scope question

[Brad Sanders]

Martin Czech <martin.czech at intermetall.de> was saying...

>I'm about to buy a scope, I think 100MHz bandwidth and delayed second
>time base is a must. ...
>Is 2200 DM a good price for used and recondicioned gearl like this?
>Is this Hameg a resonable scope ? For years, Hameg was know to
>make cheap crap...


Being an ugly American I dunno Hameg - but I do know Tek. I once
bought a new (cheap) scope cause I thought it would be better than an
old "good" scope. 

Boy, was I wrong. I spent $500 on that new scope (years ago) - and
then, just a few years back, bought an old Hicock that a TV repair
shop was replacing. 

Even with the occasional screen blackout (caused by an aging focus
pot) and the sometimes flaky triggering, the 25 year old Hicock was
(is) a WAY better scope than the "new" Chinese cheapie. In fact, I
still have it back "home," half a continent away (I moved to
Hollywood, and I seriously doubt the old friend would survive the
trip).