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: garn...@gmail.com > To: time-nuts@febo.com > 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 <j...@quikus.com> 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 -- time-nuts@febo.com > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > 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 -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.