[sdiy] which oscilloscope?

[James Patchell]

For home (i.e. DIY) work I am quite happy with a cheap 20MHz analog 
scope...brand new, they only cost about $400...on the more expensive side, 
pretty much anything that Tektronix ever made is pretty good...some are 
better than other, but overall, I have been pretty happy with 
Tektronix.  You can probably locate some good deals on Tek scopes 
(used).  HP scope, on the other hand (puts on flame retardant suit)....I 
would tend to stay away from....except for their combo Scope/Logic 
analyzer...can't remember the model number...but those are quite nice.

The reality is that in general, you don't need much of a scope for DIY 
synth stuff, and I would stick with analog scopes if you can...they tell 
the truth a lot better (digital scopes can lie through their teeth)....

At 09:38 PM 10/11/2003 -0500, James R. Coplin wrote:

>So, what are some of the recommendations for someone getting into DIY and 
>wanting/needing a scope. I guess my general feel with equipment is that Id 
>rather buy once and be done even if it means laying out more cash and 
>having some growing pains at first as Im flooded with more options then I 
>may need. Ive poked around on ebay and there seems some pretty reasonable 
>deals but I really dont know what Im looking at. Recommendations?
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>James R. Coplin
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