[OKDXA] More Radio Thrills From The Goodwill Site

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Things like this weird me out: 
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=3711157

Tektronix 516 'scope, pick up only, Traverse City, MI. Starting bid is 
$8.00 with no takers... Does this mean the local store couldn't get 
$10.00 for it? Five bucks? Hell, I'd give that much for one, but then 
I'm out of touch and have spare tubes. The power transformer and filter 
caps alone are well worth the asking price for someone wanting to home 
brew some toob audio, but then I remind myself those folks are rarer 
than albino Eskimos.

15 MHz vertical bandwidth (which is good enough for AM / FM IF and video 
troubleshooting plus audio) but with the downside of being late 60's 
vintage and hollow state. Plus, it has that famous spec of being within 
3 dB of flat from DC to 15 MHz. Meaning a true 10 volt P-P waveform 
could read anywhere from 5 to 20 volts P-P on the graticule and be 
within spec.

Then there's this: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=3704939

Looks clean, surprised it hasn't gathered oodles of bids, guess the 
Vintage Trans Oceanic craze has run its course. Maybe if it was working, 
but considering the age it should be assumed there will be some bench 
time involved before you get to listen to Alex Jones on WRNO.

OK, bad example... Alex Jones is not my idea of a good reason to warm up 
the signal generator.
 ;)