[BULK] - [Amps] Advice on instruments for ham use

[Pete Smith]

Well, it's more a question of wanting to have one so that I can learn how 
to use it, but not one that is so limited that it doesn't have much 
real-world application.  I have a rough idea of what that might be -- > 20 
MHz bandwidth, dual trace, etc. -- but am hoping to get some specific model 
numbers and expected cost ranges.

73, Pete N4ZR

At 01:38 PM 11/23/2004, Steve Katz wrote:

>If you know how to use an oscilloscope, you definitely know what features to
>look for.  I'd recommend the local "Trader" papers rather than the 'net,
>since used 'scopes are extremely common items sold by lots of non-hams.  All
>three of my 'scopes, which include a 500 MHz dual-trace digital storage
>scope (Tektronix), were purchased used, locally, from people's garages.  The
>Tek cost me $150 and still had lab calibration tags from Northrup, with the
>calibration still current....-WB2WIK/6
>
>"Nobody needs more than 640k!" -Bill Gates, 1982
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pete Smith [SMTP:n4zr at contesting.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 10:34 AM
> > To:   amps at contesting.com
> > Subject:      [BULK] - [Amps] Advice on instruments for ham use
> >
> > I'm interested in acquiring a used solid-state oscilloscope for ham use.
> > I
> > know this isn't the place to ask, but hope that people who hang out here
> > can point me to a ham radio homebrew or similar mailing list where people
> > would have good advice on which models, what to pay, etc.  There are
> > skillions of Google results based on searching for the above topics but
> > nothing, so far, that looks like the right answer.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
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