Tek 465 as a hobby scope?

On August 27, Dan Linder wrote: Very bad news... :-( Tek 453, 454, 465, 475...453/454 has a smaller CRT but is very sharp and nice...If you can afford a newer scope, many of the 22xx family are cheaply made (still good, but not the same quality as the older scopes)...the 24xx are VERY nice. I used a 2445 at work about ten years ago; I loved it. I picked up a like-new 2465A on eBay for about $1100 a few months ago, from a reputable dealer with a warranty. It is a truly wonderful scope. If portability isn't a concern, the 7000 series mainframe-based scopes are of very high quality, and the plugins are very easy to find. You can even get things like spectrum analyzer and logic analyer plugins for them. I like the 7704 and 7904...the second digit is the bandwidth (7904 is like 500MHz if memory serves) and the last digit is the number of slots for plugins...the 4-slotters can generally take two horizontal and two vertical plugins. The spectrum and logic analyzer plugins take up two or three slots. The displays are nice and sharp, and the construction is solid...just keep the plugin contacts clean. Call me opinionated (hell, who wouldn't!) but mental discipline is the answer here...alwyas bring as much money as you can, and if you don't find a killer deal, let your MIND keep you from spending...not the absence of cash. Of course, developing that level of discipline is difficult. I *always* leave a hamfest with an empty wallet. 8-) -Dave -- Dave McGuire Laurel, MD