first scope purchase. is this model any good?

[beatnik]

i think it's time to build a scope 

can you tell if this model is any good for audio work?

http://bee.mif.pg.gda.pl/ciasteczkowypotwor/Philips/pm3206.pdf

cheers

 

[beatnik]

what about USB oscilloscopes?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hantek-6022BE-PC-Based-USB-Digital-Storage-Oscilloscope-20Mhz-Bandwidth-UK-STOCK-/231067479936?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement_Equipment_ET&hash=item35ccb1ef80

 

[RuudNL]

I am still using my good old Philips PM3207! 

 

[beatnik]

is it much different than 3206 model?

 

[beatnik]

also found a PM3127 available for sale

what are the requirements for audio work?

 

[ruffrecords]

A good 10 to 20MHz scope is fine for all the basic stuff.

Cheers

Ian

 

[RuudNL]

is it much different than 3206 model?

No, the differences are minimal.

 

[beatnik]

thanks guys i'll get one of these philips

 

[pvision]

I am very tempted to buy one as well. The only drawback I can see with old scopes is that they are big & heavy and they take up lots of room. Pretty much any scope is OK for audio as the bandwidths involved are so small

Whatever you buy, make sure it has two channels and that it comes with leads & probes.

Hs anyone used one of these USB scopes? Anyone who uses a Mac?

Nick Froome

 

[Bill Wilson]

The Phillips scopes are very good. Used them when I was svc. mgr. for MCI dealer in Nashville in mid 70's. Bought one from a for sale column in Radio World 12 yrs. ago. It is a 50mghz dual trace & the chrome bezel has an NBC Radio serial no. engraved on it.