New at Oscilloscope

[bunny]

I'm a tinkerer, working with electronics. just a hobby. I was
wondering with all the options for oscilloscopes out there.. what would
be the cheapest kind for a tinkerer?

 

[mike]

bunny wrote:

I'm a tinkerer, working with electronics. just a hobby. I was
wondering with all the options for oscilloscopes out there.. what would
be the cheapest kind for a tinkerer?

Go visit a ham radio operator. Tell him you want a cheap scope and
ask him to put out the word. Hams have spare scopes for their spare
scopes stored in the basement. If you stay away from dealers and EBAY,
you can get very nice scopes for dirt cheap.
mike

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[bunny]

mike wrote:

bunny wrote:

I'm a tinkerer, working with electronics. just a hobby. I was
wondering with all the options for oscilloscopes out there.. what
would be the cheapest kind for a tinkerer?


Go visit a ham radio operator. Tell him you want a cheap scope and
ask him to put out the word. Hams have spare scopes for their spare
scopes stored in the basement. If you stay away from dealers and EBAY,
you can get very nice scopes for dirt cheap.
mike

I dont' know any ham radio guys in my area.

 

[Robert Baer]

bunny wrote:

mike wrote:

bunny wrote:

I'm a tinkerer, working with electronics. just a hobby. I was
wondering with all the options for oscilloscopes out there.. what
would be the cheapest kind for a tinkerer?



Go visit a ham radio operator. Tell him you want a cheap scope and
ask him to put out the word. Hams have spare scopes for their spare
scopes stored in the basement. If you stay away from dealers and EBAY,
you can get very nice scopes for dirt cheap.
mike

I dont' know any ham radio guys in my area.
Many large cities have HAM swap meets that are (usually) free to the

public; some indoors and most outdoors, usually once a month from Feb to
Oct but some go all year.
If you post your town (or preferred town to shop in), some here may
be able to tell you where some of these swap meets are in or nearby -
sl;ong with the times.

 

[Salmo]

I got a dual trace Tektronix 645 scope on E-Bay for $102! Came with a probe
too and works great. You CAN get good deals there. Biggest problem I find
with EBay items is that they rarely come with the test leads..Most of the
gear is like that. Everyone must throw the stuff away!

de Keith VO1AE

 

[Don Bowey]

On 12/12/05 7:34 AM, in article
JLgnf.138230$Ph4.4230940@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca, "Salmo"
<salmo@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote:

I got a dual trace Tektronix 645 scope on E-Bay for $102! Came with a probe
too and works great. You CAN get good deals there. Biggest problem I find
with EBay items is that they rarely come with the test leads..Most of the
gear is like that. Everyone must throw the stuff away!

de Keith VO1AE

I doubt that eBay listers throw anything away. I believe they sell
everything in pieces thinking they will make more money that way.

How much did you need to pay for the bag of nuts, bolts, and screws that
hold your 645 scope together?

don