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What is the max frequency of your scope and what frequency are you trying to see. If you've got a 5MHz scope and a 21MHz minimum generator the scope isn't going to be able to measure it's frequency full stop.
A digital scope's frequency counter isn't going to be able measure a swept frequency either as it expects a constant frequency. The markers on a sweep generator or the output of a generator designed for AM radio if within the frequency range of a scope should be measurable however if it has significant harmonic content that makes the output non-sinusoidal it will effect (confuse) the frequency counter and while manual measurement is possible it can be confusing. This may sound wacky but on my non-swept tube generators anything adjustible under 30MHz I set the desired frequency on my Sony ICF-7600GR shortwave reciever which covers 150KHz to 30MHz (it also does Japanese and US FM bands) and dial the generator until I hear the generator then I reduce generator output coupling till I barely hear it then tune the generator again...
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In what way is the waveform “jumpy”... amplitude, frequency or position? Could you possibly post a short video?
What scope (make/model) are you using and how is it connected? jr |
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I assumed above that you were using the scope to check/calibrate frequency output of the sweep generator....Which is a whole different can of worms than actual TV alignment using the scope and sweep generator. Generally speaking you want to calibrate the fixed frequency markers (especially if they're not crystal derived/controlled) and not calibrate the sweep...So long as the sweep extends past the lowest and highest frequency markers and the sweep is flat (ignoring marker blips) when the generator output is bypassed directly to the demodulator probe it should be fine. Some of the below may be slightly wonky compared to your setup as I'm only familiar with sweep alignment with the B&K 415...It basically packaged multiple alignment instruments and cables into one simple package and had an X-Y output any scope could use...You can achieve the same effect with other/older equipment but the connections are somewhat different. You can use any of your scopes in X-Y mode for alignment (as long as they have X-Y mode and you have a demodulator probe or connect after the sets detector) with a sweep generator for alignment. The demodulated output of the sweep generator (which is close to DC) after going through the TV and a demodulator probe is fed into the X axis of the scope (the scopes Y axis has to be fed by the (often 60Hz) sweep oscillator. I think there were some applications for undemodulated sweep.
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Yeah, I use a 369. It works well.
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