[Elecraft] Recomendations on Oscilloscopes

[wd4lst at windstream.net]

I have used a 465 for many years -Cut my teeth in the Navy with one. They were very fine scopes. The issue is that they used a lot of custom parts that are now made of un-obtanium
as far as I know. A couple of years ago, Tektronix had a $200 trade in offer on their TDS series. At the time, I was repairing guitar amps on the side, so I took the plunge and got a TDS 2012 100 Mhz. Those guys have never lost the art of making a good scope.

-Pete
wd4lst



> Now to stir up the controversy, I used to have a Tek 465. This is a venerable 100 Mhz scope, but frankly the 2246s that I have had worked better and were much easier to use.  So, I would recommend a scope more recent than the 465/475 series.  But there are lots of these still out there and are very much liked by some. My one experience repairing a 465 may have colored my view.  
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> Howard W. Ashcraft, Jr. W1WF