<div dir="ltr">I'm originally from Michigan in the US, but I live in Riyadh.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 12:16 PM, Jack Jackson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jackdamery@hotmail.co.uk" target="_blank">jackdamery@hotmail.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Whereabouts are you based Trevor?</p>
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<div>Best Regards,
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<div dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy-bounces@dropmix.xs4all.nl" target="_blank">synth-diy-bounces@dropmix.xs4all.nl</a>> on behalf of Trevor Cunningham <<a href="mailto:chalktech@gmail.com" target="_blank">chalktech@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 31 May 2016 09:22<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [sdiy] Oscilloscope on a Budget</span></font>
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<div dir="ltr"><span class=""><span style="font-size:12.8px">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: </span>
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</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="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" target="_blank">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</a>
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SSO8192 100Mhz 8" TFT-LCD Display Digital Storage ...</a></div>
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Owon SSO8192 100Mhz 8" TFT-LCD Display Digital Storage Oscilloscope, 1M, Dual Channels, 1 GSa/s: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific</div>
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<div>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? </div>
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<div><a href="https://www.lab-nation.com/" target="_blank">https://www.lab-nation.com/</a> </div>
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<div>or even this one from Parallax:</div>
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<div><a href="https://www.parallax.com/product/32220" target="_blank">https://www.parallax.com/product/32220</a></div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Cheers!</div>
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