Oscilloscope?

[Lakes]

How much do you want to spend?, do you want a standalone scope or a PC USB one?

[Taylor1992]

I would prefer to keep it in the 300 dollar range. Didn't really want to use a USB one because of their limitations.

[Omnibus]

I would prefer to keep it in the 300 dollar range. Didn't really want to use a USB one because of their limitations.

Then I don't think you should bother at all if you want to do quality work. With a 300 dollar oscilloscope it is out of the question. A good oscilloscope with all the needed paraphernalia is on the order of $30,000 and more and even these provide results that can be questioned. Look what's happening with Steorn. No one else has the scopes they have and yet, there are still questions (I'm not talking about the questions due to the massive incompetence displayed by the likes of those participating in forums such as the village of the banned).

[void109]

Then I don't think you should bother at all if you want to do quality work. With a 300 dollar oscilloscope it is out of the question. A good oscilloscope with all the needed paraphernalia is on the order of $30,000 and more and even these provide results that can be questioned. Look what's happening with Steorn. No one else has the scopes they have and yet, there are still questions (I'm not talking about the questions due to the massive incompetence displayed by the likes of those participating in forums such as the village of the banned).

This is all confusing to me, in the sense that, a year ago I purchased a used tek 100Mhz scope on ebay for 150 bucks.  Works well.  And 15 years ago it was pretty top notch with its technology.  They used it for quality work then - why cant it still be used for quality work?  You're suggesting that if you only have 300 bucks you shouldn't bother?  I'd be lost without my scope

[Omnibus]

This is all confusing to me, in the sense that, a year ago I purchased a used tek 100Mhz scope on ebay for 150 bucks.  Works well.  And 15 years ago it was pretty top notch with its technology.  They used it for quality work then - why cant it still be used for quality work?  You're suggesting that if you only have 300 bucks you shouldn't bother?  I'd be lost without my scope

The area we're dealing with (OU research) is very, very tricky. It's not your usual research and I don't think 15 years ago people were even thinking of doing this kind of research (aside from some fringe researchers as far back as the Tesla times). Since you're in this forum I guess you'll be trying to do OU research. If you need a scope for sokething else you'd probably be well off with something cheaper. With $300 here you're lost unless you come up with a self-sustaining device but then you'll hardly need a scope to begin with.