He is the one constantly bashing old stuff for no reason, I am just tired of it, if he doesn't like people buying old stuff then can't he just not reply to such posts ?
I despise modern chinese stuff, but do I feel the need to tell him regularly what I think of his Siglent stuff ? No, because my opinion on his stuff is just that, my opinion, it's totally useless and irrelevant to him. I just wish he realized his opinion on old vintage stuff is just the same, irrelevant and personal, and should be treated as such.
LOL....I've been where you are fixing scopes for a hobby and would have given a left nut to have had just a tiny portion of the gear I have today to make all the fixed ones more precise/accurate.
For the topic you feel offended about is old FG's and from my experience just how inaccurate they are mostly due to the frequency control systems used and still for those that used a more precise vernier system the forking things often drifted like crazy until they settled down yet you had to put a counter on them to be sure they where properly on tune.....such was my ongoing frustration in using my Philips 5131.
Vince, get where the the action is as you sound like you're stuck in the 70's where if it wasn't Tek or HPAK it wasn't worth considering.
Things are very different today and lots of Chinese gear is rebranded by long standing and respected western brands that surely wouldn't go down that road without doing their homework first.
Just like with the Japs a few decades before, western corporate greed has also accelerated Chinese progress to have them now nipping at the heels of the large western brands as they continue to embrace the advances in technology that has lifted so many of their people from poverty.
There was a time every old scope that crossed my bench was for what it was and the era it was from was well respected but time and experience has moved on for me to only see them now as historical artifacts although there certainly are gems amongst them.
But hey I do get how you and Med get off on fixing these old classics but know that you could make it easier for yourself with a sprinkling of modern gear to help you do it better.