Good Tektronix scopes go begging on EBAY. The 453 usually goes between $50-$75. It is a 50mhz scope with delayed sweep. It weighs about 35 pounds, so plan shipping into the overall cost. I have given away a 535, a 545 and a 514. All DC, greater than 5 mhz vertical response. They are just too big for my shop. If you can afford a 475A (250mhz) about $300, You will have to go to a modern scope (digital) to beat it. John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Russell" To: Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 10:41 PM Subject: [EE]:Oscilloscope > I am just a home hobbyist (no corporate $$ to help out). > > I have a background in software and have just started to experiment with > microcontroller application development. > > Do people consider an oscilloscope a "must-have"? A logic probe just doesn't > cut-it for rapidly changing pins. Does simulation using MPLAB completley > eliminate the need for real circuit checking? (I'd be surprised). > > I have read very interesting .pdf from Tektronix which really pushes $$$ > DPOs, but I do not have a multi $k budget for my (new) hobby. > > Can anyone recommend an entry-level 'scope for use in developing PIC > circuits/applications. > > My budget is not without limits, but I want to get something that will be > useful. Is spending, say, < $500 a fruitless exercise? > > TIA. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body