... there is no way i need the functionality of digital storage, and neither did the engineers until the late 1980's
... there is no way i need the functionality of digital storage, and neither did the engineers until the late 1980'sActually, we did need them - but the ADC technology wasn't sufficient. So we had to use analogue storage scopes where the storage is in the tube itself.
Get a job. Earn some money. Buy one.
... there is no way i need the functionality of digital storage, and neither did the engineers until the late 1980'sActually, we did need them - but the ADC technology wasn't sufficient. So we had to use analogue storage scopes where the storage is in the tube itself.Well so far we have a post saying they wish to measure frequency so need a scope, again jumping for the easy answer. An oscilloscope can measure many things but it has its limitations (and expense) while a lot of measurements can be made in numerous ways with other techniques and tools, measuring frequency can be as simple as a speaker and a tuning fork or musical instrument, or a cheap multimeter, or a stroboscope, or a counter. Many of us would recall doing fine in the hobby space without a scope by using other methods, and this comes in use when you are trying to measure something and can't access it with desired tools.
Some things are nice to have but they aren't needed.
Get a job. Earn some money. Buy one.
Pretty piss poor advice. As others have pointed out, it's not that easy, in fact, most countries have a minimum age where someone can be legally employed and be paid. In Australia it's 14 years and 9 months old. That's when I got my first job.
I respect the kid, he knows what he wants and he is doing his best. At least he has a keen interest in something useful, not hanging out with a "bad crowd" or wasting his day away at a skate park.
Humbug must humbug. At least the kid is taking some initiative, some action.
No he's not. This is not how the world works.
For the naysaying scrooges - he's 13
QuoteFor the naysaying scrooges - he's 13
JOOI, how do you know he is 13?
I bought my first 'scope (Telequipment DM64) on my 13th birthday - it cost me £130 from Henry's on Tottenham Court Road in 1985, this was every penny I saved for a couple of years.
Here is an old Tek 2213 for $35 near you.
https://cleveland.craigslist.org/bfs/d/for-sale-tektronix-analog/6211924909.html
Give the guy a call, and he might even be willing to give it to you for free.
... there is no way i need the functionality of digital storage, and neither did the engineers until the late 1980's
Actually, we did need them - but the ADC technology wasn't sufficient. So we had to use analogue storage scopes where the storage is in the tube itself.
You can still find them around; my local HackSpace has a donated Telequipment 63, and I picked up a Tek 464 for free from a local equivalent of Craigslist. After the usual light repair, they work and are an excellent reminder of why people switched to digitising storage scopes as soon as they became usable.
Such analogue storage isn't new: some early computer memories were made as charges stored on the inside of a CRT; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_tube
Get a job. Earn some money. Buy one.
Pretty piss poor advice. As others have pointed out, it's not that easy, in fact, most countries have a minimum age where someone can be legally employed and be paid. In Australia it's 14 years and 9 months old. That's when I got my first job.
I respect the kid, he knows what he wants and he is doing his best. At least he has a keen interest in something useful, not hanging out with a "bad crowd" or wasting his day away at a skate park.
... or collecting obscene amounts of test gear that will never be used.
But, I own it now
Get a job. Earn some money. Buy one.Pretty piss poor advice. As others have pointed out, it's not that easy, in fact, most countries have a minimum age where someone can be legally employed and be paid. In Australia it's 14 years and 9 months old. That's when I got my first job.
I respect the kid, he knows what he wants and he is doing his best. At least he has a keen interest in something useful, not hanging out with a "bad crowd" or wasting his day away at a skate park.
Why did you buy it?