Re:Scopes

At 03:04 AM 3/25/2001, you wrote:

> > I bought a Tek 465 a few years back for $250. Excellent scope! I
> think its
> > called a 425 if it was sold to the government.
> >
> > The old tube scopes are fine for low frequency work but you have to know
> > what you are looking for. They are also good for heating the shop on a
> cold
> > morning.
>
>Avoid scops with any vacuum tubes like the plague! First, they are heavy,
>hard to find, and nowhere as reliable as the best transistor gear.
>(Actually, the tubes themselves aren't heavy, just the power supplies.)
>I got rid of my tube scope about 20 years ago.

I believe that the 465 is a solid state analog scope, not digital and not
vacuum tube.

Regards,
Bradford Chaucer
bradford.chaucer@...