O-scope question for you old EE's

[Larry Kirn]

Brett Duggan wrote:

> Okay, so if I were ever to pick up a used Tektronics 465B someday that
> needs to be calibrated properly, what kind of equipment would be
> necessary to do the job?  I mean, would doing this yourself roughly
> equate to doing something like tuning an analog synth properly or would
> it be a much more highly complex operation?
>

Hi, Brett!

I haven't set up a 465B specifically, but I'd bet it wouldn't be horribly
different than the ones I've done.  Tek's procedures are well-honed, and often
just use the scope itself.  The basic tools needed are a good meter and some
way of measuring frequency (even a receiver than can grab WWV).  Yeah, I'd say
it's similar to doing a synth - it actually took me longer to set up a 2600
last time than it did to recal my scope.  But then again, the scope didn't
drift .... ;).

Larry