Hello-- A couple of questions: will you need to tote the scope up ladders or many flights of stairs? That argues for lower weight and smaller size. Also, scopes with built-in data capture are

Hi Jeff, et al., Thanks for heads-up - I'll look into it! Kind regards,John

Hi, Again - good points to think about - I'm not one to worry too much regarding noise - my wife says I'm deaf, but it's more that I come from a large family.  I must admit to wanting to keep a

Hi Paul, Good points - yes the 453 looks to be a bit easier on the repair side, and I de recall which end of a soldering iron to pick up.  Even better, two scopes...for repair and a back-up....my

Hi D. Good point - thanks. John

Jeff, I have a 2456B and I had to do the SMD repairs on it. I just wasn't sure about the 2465 and/or 2465A. Thanks, Barry - N4BUQ

Barry, The 2465 definitely does NOT have the leaky SMD caps, as it's all through-hole components. I think that the 2465A is also safe from the SMD caps on the A5 board, but I'm not certain of

Okay, Clark. Thanks for that information. Dave - If you're watching this, I'd like to see about getting a couple of those from you. Please feel free to contact me off-list if you'd

Barry, The patent shows a socket that was not widely used. The Berg socket was in common usage by mid 1970s. Early transistor sockets (a.k.a. “mud” because of color and crumbly structure) were

Does the 2465 or 2465A have the leaky SMD caps on the A5 board? I can't remember which models in that line have that issue. Thanks, Barry - N4BUQ

I have a few scopes in my lab, including a 485, 7834, 2430, 2465, 2467 with CTT, TDS784D and a HP54622D. My first go-to is always the 2467 because it's very very usable and usually more than capable.

The 453 is easy to repair too, although the screen is small. Nice selection to choose from and most have good service manuals available. Try to get at least 2. You need a scope to fix a scope

From the point of view of ease of repair, the 465B wins. D.

Hi, It seems that there is a preference for the 2465A - I'll get that one warmed upi soon. Thanks,John

Hi David, Good points - a field 'scope and take a god look at the 2465A Thanks,John

Hi Barry, Very good - I'll take closer look at the 465B - easier to get parts as well, I believe. Thanks and kind regards,John

Hi Dave, I used a 453 some years back - it was a really nice 'scope back then.  I could like acquire all of the items, but the lady of the house is not keen on that.  I'll have to run each of the

Hi Harvey, Many thanks for the comments/questions.  As a hobbyist, "all of the above" <smile> - that said, you raise excellent points.  I am concerned a bit about repairing - I did instrument

2465A (= 4ch, 350MHz) would be my choice.

I have several scopes including a 453 and a 465B. I like both but if it came down to only keeping one, I'd keep the 465B. Thanks, Barry - N4BUQ