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[[File:GR 1390-B Front.jpg|thumb|450px|right|General Radio 1390-B Random Noise Generator]]
{{GR Product
The '''General Radio 1390 Random Noise Generator''' was [[introduced in 1961]].
|model=1390-B
It first appears in [[Media:GRwiki Catalog Q OCR 1961.pdf|Catalog Q]] and remained available through Catalog GR1978.
|codes=BUGLE,1390-9702
The Type 1390-B provides random noise on three ranges from 20 kHz to 5 MHz
|class=generators
It produces electrical noise using a [[6D4]] gas-discharge tube, V2, operated in the field of a permanent magnet.
|summary=Random noise generator
The noisy plate voltage of the 6D4 tube drives two stages of amplification.
|image=GR 1390-B Front.jpg
|caption=General Radio 1390-B Random Noise Generator
|series=
|introduced=1961
|discontinued=1978+
|designers=
|manuals=
* [[Media:GR 1390-B Random Noise Generator 11_1965.pdf|General Radio 1390-B Random Noise Generator Manual 1390-0100-K (1965)]]
{{Catalog History}}
}}
The {{Title|General Radio 1390-B}} is a random noise generator introduced in {{Catalog Q}} that remained available through {{Catalog 1978}}.
 
The Type 1390-B provides random noise on three ranges from 20 kHz to 5 MHz, produced using a [[6D4]] gas-discharge tube, V2, operated in the field of a permanent magnet.
The noisy plate voltage of the 6D4 tube drives two stages of amplification.  
Between the amplifier stages, filter networks shape the three bands.   
Between the amplifier stages, filter networks shape the three bands.   
A voltmeter displays RMS voltage then of the noise signal before it is fed to a five position decade attenuator at the output.
 
A voltmeter displays RMS voltage of the noise signal before it is fed to a five-position decade attenuator at the output.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
* '''Frequency Range:''' 5 Hz to 5 MHz in three bands.
* '''Frequency Range:''' 5 Hz to 20 kHz, 500 kHz, or 5 MHz
* '''Output Voltage:''' 3 V for 20 kHz range, 2 V for 500 kHz range, and 1 V for 5 MHz range.
* '''Output Voltage:''' 3 V for 20 kHz range, 2 V for 500 kHz range, and 1 V for 5 MHz range
* '''Output Impedance:''' 900 Ω
* '''Output Impedance:''' 900 Ω
* '''Output Attenuator:''' 1, .1, .01, .001, and .0001 times the RMS Voltmeter reading.
* '''Output Attenuator:''' 1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, and 0.0001 times the RMS Voltmeter reading
 
==Manuals==
* [[Media:GR 1390-B Random Noise Generator 11_1965.pdf|General Radio 1390-B Random Noise Generator Manual 1390-0100-K (1965)]]
 


==Links==
==Links==


* [[Media:GRwiki Exp 12_1951.pdf|Experimenter describing 1390-A December 1951]]
* [[Media:GRwiki Exp 12_1951.pdf|Experimenter December 1951 describing 1390-A]]
* [[Media:GRwiki Exp 01_1960.pdf|Experimenter describing 1390-B January 1960]]
* [[Media:GRwiki Exp 01_1960.pdf|Experimenter January 1960 describing 1390-B]]


==Photos==
==Photos==

Latest revision as of 15:42, 13 May 2024

General Radio 1390-B
Random noise generator
General Radio 1390-B Random Noise Generator

Available from 1961 to 1978+

Manuals
Catalog History
 Document Year Page
Catalog Q 1961 123
Catalog R 1963 132
Catalog S 1965 169
Catalog T 1968 231
Catalog U 1970 63
Catalog73 1973 84
Catalog78 1978 182
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

The General Radio 1390-B is a random noise generator introduced in Catalog Q (1961) that remained available through Catalog 1978.

The Type 1390-B provides random noise on three ranges from 20 kHz to 5 MHz, produced using a 6D4 gas-discharge tube, V2, operated in the field of a permanent magnet. The noisy plate voltage of the 6D4 tube drives two stages of amplification. Between the amplifier stages, filter networks shape the three bands.

A voltmeter displays RMS voltage of the noise signal before it is fed to a five-position decade attenuator at the output.

Specifications

  • Frequency Range: 5 Hz to 20 kHz, 500 kHz, or 5 MHz
  • Output Voltage: 3 V for 20 kHz range, 2 V for 500 kHz range, and 1 V for 5 MHz range
  • Output Impedance: 900 Ω
  • Output Attenuator: 1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, and 0.0001 times the RMS Voltmeter reading

Links

Photos