20-07-2020, 11:49 AM
I have to say that I think you have made a mistake.
Personally I really think that you are running ahead, learn the basics then move on if you have a specific interest in where a DSO is most at home. For vintage work a decent analog cannot be beaten. Don't run before you can walk.
I've mentored many in my time including apprentices and many want to dive in and go way over their heads, a lot give up as they cannot grasp the basics as they run ahead and loose interest. Take your time to read, use YouTube, watch how others do things and learn.
Being a forum for vintage, recommending a DSO I personally thought was madness, way OTT for what you do. Remember using an analog scope you will know more about how to read waveforms their amplitude, time constants and frequency by simply observing controls and using a little mental arithmetic. At least you still have analog scopes and I recommend you spend time on learning how to operate them. I've been in the trade since 1970 and played with radios and TV for some time before that. I'd not even consider a DSO now, I've only ever used them in Sony when I did mobile phones and that wasn't the main part of my day to day job. Other than that I have never had the need for a DSO and if this is the part of electronics you want to stick with then I doubt you'll use it.
Personally I really think that you are running ahead, learn the basics then move on if you have a specific interest in where a DSO is most at home. For vintage work a decent analog cannot be beaten. Don't run before you can walk.
I've mentored many in my time including apprentices and many want to dive in and go way over their heads, a lot give up as they cannot grasp the basics as they run ahead and loose interest. Take your time to read, use YouTube, watch how others do things and learn.
Being a forum for vintage, recommending a DSO I personally thought was madness, way OTT for what you do. Remember using an analog scope you will know more about how to read waveforms their amplitude, time constants and frequency by simply observing controls and using a little mental arithmetic. At least you still have analog scopes and I recommend you spend time on learning how to operate them. I've been in the trade since 1970 and played with radios and TV for some time before that. I'd not even consider a DSO now, I've only ever used them in Sony when I did mobile phones and that wasn't the main part of my day to day job. Other than that I have never had the need for a DSO and if this is the part of electronics you want to stick with then I doubt you'll use it.
