On 5/22/2011 4:44 PM, Rob Jarratt wrote:
Does anyone have any recommendations for what to buy?
I suspect it would be
better to get a higher quality used one than a cheaper new one. Perhaps
someone in the UK on this list has one they want to sell?
Regards
Rob
Rob,
Rigol (whose low end scopes are rebadged by Agilent) 'scopes have gotten
pretty good reviews. They've been torn apart and reviewed by David
Jones of EEVBLOG, and he quite likes them.
MCS Test Equipment in Conwy would seem to be your local distributor.
http://www.mcs-testequipment.com/search-results-sales-rigol.asp?man=132
The regular north american site for them is
http://www.rigolna.com/
From what I've read, the 100mhz hardware is in the 50mhz model, and
it's only a serial port hack away from being software-converted. Of
course you can brick your new scope, so be careful if this is what you
intend to do.
I have my eyes on the new Agilent InfiniiVision 2000 X-series
'scopes(designed in-house, not resold from Rigol), but until I have the
budget to afford them, it will be just my eyes. :) They start around US
$1200, but can quickly get to $2500 for a 'decent' model.
HTH
Keith