8 Apr
2005
8 Apr
'05
5:40 p.m.
If you want a rack mount unit, look out for Memcor
scopes - these seem to be a re-badged Tek 647, supplied under a military
contract for navigational beacons, and can be got for very little, as no-one
realises what they are (I got mine for ?30 including shipping in the UK, and
it is a 100MHz unit dual trace unit).
Watch out! The military scopes that look like Teks but are not are really
bad clones (Lavoies are the worst). They were made under license and just
are not up to Tek standards. When they were in service they were the curse
of the ET and Tech Rep crowd.
Also watch out for Tek scopes that were made for the military. Look
closely on many, and you will discover a few features were left out of the
military models (generally AN/USM-somethings), but look nearly
identical. Some shady dealers do not point these differences out.
Final thought with scopes - stick to HPs or Teks. Everything else tends to
be either junk or exotica. The rule is "for fast stuff, get a Tek, for
slow stuff, get an HP".
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org