[sdiy] Oscilloscope on a Budget

[Jim Credland]

I have an OWON scope.  It is a whole million times better than having no scope ;-)  It's a DS6062 and we get along just fabulously. 

On 31 May 2016, at 10:43, Trevor Cunningham <chalktech at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm originally from Michigan in the US, but I live in Riyadh.
> 
> On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 12:16 PM, Jack Jackson <jackdamery at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Whereabouts are you based Trevor?
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> Jack Jackson
> 
> 
> From: Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl> on behalf of Trevor Cunningham <chalktech at gmail.com>
> Sent: 31 May 2016 09:22
> To: synth-diy
> Subject: [sdiy] Oscilloscope on a Budget
>  
> I've been looking into buying an oscilloscope as I'm venturing into territory where I'll need to calibrate oscillators on some MFOS projects. I've read Ray Wilson's recommendations on a scope, and appreciate his advice on spending the money on a good scope as an investment. But, I'm having trouble pulling the trigger on anything more than this OWON scope on Amazon: 
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/SSO8192-TFT-LCD-Display-Oscilloscope-Channels/dp/B00PAAJQ9G/?sr=1-18&qid=1458648990&s=industrial&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A5451288011%2C4343061011&ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_18
> 
> Owon SSO8192 100Mhz 8" TFT-LCD Display Digital Storage ...
> www.amazon.com
> Owon SSO8192 100Mhz 8" TFT-LCD Display Digital Storage Oscilloscope, 1M, Dual Channels, 1 GSa/s: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
> 
> Since I'm really a newb, I was wondering what I could get that will work just fine on more of a budget. Is LabNation worth a closer look? 
> 
> https://www.lab-nation.com/ 
> 
> or even this one from Parallax:
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> https://www.parallax.com/product/32220
> 
> If being cheap in the short will just cost me money in the long run, please advise. I'm just looking for a scope that will be reliable with modular kits. The more money I have to build kits with, the happier I am.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
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