O-scopes: probes, tutorials

From: Gary Hildebrand <ghldbrd_at_ccp.com>
Date: Thu Oct 31 10:54:00 2002

Steve Jones wrote:
>
> A couple weekends ago I finally made it to the Flea at MIT - only
> been meaning to go since 1989... Anyway I was looking for a vendor
> and wound up watching an exchange between a different vendor and
> this guy in a corduroy jacket. The short of it was, this vendor was
> desperate to not have to load all the Tek scopes he had back into
> the truck. Corduroy boy was balking, and the vendor only got more
> flustered when he was asked if the scope could be hooked up to a
> stereo to do something cool ;^)

I've seen quite a few like that, such as hams reluctant to pay $1 for a
computer card because it may not work. Good for a laugh I guess. Hams
nowdays want everything to work, and don't want to gamble or peek under
the hood.
>

> Anyway, I was wondering what my options are for getting some
> probes for this beast. Things show up on eBay, and I'll keep an
> eye out there. There's a local shop that has Velleman probes tho
> I don't know for how much. Where do you go for probes?

I have found a nice assortment of probes from MP Jones Associates in
Florida. www.mpja.com
Tek probes at $100= per are4 getting a bit pricey for my frugal
sensibilities.
>
> Also, anybody have a preferred instructional source, "Using
> O'scopes For Fun and Mayhem" perhaps?

Local library, vo-tech courses, etc.
>
> Thanks,
> --Steve.


Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO
Received on Thu Oct 31 2002 - 10:54:00 GMT