7A16

The Tektronix 7A16 is a single channel, 150 MHz general-purpose vertical amplifier for 7000-series scopes. It was designed by Jim Woo. The 7A16 was introduced in 1969 and superseded by the bandwidth enhanced 7A16A in 1973. The 7A16P is GPIB-programmable variant for digitizing mainframes.

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

Key Specifications

Bandwidth	0 – 150 MHz (DC), 10 Hz – 150 MHz (AC)
Deflection	5 mV/Div to 5 V/Div in 1–2–5 sequence
Input impedance	1 MΩ // 15 pF
Features	20 MHz bandwidth limit switch Invert switch Probe multiplier / Identify switch sensing input

Internals

The 7A16 uses discrete transistors, no integrated circuits.

Links

• 7A16 @ barrytech.com (waybackarchive)

Documents Referencing 7A16

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
Tekscope 1969 V1 N5 Oct 1969.pdf	Article	Introducing the New Generation		1969	7000-series scopes • 7504 • 7704 • 7A11 • 7A12 • 7A13 • 7A14 • 7A16 • 7A22 • 7S11 • 7M11 • 7B50 • 7B51 • 7B70 • 7B71
Tekscope 1969 V1 N6 Dec 1969.pdf	Article	A New Logic for Oscilloscope Displays		1969	7000-series scopes • 7A11 • 7A12 • 7A13 • 7A14 • 7A16 • 7A22 • 7B50 • 7B51 • 7B70 • 7B71 • 7S11 • 7T11 • 7504 • 7704
Tekscope 1971 V3 N1 Jan 1971.pdf	Article	Short Pulse Technique of Adjusting Wideband Amplifiers	Carl Battjes	1971	7A16 • 109 • 568 • 230

Pictures

• 7A16 front panel

• 7A16 front panel (from manual page)

• 7A16

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