[Elecraft] Oscilloscope Requirements?

[Brian Denley]

Or look at the new scopes from Owan, Rigol, Atten, etc.  Amazing prices on these Chinese scopes.


Brian KB1VBF

Sent from my iPad

On Sep 24, 2012, at 8:16 AM, Jim Wiley <jwiley at gci.net> wrote:

> 
> TAC -
> 
> 
> You might consider purchasing a used model.  I have an older Tektronix 
> TDS-200  60 MHz digital scope, and it works very well for me with ham 
> radio related issues.  All things being equal, I would have preferred 
> the 100 MHz version, but 60 MHz was what I could afford at the time (I 
> purchased the instrument new).  However, since then, there has been a 
> goodly selection of competent instruments available from eBay and 
> various instrument suppliers, such as Tucker electronics.  Do a Google 
> search for used / reconditioned test equipment.   If you make your 
> purchase from a company that refurbishes such instruments, they will 
> usually offer a 90 day or longer warranty.
> 
> 
> 2 channel operation should be enough for whatever you will need.  I have 
> 4-channel capability in a Tek 7603 series analog scope, but have yet to 
> have a need to use it.  Some models of digital scopes include a FFT 
> (Fast Fourier Transform) function that will allow you to use the 
> instrument as a spectrum analyzer for signals that are within it's 
> bandwidth capabilities.  Interesting features of digital scopes:  The 
> ability to display a waveform, and simultaneously see frequency, P-P, 
> RMS, values in digital form. Also the ability to change the sweep speed 
> after the fact, expanding or compressing the vertical and horizontal 
> scales after the signal has gone.  Very useful for analysis of one-shot 
> phenomena.
> 
> 
> Good luck with your purchase.
> 
> 
> - Jim, KL7CC
> 
> On 9/24/2012 3:40 AM, TAC wrote:
>> I've decided to spring for a new digital storage oscilloscope and thought I'd
>> solicit some opinions on how much scope I really need for general
>> electronics and ham radio. 2 or 4 channel, 100 or 200 Mhz, memory buffer
>> size, etc?Anyone using the PicoScope?  At work we have 500 Mhz, 4 GSa/s
>> Agilent scopes and unfortunately that's a little out of my budget.  I was
>> looking at the PicoScope line (http://www.picotech.com/) which look pretty
>> interesting.  Looks like there are a number of cheap knock offs out of
>> China. Thnx,-TAC
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Oscilloscope-Requirements-tp7563195.html
>> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Elecraft mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> 
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html