[Premium-Rx] OT: Owan or Rigol scopes

[Terry O']

I've worked with Rigol scopes, function generators and spectrum 
analyzers.  They easy go toe to toe with Agilent and Tektronix but with 
way more bang for the buck.

If you go into the software screens on some Agilent scopes, you'll find 
clear evidence that they are made by Rigol.

The $1300 Rigol DSA815 spectrum analyzer is an incredible value. I put a 
400 Hz tone on a 100MHz WBFM signal and it resolved all the sidebands 
sharply and easily.  The feature set on this unit is amazing at this 
price.  Our first Tektronix tracking generator cost more than this whole 
spec anz and it's included feature here.

Terry O'
http://watkins-johnson.terryo.org
http://BlackRadios.terryo.org




On 2/22/2013 11:33 PM, Ka9p at aol.com wrote:
> Apologize for the OT bandwidth but thought this might be a decent chance to
>   get an unbiased opinion or two as my 466 Tek is starting to fade.
>   
> Has anyone experience with the lower end Owan or Rigol scopes? I generally
> read ok reviews but then every once in a while read an opinion that sounds
> pretty bad.
>   
> I would just be using the scope for routine radio fixing.
>   
> Thanks Scott