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Question of the Month: How often do you use a Handheld Oscilloscope?

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vivekvelusamy 11 months ago

e14 Question of the Month

Engineers are on the go. Gone are the days when engineers do most of their work in the lab or on the bench. They use test equipment in the facility or at a job site, that is, out of the ordinary locations. For these settings, engineers need handheld, portable equipment to make precise, accurate measurements. Handheld oscilloscopes are the focus of this month's Question of the Month: How often do you use a Handheld Oscilloscope?

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  • dougw
    dougw 11 months ago +3
    Some pros and cons for hand-held scopes: Hand-held Pros Portable - can be used in mobile applications Isolated - useful when you don't want the instrument grounded to mains ground Small - useful…
  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps 10 months ago in reply to Instructorman +3
    How would you define reasonably capable? The one I have, is comparable to a 100 MHz 2 channel bench scope like the Rigol 1102 for generic use and usability (including screen resolution). Except for elaborate…
  • obones
    obones 11 months ago +2
    As a hobbyist, I have somewhat limited resources so between the antique CRT based unmovable Telequipment D1011 scope and the DSO Shell 150, I find myself using the latter more often that not.
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    rsc 11 months ago

    My Rigol scope is about as portable as I need for now.  I'd like to get a handheld spectrum analyzer some day.

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    rsc 11 months ago

    My Rigol scope is about as portable as I need for now.  I'd like to get a handheld spectrum analyzer some day.

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    dougw 11 months ago in reply to rsc

    A spectrum analyzer and a VNA would be nice....Relaxed

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