[Test-Equipment] help for a scope dope

[Richard Keller]

Ok Fred (et al), it is a 2465 with a P6106 NOS probe, yes, original
manual.

Many thanks for all the great links. I will have eye strain and brain
overflow from all this info.
73, Dick KF4NS
St. Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
Keep the glow!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Olsen" <fwolsen@execpc.com>
To: "Richard Keller" <rkeller@ij.net>
Cc: "Test Equipment" <test-equipment@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] help for a scope dope


| Richard Keller wrote:
| > The last time I used a  scope (and I use the term very loosely)
| > was in the early 60's using a trusty Navy OS-8
|
| Dick, calling an OS-8 a scope is indeed loose terminology!  ;<)
|
| > acquired a 4-chan 300 MHZ analog TEK.
|
| Model?
|
| > This thing looks so complicated with all the knobs and switches,
| > I understand the basics of scope design but have no clue where to
| > begin my path to higher practical knowledge.
|
| You didn't say 'new' or 'used' but I'm hoping you got the manual
with
| it.  Tek manuals go a long way toward learning to use the
instrument.
| There have also been some primers from them on scope basics.  The
| present one is naturally enough oriented to the current models but
if I
| can find a link to an older edition I'll pass it along here and to
you.
|
http://www.tek.com/Measurement/cgi-bin/framed.pl?Document=/Measurement
/App_Notes/indexes/oscilloscopes.html&FrameSet=oscilloscopes
| Start with "Primers" > "XYZs", but don't overlook the rest.
| http://www.tek.com/Measurement/programs/xyz_scopes/index.html
| (Thanks John.)
|
| If one can stand Yahoo and all its attendant baggage, there is a
large
| Tek group there with quite a few very sharp people who are perfectly
| willing to answer any question.  There are many test gear pros and
| ex-Tek folks in residence.  For anyone considering joining a Yahurl
| group, if you can handle the traffic I would suggest taking the
messages
| as email rather than trying to post from the group page.
| http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TekScopes/
|
| One more thing.  With that high-performance scope you MUST use
quality
| probes to get decent results.  Tek's probes are expensive but they
beat
| just about everything else.  Ask for help in selecting something
| appropriate if need be.
|
| Best of luck with the scope,
| Fred
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