Oscilloscope Recommendations:Caution

[Malcolm Leonard]

It isn't quite that simple.
Heath scopes provide:
1.Unique nostalaga.
2.Availability of replacement parts as most are ordinary service grade.(Not
overly costly either.)
3.The simplicity of circuit design that such many/most hobbyists can
economically service it themselves.(After all these were designed to be
built from kits,at home.)
4.Affordable shipping costs if purchased via mail order.
5.Cheap(often free)manuals.
6.Because a man can afford to pay $50.00 for a scope it does not
automatically follow that he can afford $150.00.
7.A good practical example of the minimalist philosophy in action which is
to say that unecessary complexity is to be avoided partly because it *is*
unecessary and only that which is needed for a particular application is to
be sought  after and employed.

Whatcha gonna do with a 60 pound Tek that doesn't work right after you open
the shipping carton?Pay shipping costs *both ways*for all that weight all
over again (plus his labor fee) to send it to a service tech and have him
return it repaired?
Not everybody lives next door to a Tek repair specialist and not everybody
has easy access to cheap Teks at swap meets,either,by the way.
There is a kind of practical beauty in simplicity in all things.
Malcolm
----- Original Message -----
From: "john" <johnmb at NC.RR.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: Oscilloscope Recommendations:Caution


> K5DLE said:
>
> >> I have read a bunch of replys to your post. NO BODY paid any
> >> attention
> >> to what you
> >> said you wanted to do with the scope.
>
> (snip)
>
> >> Most of the replies said you need to get a 100 to 200 Mhz scope.
> >> BOLDERDASH!!!
> ================================
> Years ago, it would be good advice to tell someone to get a 10Mhz hobby
> grade scope, as it was the best value for the dollar... professional grade
> scopes were very expensive.
>
> That's changed, however.
>
> These days it's false economy to spend $50 on a low budget "hobby" scope,
> of marginal accuracy and quality, when for $100-150 you can have a
> professional quality Tek 465 that will likely serve you well for the rest
> of your life
>
> It's kind of like being faced with buying a Kmart ratchet wrench for $5,
> or a Craftsman or SnapOn for $10.  Yes, one's cheaper, but.......
>
> John K5MO
>


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