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?
My example is using a digital and CRT scope looking at CD player RF waveform.
both will show the waveform But when you have a sad spindle motor
you won't see the fault on the digital scope.
I'm intrigued , I have a couple of CRT scopes but never use them. I haven't had issues with things I can't see on a digital scope but might on an analogue for a very long time. (Although ground loop hf noise from the digital scopes can be an issue.)
I was tempted by a Telequipment D83 on Ebay (I used one about 50 years ago !) -
but then I remembered that I wouldn't use it 
So I would be interested to see a situation that I might be missing .
(The D83 is still there at £55 but it might not work !)
MK
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 triggering. That's more difficult on my handhold.
Action photo: capture timer pulse of a GPS, while I try to configure the behaviour of said pulse:
