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8,000 Member Milestone
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Today we reached a new milestone: our 8,000th member.
It is also my impression that membership has been growing at a considerably faster rate than in the past. I propose that when we reach our 10,000th new member we present him or her with a prize. As their prize I had in mind that each of us donate one broken plugin or scope to them. That way they would have no choice but to be lifetime members. It should take them that long to fix them all. Don't ask me how I know this. Dennis Tillman W7PF |
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Craig Sawyers
I propose that when we reach our 10,000th new member we present him or her with a prize.fix them all.My wife is exceptionally understanding of my tic of collecting and fixing. But if 9,999 bust plugins suddenly appeared I think that would get a "reaction"! Craig |
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On 25 March 2016 at 04:21, 'Dennis Tillman' dennis@... [TekScopes]
<TekScopes@...> wrote: As their prize I had in mind that each of us donate one broken plugin or?I think we just need to present them with a working oscilloscope with just one broken knob and a note to say that they it's cheaper to buy a parts mule with a good knob than a NOS knob. They will then be stuck in the endless cycle of fixing equipment? and finding parts. Malcolm |
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On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 09:21:01PM -0700, 'Dennis Tillman' dennis@... [TekScopes] wrote:
As their prize I had in mind that each of us donate one broken plugin orNo need to ask :-) -- Paul Amaranth, GCIH | Rochester MI, USA Aurora Group, Inc. | Security, Systems & Software paul@... | Unix & Windows |
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Which came first, the broken test equipment collection or the warehouse?
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Paul 2016-03-25 12:39 GMT+01:00 Paul Amaranth paul@... [TekScopes] < TekScopes@...>: On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 09:21:01PM -0700, 'Dennis Tillman' |
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THE one broken oscilloscope. Then, needed a second one to fix the first.
Then ..... On 3/25/2016 5:20 PM, paul huguenin tigrol.lechat@... [TekScopes] wrote:
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That is the truth!
Bought a 564B Mod 121 some 4 1/2 years ago.... Now I have a 317, 561B, 545B, 181 Time Mark, 190B, 106, 114, 1121, and around 17 plug-ins. From: "Dave Daniel kc0wjn@... [TekScopes]" <TekScopes@...> To: TekScopes@... Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [TekScopes] 8,000 Member Milestone THE one broken oscilloscope. Then, needed a second one to fix the first. Then ..... On 3/25/2016 5:20 PM, paul huguenin tigrol.lechat@... [TekScopes] wrote:
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Judging by how much they are selling for on eBay, they are an investment.
Malcolm On 25 March 2016 23:52:35 "Jerome Leach jerome_leach@... [TekScopes]" <TekScopes@...> wrote: That is the truth! |
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Only to us.
On 3/25/2016 6:32 PM, Malcolm Hunter malcolm.r.hunter@... [TekScopes] wrote:
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John Griessen
On 03/25/2016 08:17 PM, Dave Daniel kc0wjn@... [TekScopes] wrote:
Only to us.It's likely to crash like a bubble market some day as we age out. There is a lot to be said for a scope/logic-analyzer small box plus probes that uses a tablet computer for the GUI/display/DSP-post-processing. Not that you won't want good analog scopes too, but...the millenials won't see that. |
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My endless cycle started less than two years ago with a 465 and GenRad 1330A.... both "working" and fully intact. ("working" = the 465 with horribly degraded precision resistors)
Once I called Pittsburg Tektronix about calibration and heard their price, I decided to buy all the cal gear and do it myself......... Now I'm fixing a mountain of cal gear. In the process of buying all of the cal gear, I inevitably encountered many scopes for cheap... That's what got me into the collecting. Now I have to stack them. |
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Roger that.
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On 3/25/2016 7:37 PM, John Griessen john@... [TekScopes] wrote:
On 03/25/2016 08:17 PM, Dave Daniel kc0wjn@... [TekScopes] wrote:Only to us.It's likely to crash like a bubble market some day as we age out. |
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Selling or asking? Some sellers are smoking dope with their asking prices.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Malcolm Hunter malcolm.r.hunter@... [TekScopes] To: TekScopes@... Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [TekScopes] 8,000 Member Milestone Judging by how much they are selling for on eBay, they are an investment. Malcolm On 25 March 2016 23:52:35 "Jerome Leach jerome_leach@... [TekScopes]" <TekScopes@...> wrote: > That is the truth! > Bought a 564B Mod 121 some 4 1/2 years ago.... > Now I have a 317, 561B, 545B, 181 Time Mark, 190B, 106, 114, 1121, and > around 17 plug-ins. > > From: "Dave Daniel kc0wjn@... [TekScopes]" <TekScopes@...> > To: TekScopes@... > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 7:25 PM > Subject: Re: [TekScopes] 8,000 Member Milestone > > THE one broken oscilloscope. Then, needed a second one to fix the first. > Then ..... > > On 3/25/2016 5:20 PM, paul huguenin tigrol.lechat@... [TekScopes] > wrote: >> >> Which came first, the broken test equipment collection or the warehouse? >> >> Paul >> >> 2016-03-25 12:39 GMT+01:00 Paul Amaranth paul@... [TekScopes] < >> TekScopes@...>: >> >> > On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 09:21:01PM -0700, 'Dennis Tillman' >> > dennis@... [TekScopes] wrote: >> > > As their prize I had in mind that each of us donate one broken >> plugin or >> > > scope to them. >> > > >> > > That way they would have no choice but to be lifetime members. It >> should >> > > take them that long to fix them all. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Don't ask me how I know this. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Dennis Tillman W7PF >> > >> > No need to ask :-) >> > >> > -- >> > Paul Amaranth, GCIH | Rochester MI, USA >> > Aurora Group, Inc. | Security, Systems & Software >> > paul@... | Unix & Windows >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------ >> > Posted by: Paul Amaranth <Paul@...> >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > Yahoo Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo Groups Links > > > > > > > > > |
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On 26 March 2016 at 01:55, 'Tom Miller' tmiller11147@...
[TekScopes] <TekScopes@...> wrote: Selling or asking? Some sellers are smoking dope with their asking prices. ?Sold: Tek 2445A? ?430, Tek 485 ?246 If they are listed as good working order, they seem to go for silly money. Yes, I know some people list them for ridiculous amounts - I wonder if they are just trying to inflate the market. Malcolm |
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Welcome to the club.?Leon Robinson ?? K5JLR
Political Correctness is a Political Disease. From: "analogaddict013@... [TekScopes]" <TekScopes@...> To: TekScopes@... Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [TekScopes] 8,000 Member Milestone ? My endless cycle started less than two years ago with a 465 and GenRad 1330A.... both "working" and fully intact. ("working" = the 465 with horribly degraded precision resistors) Once I called Pittsburg Tektronix about calibration and heard their price, I decided to buy all the cal gear and do it myself......... Now I'm fixing a mountain of cal gear. In the process of buying all of the cal gear, I inevitably encountered many scopes for cheap... That's what got me into the collecting. 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You guys across the pond sure pay a premium for this equipment. I feel for you.
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Plus the shipping and taxes take a nice bite out of your hide to boot. Maybe it would be worth taking a vacation over here and flying back with the equipment. Get someone here to acquire what you want and hold it for you. Regards ----- Original Message -----
From: Malcolm Hunter malcolm.r.hunter@... [TekScopes] To: TekScopes@... Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [TekScopes] 8,000 Member Milestone On 26 March 2016 at 01:55, 'Tom Miller' tmiller11147@... [TekScopes] <TekScopes@...> wrote: > Selling or asking? Some sellers are smoking dope with their asking prices. ?Sold: Tek 2445A? ?430, Tek 485 ?246 If they are listed as good working order, they seem to go for silly money. Yes, I know some people list them for ridiculous amounts - I wonder if they are just trying to inflate the market. Malcolm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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On 26/03/16 04:08, 'Tom Miller' tmiller11147@... [TekScopes] wrote:
The 485 was ?246 + ?15 (~$21) postage within the UK, which is entirely reasonable. I believe the seller uses DHL, and they pickup from his house. I don't think there would be any tax to pay. If I buy electronic components from Mouser, the order is fulfilled in the US and airmailed to me - and is free for orders of ?33 and over. Remarkable. What /is/ untenable is the ebay global shipping prices. And ISTR (but can neither confirm nor deny) stories about very poor service including outer packaging being "optimised away". Maybe it would be worth taking a vacation over here and flying back with theGoing through the visa process and TSA process has become a disincentive, to me at least. And I've been known to commute to the bay areas for a one day meeting (which is workable if the right flights are chosen, because you don't shift your body clock for /one/ day). |
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On 26/03/16 02:18, Malcolm Hunter malcolm.r.hunter@... [TekScopes] wrote:
Well, they are worth what someone will pay for them. I'm unconvinced that this market can be "rigged" - and I'm far from a believer in the "wisdom of free markets". As for a bubble. Yes, I think so. If I wanted to get into "antiques" trading then my strategy would be based around noting that when people's kids leave home they have a tendency to rethink. Often they look back to their childhood or young adult period and re-buy the things they enjoyed then. But nobody wants to buy the things their parents prized after their parents have died. Example: jazz records from the 50s and 60s are highly sought after, but those from the 30s and 40s are a liability. Possible example: model train sets have started selling like hot cakes again. |
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