Old Tektronix booklet

rdf · 18th May 2007, 03:41 AM

Radio stations expect equipment to last a generation or two so paperwork hangs around an eternity. Cleaning out files today I came across this treasure from the mid-Seventies in new condition and thought someone might get a kick out of it. Shaggy techs, white tees and open collars, a Dynaco A25 and a MacIntosh. It's a walkthrough on testing a mono Mac with Tektronix's 5L4N LF spectrum analyzer.

kevinkr · 18th May 2007, 05:10 PM

Ouch, I remember those days all too well!

EC8010 · 18th May 2007, 05:41 PM

Excellent! I'd ask if you are going to scan it, but that would be a breach of copyright.

Poindexter · 19th May 2007, 03:43 AM

Even the straight guys didn't have ears then.

In those daze, I woulda thought he looked cooly serious and mature.

Poinz

smoking-amp · 19th May 2007, 04:01 AM

There was a Tektronix book on tube circuit design called "Typical Oscilloscope Circuitry" revised edition, 1964, with about 300 pages. No author listed.
Not hard to find or expensive last time I checked, a couple of years ago, on the used book search sites.

Don

arend-jan · 19th May 2007, 08:28 AM

Let's make some subscripts for that picture. I'll kick it off with "Hmm, that's funny..."

Those speakers in the background, I've got a pair of them but mostly use them as weights when I'm gluing a diaphragm.

DigitalJunkie · 19th May 2007, 08:53 AM

"Why is that silver can hissing at me?"

Geek · 19th May 2007, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by EC8010
Excellent! I'd ask if you are going to scan it, but that would be a breach of copyright.

Double check in the book though. Some manuals specifically allow a certain amount of copies. I had a computer manual that allowed free copying for service use

EC8010 · 19th May 2007, 09:45 AM

Has anyone noticed the striking similarity between the fellow on the Tek front cover and rdf's avatar?

rdf · 19th May 2007, 04:41 PM

They share a 'Fine' bloodline. The scanner's at work so maybe early next week, I'll look into the copyright aspect.

18th May 2007, 03:41 AM	#1
rdf diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: big smoke	Old Tektronix booklet Radio stations expect equipment to last a generation or two so paperwork hangs around an eternity. Cleaning out files today I came across this treasure from the mid-Seventies in new condition and thought someone might get a kick out of it. Shaggy techs, white tees and open collars, a Dynaco A25 and a MacIntosh. It's a walkthrough on testing a mono Mac with Tektronix's 5L4N LF spectrum analyzer. __________________ Ears aren't microphones.

18th May 2007, 05:10 PM	#2
kevinkr diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Blog Entries: 6	Ouch, I remember those days all too well! __________________ www.kta-hifi.net

18th May 2007, 05:41 PM	#3
EC8010 diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Near London. UK	Excellent! I'd ask if you are going to scan it, but that would be a breach of copyright. __________________ The loudspeaker: The only commercial Hi-Fi item where a disproportionate part of the budget isn't spent on the box. And the one where it would make a difference...

19th May 2007, 03:43 AM	#4
Poindexter diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Maui, Hawai'i, USA	Perfectly dated! Even the straight guys didn't have ears then. In those daze, I woulda thought he looked cooly serious and mature. Poinz

19th May 2007, 04:01 AM	#5
smoking-amp diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hickory, NC	There was a Tektronix book on tube circuit design called "Typical Oscilloscope Circuitry" revised edition, 1964, with about 300 pages. No author listed. Not hard to find or expensive last time I checked, a couple of years ago, on the used book search sites. Don __________________ Ohms Law V = I R

19th May 2007, 08:28 AM	#6
arend-jan diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Netherlands	Let's make some subscripts for that picture. I'll kick it off with "Hmm, that's funny..." Those speakers in the background, I've got a pair of them but mostly use them as weights when I'm gluing a diaphragm.

19th May 2007, 08:53 AM	#7
DigitalJunkie diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland,Oregon Blog Entries: 4	"Why is that silver can hissing at me?"

19th May 2007, 09:45 AM	#9
EC8010 diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Near London. UK	Has anyone noticed the striking similarity between the fellow on the Tek front cover and rdf's avatar? __________________ The loudspeaker: The only commercial Hi-Fi item where a disproportionate part of the budget isn't spent on the box. And the one where it would make a difference...

19th May 2007, 04:41 PM	#10
rdf diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: big smoke	They share a 'Fine' bloodline. The scanner's at work so maybe early next week, I'll look into the copyright aspect. __________________ Ears aren't microphones.

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