Agilent/Keysight 3200B
Agilent / Keysight RF Signal Sources. Model: 3200B.
- Model
- Agilent / Keysight 3200B
- Calibration
- Available on request
- Price
- $1,250
- Status
- In stock
- RFQ ref
- 3200B
This unit
The Agilent/Keysight 3200B is a VHF oscillator designed to generate VHF frequency signals for test and measurement applications. This legacy instrument represents decades of Hewlett-Packard engineering heritage, carrying forward the precision signal generation capabilities that defined early VHF test equipment. Though discontinued, the 3200B remains available through specialized refurbishment channels and carries complete service documentation from its 1968 release.
Technical Specifications
- Product Classification: VHF Oscillator
- Manufacturer Lineage: Hewlett-Packard / Agilent Technologies / Keysight
- Service Manual: Part number 03200-90026, March 1968 revision
- Status: Discontinued
Key Features
- VHF signal generation for RF testing and measurement
- Vacuum tube and discrete component construction typical of 1960s laboratory instrumentation
- Complete operating and service documentation preserved from original manufacturing
Typical Applications The 3200B was deployed in RF laboratories, calibration facilities, and production test environments requiring stable VHF signal sources. Its design reflects the instrumentation standards of the late 1960s for frequency measurement and signal characterization work.
Compatibility & Integration As a product from the HP/Agilent era, the 3200B integrates with test benches built around contemporaneous Hewlett-Packard and early Agilent instruments. Original documentation and service manuals support integration planning and operational verification. Procurement of functioning units typically requires engagement with vintage test equipment specialists and refurbishment services familiar with 1960s-era oscillator platforms.
Agilent / Keysight 3200B — Repair & Calibration Service
Aumictech offers NIST-traceable calibration and repair for the Agilent / Keysight 3200B. Calibration covers output frequency accuracy, output power level accuracy across the full frequency range, AM/FM/PM/pulse modulation accuracy, harmonic and spurious output levels, and phase noise floor verification. All calibrations ship with a NIST-traceable certificate. Turnaround is typically 1–3 business days after receipt.
Common Agilent / Keysight 3200B faults: YIG oscillator failure (no output or loss of lock), step attenuator wear (output drops or steps at set attenuation), ALC loop failure (uncontrolled output power), I/Q modulator assembly failure. HP/Agilent 836xx series most common faults are YIG oscillator failure and step attenuator contact wear causing output steps or drops at specific attenuation settings. Keysight E4428C/E4438C units most commonly develop ALC loop failure and I/Q modulator assembly faults. YIG oscillator replacement and attenuator service are stocked repairs.
Agilent / Keysight 3200B price
This Agilent / Keysight 3200B is listed at $1,250. Calibration is available separately from $450. Contact us for volume pricing or if you need multiple units.
Agilent / Keysight 3200B calibration cost
NIST-traceable calibration for the Agilent / Keysight 3200B is $450 (standard — pass/fail certificate and calibration sticker) or $650 (full measured data at every test point, reference standards documented, traceability chain included). Calibration for this instrument covers output frequency accuracy, output power level accuracy across the full frequency range, AM/FM/PM/pulse modulation accuracy, harmonic and spurious output levels, and phase noise floor verification. Turnaround is 1 to 3 business days after receipt. See full calibration details →
