02-05-2013, 05:24 PM
Personally, I'm not putting rockets into space and I'm not in a lab - I'm in 'Granddad's shed'. Any marginal benefit that I might gain from using big name test gear is subjective and would not justify the significant additional cost. Same applies to such things as 'scopes. I simply don't need a complex digital storage scope, so I steer well clear of such things. My Hameg 203-7 analogue scope is just fine for my needs.
I mostly work on stuff which had component tolerances of +/- 10 - 20%, which was originally tested using very basic test gear such as 1,000 OPV Avo Model 7s or 20,000 OPV Model 8s.
A lot of my test gear over the years has been homebrew including my first 'scope and has been adequate for my needs, and the 200 MHz frequency counter I built in 1976 still serves me well. Really, it defies common sense that I still add to my test gear as I've got multimeters all over the place, and several bits of test gear to measure capacitance and inductance including a homebrew PW bridge made years ago (1992). I guess I must have OCD or some such thing!
I mostly work on stuff which had component tolerances of +/- 10 - 20%, which was originally tested using very basic test gear such as 1,000 OPV Avo Model 7s or 20,000 OPV Model 8s.
A lot of my test gear over the years has been homebrew including my first 'scope and has been adequate for my needs, and the 200 MHz frequency counter I built in 1976 still serves me well. Really, it defies common sense that I still add to my test gear as I've got multimeters all over the place, and several bits of test gear to measure capacitance and inductance including a homebrew PW bridge made years ago (1992). I guess I must have OCD or some such thing!
Regards, David.
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BVWS Member.
G-QRP Club Member 1339.
'I'm in my own little world, but I'm happy, and they know me here'
