Texscan RS-50 500 MHz Sweep Generator AS-IS Damaged Power Plug RF Signal

Texscan RS-50 500 MHz Sweep Generator AS-IS Damaged Power Plug RF Signal

The Texscan RS-50 is a benchtop/rackmount RF sweep generator covering 0 to 500 MHz. It provides swept-frequency RF output with multiple sweep modes, variable sweep interval controls, calibrated frequency markers, and a front-panel attenuation section. This unit is being sold AS-IS because the power plug is damaged and must be replaced before the generator can be powered or tested. No functionality is guaranteed.

Specifications & What's Included

• Make/Model: Texscan Corporation RS-50
• Frequency range: 0–500 MHz (scale displayed on front panel)
• Sweep controls: F1-ΔF, F1-F2, ΔF, F2, Variable Marker (Fo)
• Sweep modes: CW, Manual, Line, Auto, Trigger, Single
• Trigger section: Level control, Scope/Vert output
• Sweep Rate control with selectable settings
• Sweep Interval control
• Markers: F2, F3, F4, Variable Marker-Fo; Int/Ext Size; Tilt; Clip controls on right-hand panel
• Attenuation: variable level control with RF output BNC
• Front panel outputs: Video, Ext Detector (1 kHz), Detector, Log RF Blanking, Ext output
• Rear panel: RF Level Min/Max, FM, Lock, Blkg, Ext In, AM, Pen Lift binding posts
• Rear panel voltage selector: 115/230V switchable
• Form factor: Benchtop chassis with rack-mount ears
• Manufactured by Texscan Corp, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
• Power plug is damaged — must be replaced before use
• Unit only — no manual or accessories included

Applications

The Texscan RS-50 is a vintage RF sweep generator from the 1960s–1970s era, designed for swept-frequency testing of RF amplifiers, filters, tuners, and transmission lines across a broad 0–500 MHz range. Sweep generators of this type were standard bench instruments in broadcast engineering shops, cable TV system labs, and RF component development facilities, where a swept output allowed technicians to quickly visualize the frequency response of a device under test on an oscilloscope or spectrum display. The RS-50's marker system — fixed and variable — let engineers mark precise frequencies on the response curve for accurate passband and rolloff measurements. Texscan Corporation was a well-known Indianapolis-based manufacturer of cable television and RF test equipment during this period. Today these instruments are of interest to vintage RF test equipment collectors, restorers, and anyone maintaining or aligning legacy RF hardware that predates modern network analyzer availability.