So do you think that I fit into the TEA category or not, I certainly need help
No, you're not there yet: while the hp1740a is a good start, you are missing Tek scopes, analogue storage scopes, signal generators, spectrum analysers, network analysers, PSUs, voltage and resistance references.
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What do you mean analogue storage scopes, what's the Hameg HM 408-1A then? Admittedly, it doesn't have a lot of storage but it does have some.
Tek scopes I've steered clear of them as for the most part they seem to use a lot of custom chips, especially those god awful, expensive and hard to find hybrid chips that I keep hearing people moan about. They have to be fed with forced air cooling all the time and is even more difficult to do when you have the chassis out on the bench.
Spectrum analysers, network analysers, precision PSU's, voltage and resistances references I cannot see me ever getting those as they don't fulfill any useful purpose for me. I tend to look at items that I can see could be very useful for me once fixed etc rather than fixing them for the sake of fixing them.
Signal generators, yes, especially ones that cover the normal domestic wavebands of MW/LW and FM to assist in the restoration of radios. All of the ones I have seen so far are way out of my reach on a pension. The Sharetree Type 450 does that very nicely if ever I can get it to work, struggling to obtain a manual for it so I can start the restoration process
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