631 A00890 and below.                                                                               interrupt disabled during powerup P.V.
       Insulator added to power transformer.                             HP 8673C SYNTHESIZED                           64120A-2. All serials. Metal filings in cardcage cause
    6621A-06, 6622A-04, 6623A-06, 6624A-04.                               SIGNAL GENERATOR                                unusual and intermittent errors.
       6621 A. Serials 2742A00411 and below;                 8673C-6A. Serial prefixes 2634A to 2704A. Preferred
       6622A. Serials 2740A00621 and below;                    replacement for A2A10 and A2A11 assemblies.
                                                             8673C-15A. All serials. Preferred replacement for
                                                                                                                         HP 64203A 8085 EMULATOR SUBSYSTEM
       6623A. Serials 2740A00471 and below;                                                                             64203A-9. All serials. Use of control board in slots 8
       6624A. Serials 2740A01291 and below.                    precision resistors.
                                                             8673C-17A. Serials 2747A00474 to 2747A00503.                 or 9 of 6412A cardcage may cause failure of
       Power hybrid U338 and U339 design change to
                                                               Modification for improved reliability of the + 5V          powerup P.V.
       prevent oscillation.
    6623A-07. Serials 2751A00631 to 2751A00665. PC             supply.
                                                             8673C-18. Serial prefixes 2747A and below. Preferred        HP 64215A 6809 EMULATOR SUBSYSTEM
      board track may short transformer.
                                                               replacement for the A3A5 DAC assembly.                   64215A-3. All serials. Use of control board in slots 8
    6624A-05. Serials 2750A01621 to 2804A01773. PC
                                                             8673C-19. Serial prefixes 2708A through 2822A. Im-           or 9 of 6412A cardcage may cause failure of
      board track may short transformer.
                                                               proved reliability of the 20-30 MHz phase detector.        powerup P.V.
                                                                         HP 8673D SYNTHESIZED
       HP 6942Al43A MULTIPROGRAMMERS                                      SIGNAL GENERATOR                              HP 64216A 6809E EMULATOR SUBSYSTEM
       HP 14700A AND 14701A Transmission                                                                                64216A-2. All serials. Use of control board in slots 8
                    Boards                                   8673D-6A. Serial prefixes 2634A to 2704A. Preferred
                                                                                                                          or 9 of 64120A cardcage may cause failure of
                                                               replacement for A2A10 and A2A11 assemblies.
    6942A-16/6943A-7. Serials 2740A01055 and below,                                                                       powerup P.V.
                                                             8673D-16A. All serials. Preferred replacement for
      and serials 2749A00370 and below. Modification to
                                                               precision resistors.
      prevent self-test errors.                                                                                               HP 64941A FLOPPY DISC SYSTEM
                                                             8673D-18. Serials 2747A00593 to 2747A00673. Mod-
                                                               ification for improved reliability of the + 5V supply.    64941A-28. All serials. Replacement instructions and
           HP 6954A MULTIPROGRAMMER                          8673D-19. Serial prefixes 2747A and below. Preferred          exchange part numbers.
     6954A-02. All serials. Programatically changing video     replacement for the A3A5 DAC assembly.                    64941A-3A. Serial prefix 2560A and above. Half-
       refresh rate when using 50 Hz power to improve        8673D-20. Serial prefixes 2708A through 2822A. Im-            height replacement instructions.
       performance of the HP 37531A Video Monitor.             proved reliability of the 20-30 MHz phase detector.       64941A-4. Serial prefix 2450A and below. Floppy disc
                                                                                                                           drive replacement option.
                                                                         HP 8673E SYNTHESIZED
          HP 8559A SPECTRUM ANALYZER                                      SIGNAL GENERATOR
                                                                                                                                  HP 69709A POWER SUPPLY
     8559A-31. Serial prefix 2819A and below. Sweep          8673E-08A. All serials. Preferred replacement for pre-                  CONTROLLER CARD
       generator board with improved +10 volt reference        cision resistors.
                                                                                                                         69709A-2. Serials 2812A00720 and below. Modification
       power supply.                                         8673E-09. Serials 2747A00360 to 2747A00392. Mod-
                                                               ification for improved reliability of the+5V supply.        to prevent unexpected crowbar trip.
                                                             8673E-10. Serial prefixes 2747A and below. Preferred
       HP 8614A/8616A SIGNAL GENERATOR                         replacement for the A3A5 DAC assembly.                         HP 69730A RELAY OUTPUT CARD
     8614A-2018616A-18. All serials. CR701 detector re-      8673E-11. Serial prefixes 2708A through 2821A. Im-          69730A-01. All serials. Modificationto HP-85A service
       placement kit.                                          proved reliability of the 20-30 MHz phase detector.         program.


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                       0 6621A-06,6622A-04,                              0 86738-17                         0 51089A-06
                         6623A-06,6624A-04                               0 8673C-06A                        0 54111D-07
                       0 6623A-07                                        0 8673C-15A                        0 6412OA-01
                       0 6624A-05                                        0 8673C-17                         0 6412OA-02
                       0 6942A-1616943A-07                               0 8673C-18                         0 64203A-09

                       0 6954A-02                                        0 8673C-19                         0 64215A-03
                       0 8559A-31                                        0 8673D-06A                        0 64216A-02
                       0 8614A-2018616A-18                               0 8673D-16A                        0 64941A-029
                       0 8642AlB-08                                      0 8673D-18                         0 64941A-03A
                       0 8662A-16                                        0 8673D-19
                                                                                                            0 64931A-04
                       0 8663A-10                                        0 8673D-20                         0 69709A-02
,                      0 8671B-03A                                       0 8673E-08A                        0 6973OA-01
622A-01,               0 86719-04                                        0 8673E-09
624A-01                0 86718-05                                        0 8673E-10
622A-02,               0 8672A-20A                                       0 8673E-11
624A-02

623A-03
623A-04
                       0 8672A-21

                        0 8672A-22
                        0 86739-06A
                                                                         0 8770A-16

                                                                         0 8904A-02
                                                                         0 8904A-03
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622A-03,                0 86738-14A                                          11729C-03
624A-03                 0 86739-15                                       0 11848A-01
                        0 86738-16                                       0 35660A-01-S



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