[BC] Scope recommendations...

[Burt I. Weiner]

I have a Tek 453A that I picked up some years ago for $300.  It's a 
50 Meg, dual trace scope, and has delayed sweep capability.  It's 
also capable of being used as an X-Y scope, albeit with tricky 
settings.  It's become my "pet" "field" scope and serves just about 
everything I need.  The Tektronix 453A is fairly rugged, not to big, 
and easy to schlep.

I've had to deal with digital scopes, and while they have some nice 
features, the ones I've seen are not good at looking at many analog 
signals.  For example, I had the need to look at the modulation 
envelope out of a DX-50 with that station's digital Tektronix scope, 
it was all but useless for that purpose.  For your first scope, I'd 
recommend a good analog scope.

I also have an older B&K model 600, which is a 10 Meg dual trace and 
runs on batteries, a nice feature and very handy when you don't want 
to have the scope grounded.

Burt

>someone wrote...
>Some discussions of scopes on a couple other threads has come up recently.
>I have never needed to personally own one until recently.  Now I am
>beginning to look around.  Used is fine, maybe better, as I don't have much
>of a budget.  Prefer $2-500 range.  I don't think I will need to use it very
>often.  Something small would be nice. I would consider the type that plugs
>into USB port if it will go the job.   I will be using it for basic
>troubleshooting.  I also have couple frequency changes coming up on an Mw1
>and an SX1.   Suggestions?
>