Wanted cheapo analogue oscilloscope Syd/Central Coast region

[snoopen]

G'day!

I'm a noob looking to broaden my knowledge with the acquisition of an oscilloscope.

My initial budget is around the $50 mark. Cheap I know but seen a few 20MHz DSE and Hitachi scopes go in this range on eBay. Feel free to sway me otherwise if these are worthless.

I can pick up more or less anywhere in the Sydney to Central Coast region.

Cheers,
Scott

[EEVblog]

For $50 they are not worthless at all, a 20MHz+ dual channel is still a very usable scope, and great to learn with.
Often don't come with probes though.
You can pick them up cheaper (less competition) if the seller offers pick-up only.

Dave.

[snoopen]

Thanks for the reassurance Dave!

Competition seems tough for the one's I've seen for local pick up in my area hence my asking here

I'll kick my excitement to the curb and be patient! I have my eye on a few on auction at the moment that might not be 100% functional so I may well be hassling you all for calibration/repair advice should I actually win but get stuck with a fix up job I can't handle

[vk6zgo]

You can do good work with even the most basic Oscilloscope.

I had need of one,& bought a 10MHz single channel thing from Jaycar.
It worked for ages,apart from the knobs breaking,& having to replace the BNC connector,until the HT supply for the tube failed.Even that was easy to fix,so it's still useable.
It doesn't get used now as I have a Tektronix 7613.

The two channel 20MHz ones from both DSE & Jaycar are much more capable instruments,if you can pick one up cheap.

If you happen to see an early BWD,be very cautious.
They are quite good Oscilloscopes,& have the advantage of a large,bright display,but a lot of them have a triggering problem.It is fixable,but they are mongrels to work on.

VK6ZGO