[Elecraft] Oscilloscope Requirements?

[hawley, charles j jr]

I would lean toward the 2200 or 2400 series Tek scopes rather than the 400 series. 
I have had some 400 series with difficult to solve main attenuator issues (volt per division). 
Not that all of them have it, but several I had, did. The later series, 2200 2400 seemed more reliable.

Chuck, KE9UW
aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles BMWMOA #224

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Oscilloscope Requirements?

Dave Jones at EEV.blog http://www.eevblog.com/episodes/ has done a
series of video reviews, including tear downs, of many of the new crop
of inexpensive digital oscilloscopes. The index is chronological, not by
subject category, but if you scroll through it, you'll find several
highly informative videos on digital oscilloscopes.

Actually, most all of his videos are worth viewing.

There's also a useful EEV forum (links at the EEV blog page) with lots
of discussion relevant to low end digital oscilloscopes. Some time spent
there will be well invested.

I have four oscilloscopes here, two analog (Tek 465 and Tek 2246, both
100 MHz), and two digital (Tek TDS430A, 500 MHz and a new Agilent
MSO7304B 350 MHz, 4 channels) and both analog and digital 'scopes have
their places. A decent Tek 100 MHz dual channel oscilloscope, such as
the 465, can be purchased at quite reasonable prices and for a beginner
may be a better starting point than a digital oscilloscope.

Jack K8ZOA


>> There was a company displaying at Dayton this year, called rigol (http://www.rigolna.com/)
>> Looks like they have digital scopes starting in the $329 range.  Spectrum analyzer around $1300.
>>
>>

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