Being a Ham, I always wanted to own a really good Tektronix dual channel oscilloscope..
In 1998, NEC laid off the last of it's MA workers. Since I was the last engineer standing,
I got my pick of the remaining test gear.. One item was a newer model Tektronix o-scope ($30) w/cart..
This new scope was much better than the scopes I used on my new Job at MIT.
Pretty soon, I realized that owning a big-bucks scope had draw-backs. It was a bit too large, heavy and had way more functionality than I would ever need. I could not easily carry it around. What I really needed was a more portable scope. So, I down-sized to a cheaper smaller 100 MHz Tektronix, that I can easily take out outdoors and use just about anywhere..
If I drop it or smoke a channel input, I'm not going to be crying about messing up a scope that originally cost more than brand new Prius V.
