[Elecraft] Oscilloscope recs

[Chris Waldrup]

I had a zoom based oscilloscope demo with our Keysight rep last Wednesday. 
They said the $25 k scope I got for our lab at work has the same oscilloscope ASIC chip that the million dollar one has, it's just the bandwidth you are paying for. 

Chris
KD4PBJ


> On Dec 19, 2020, at 12:32 PM, SteveL <lawresh at woh.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Excited about the scope recommendations on this thread, I’ve been looking at all the models mentioned, reading specs, etc., etc. thinking about replacing my old Tektronix 475A - a nice 250MHz dual trace analog scope.
> 
> My heart stopped as I read the specs of the DSAZ594A:  
> - 59GHz upgradable to 63GHz bandwidth!! (and I was thinking a measly 200MHz ’scope at less than 1% of the bandwidth of this model would be sufficient !!)
> - 80 GSa/sec on 4 channels!!
> - 33GHz probes
> - 15.4 inch display
> and the incredible list goes on and on!
> 
> But seriously… over a half a MILLION dollars!!@#$%@!!
> WOW.  I held my breath for a moment.  One could by well over a THOUSAND nice Rigol or Siglent scopes at this price.
> 
> I bet Elecraft doesn’t even have one in their development lab?
> 
> Impressive technology all the way down to the custom IC’s designed to process at microwave frequencies.  Interesting reading for those who marvel at leading edge technology.
> 
> Steve
> aa8af
> 
>> On Dec 17, 2020, at 7:04 PM, John Marvin <jm-ec at themarvins.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, if budget permits, I would recommend the Keysight DSAZ594A. This would be especially useful on some of the higher amateur radio bands.
>> 
> 
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