drkirkby
Full Member level 6

I don't suppose this is the best place to ask, but for some reason I can't see to post to the Agilent forums. I have asked Agilent for clarification on this, but I'm hoping someone here might just know.
I have an HP 8720D VNA (20 GHz)
http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?pn=8720D
and want to know if I've made an expensive mistake in buying an Agilent 85033E 3.5 mm calibration kit
http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?nid=-536902695.536879921.00&lc=eng&cc=US
or not.
I was looking for a cal kit, looked in the calibration menus, and see the 85033E is listed as one of the calibration kits I can use, as you can see in this photo
(There is no such calibration kit as an 85033D/E, but a 85033D and an 85033E).
So I see an 85033E on eBay and bought it.
Today the cal kit arrived, and I happened to look on the Agilent web site, which indicates this cal kit is not supported with my VNA.
1) "Agilent 8720 Kits and Accessories" lists the acccessories for this VNA
http://na.tm.agilent.com/8720/kits.htm
but has no mention of the 85033E calibration kit.
2) At the page showing the calibration kit definitons for a variety of Agilent cal kits
http://na.tm.agilent.com/pna/caldefs/stddefs.html
it clearly shows on the 5th row down that the 872xD is not supported with the 85033E calibration kit, which would indicate I've just made an expensive mistake.
Does anyone have any idea what is going on here?
Dave
I have an HP 8720D VNA (20 GHz)
http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?pn=8720D
and want to know if I've made an expensive mistake in buying an Agilent 85033E 3.5 mm calibration kit
http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?nid=-536902695.536879921.00&lc=eng&cc=US
or not.
I was looking for a cal kit, looked in the calibration menus, and see the 85033E is listed as one of the calibration kits I can use, as you can see in this photo

(There is no such calibration kit as an 85033D/E, but a 85033D and an 85033E).
So I see an 85033E on eBay and bought it.
Today the cal kit arrived, and I happened to look on the Agilent web site, which indicates this cal kit is not supported with my VNA.
1) "Agilent 8720 Kits and Accessories" lists the acccessories for this VNA
http://na.tm.agilent.com/8720/kits.htm
but has no mention of the 85033E calibration kit.
2) At the page showing the calibration kit definitons for a variety of Agilent cal kits
http://na.tm.agilent.com/pna/caldefs/stddefs.html
it clearly shows on the 5th row down that the 872xD is not supported with the 85033E calibration kit, which would indicate I've just made an expensive mistake.
Does anyone have any idea what is going on here?
Dave
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