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| flowbee64:
I picked one up a few months ago from the local Big Box tech store. I recently ...er, "upgraded" it to an 1104z. ;D It an amazing scope for the money - especially when it's your money. . I'm so happy with Rigol leaving it "open" that I'm going to throw a bunch more money at them soon. I'm constantly amazed how cheap stuff is today compared to 20 years ago. |
| BravoV:
--- Quote from: flowbee64 on December 29, 2017, 09:52:09 pm ---I'm constantly amazed how cheap stuff is today compared to 20 years ago. --- End quote --- Yep, 20 years ago, an electronic hobbyist buying a brand "new oscilloscope" even its the lowest end model was rarely happened, unless he had a rich-bone. >:D |
| james_s:
Yeah I remember lusting after oscilloscopes when I was a kid but even the cheap ones were far out of my reach. Eventually I managed to score an ancient Tek 531A at a garage sale for $40 which is probably $100+ in today's money. My current TDS78C originally cost almost $40k, it's better spec-wise than the Rigol but not 100 times better. It's crazy how cheap everything is now, of course because of that you can't earn much money making stuff anymore. |
| blaze1024:
--- Quote from: flowbee64 on December 29, 2017, 09:52:09 pm ---I'm constantly amazed how cheap stuff is today compared to 20 years ago. --- End quote --- VNA's seem to be an exception. You can buy hobbyist VNA like the MINIVNA but they are really a compromise. Even used VNA's aren't cheap, I got lucky and managed to pick up a near mint condition HP8953C with an S-parameter box and a full set of HP N Calibration standards along with 10 HP N attenuators 2 each 3db 6db 10db 20db and 30db oh and I forgot a set of HP APC high precision calibration/verification standards with the HP dial indicator depth gauge all in a very nice Pelican case that had been custom fitted with pink anti-static foam. He even threw in another pelican case full of Agilent /HP APC and N connector adapters. The kid had been trying to sell this stuff for over a year at local ham swaps with no takers, ham radio nowadays is really nothing like it used to be, Its deteriorated into nothing more than glorified CB. Most hams nowadays can't even use a DVM and just don't know what or how to use that type of gear. Heck I heard a ham on a local repeater about a month ago ask what a VFO was he was reading an article that mentioned one and he didn't know what it was and he was a newly minted extra |O But hey throw out a cheap Chinese antenna analyzer and they will fall over themselves trying to buy it. Anyhow, I ended up trading a DJ phantom 3 drone for it that at most was worth probably $500, I told him that the equipment I was getting was worth much more but he didn't care he was just happy it was going to someone who could use it. The Calibration standards alone where worth twice what the drone was worth. The kid had inherited it from his dad and had no idea what to do with it. I knew who his dad was and know that he used to own an HP certified calibration and repair facility. This was his personal VNA that he had custom built from hand selected components. HE spent years cherry-picking parts out of donor boxes to build it. Even the S-parameter box is built from hand selected parts. It's in absloutly mint shape and was quite the find. |
| blaze1024:
On a separate note. I have both the Rigol 1054z and the Siglent 1202x-e in my cart over at Amazon. Been trying to figure out which one I am going to buy. I like the 200Mhz and the increased color depth of the Siglent but I really do like the 4 channels and logic decoding of the Rigol not to mention what seems like more polished software. It's a tough choice. I'm kinda waiting around to see if I can get that discount coupon for EEVBlog members. I think that might be enough to push me over the edge for the Rigol. It will give me enough bargaining power to keep me out of the dog house when the CFO (MY wife) :rant: :blah: :rant: finds out that I bought more test gear. |
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