You know, I have a 1Gig Tek digital (DSA602 with 11A72/11A71,11A34) on my bench and a 1G Tek analog (7934). The 7934 never gets fired up anymore. I really should reclaim the space.
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Tom Knox <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was speaking several years ago to someone at Tektronix and asked why > they did not still make an analog scope. > He told me cost was the reason, simply price; to make a modern version of > the 7104 or 2467B would cost nearly as much as an Italian sports car. > I have the Latest 40Gs/s scope and it is fantastic but still have a LeCroy > LA354 analog (of sorts) scope as a second opinion. > All that said, as someone who brokers equipment, it is difficult to > justify as a reseller older scopes less the 500MHz in light of the great > products coming out of China. > > Thomas Knox > > > > > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:19:58 -0700 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Chinese Scopes (was: Re: LORAN-C at MIT) > > > > I have the latest and greatest from both Tek and Agilent at work, > > designed and made right here in the states. They suffer from menu-itis > > just like the chinese stuff does. My Tek DSA 72004 at work is a > > complete PITA to use unless I have the mouse and keyboard attached. In > > my opinion, it's just how things are in the modern age. > > > > > > -Eric > > > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 8:03 AM, J. Forster <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I often smile secretly at those who tout the latest asian stuff. It > may be > > > small, light, and look like a 'puter, but it doesn't compare for bench > use > > > to a Tek 7000 series similar vintage portables. > > > > > > Going through layer after layer of ever more obtuse menus is just not > > > 'user friendly' to me. Maybe it is to the designers, because they are > used > > > to a 10,000+ character alphabet? > > > > > > -John > > > > > > ======== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 09:46:27AM +0200, Attila Kinali wrote: > > >> > > >>> > Sadly, the last scope I bought was a Chinese Rigol. (I do have > "real" > > >>> > scopes too.) It is getting to the point where Rigol and Instek will > > >>> make > > >>> > buying boat anchors a thing of the past. > > >>> > > >>> What's the quality of those chinese scopes? > > >> > > >> I never had the opportunity to use good old Tek, HP or Fluke > instruments, > > >> because I never had access to them, so when I begun to buy > instruments for > > >> myself, I was completely unbiased and I looked to the price and spec > > >> sheets > > >> more than the maker. > > >> > > >> To start, I wanted to replace my very very old (but very good) analog > > >> multimeter, so I bought an handheld Metex digital multimer. I choose > what > > >> was > > >> then their top item with thermocouple and PC connectivity. > > >> I had soon to give it away for free to a friend (who needed a wire > > >> continuity > > >> beeper) and I bought a Fluke 177. It costed me even more, it has not > PC > > >> connectivity and thermocouple, but the Metex was completely unuseable > > >> while the > > >> Fluke is very good. > > >> > > >> Then it was the time for a scope, a function generator and a lab power > > >> supply. > > >> I bought all the three from Instek. The scope was the GDS-820S and as > soon > > >> as I > > >> had the opportunity, I sold it and bought an Agilent DSO3062A. This > > >> Agilent too > > >> is very entry-level, the plastic case cracks easily, in general the > > >> quality is > > >> not near the level the other Agilent instruments I late bought (like > the > > >> 34401A) but the Instek was unuseable while the Agilent is ok. > > >> (I still own the function generator and the power supply: being not > > >> precision > > >> items they are useable... but for precision I bought an used Wavetek > > >> generator) > > >> > > >> To sum it up, my experience is that good instruments are unvaluable, > for > > >> work > > >> as well for hobby.... (for hobby it's even more important, because > it's > > >> supposed > > >> you should enjoy doing it!) > > >> > > >> Best regards, > > >> Andrea Baldoni > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > >> To unsubscribe, go to > > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > >> and follow the instructions there. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > > > -- > > --Eric > > _________________________________________ > > Eric Garner > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
