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Well, well, well...I guess I forgot to mention that the stork visited me yesterday and brought me a new addition to my family...of test equipment.  Yep...you guessed it. Bought me a used network analyzer. It's an HP 8753D 3kHz-3GHz vector network analyzer with a 2-port S-parameter test set. I decided to buy it three weeks ago on eBay because the price was really good ($6k). Normally, 8753C's and 8753D's go for about $8-10k and I figured I would need one since I'm going to be designing a bunch of RF hardware soon. I didn't really mention it though because it was kind of a risk. Spending $6k on eBay and wiring money to a guy in the countryside of France isn't exactly a run-of-the-mill transaction for me. If I got burned on this deal, it would have been pretty embarrassing. Lucky for me, the guy was really cool and walked me through the transaction. The packing was good, and the analyzer is up and running and passed all the self tests. Did I mention I also bought a 50 ohm calibration kit? *cackle* 
I also got word from Chris at Accurate CNC that my PCB mill will be shipped this week. There was a delay because its custom built and one of the parts got delayed. Yep, looks like I won't be getting a car anytime soon...but along with my scope, logic analyzer, and other equipment, I'm starting to feel like my home lab is kicking some serious ass!
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