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Article: Handheld oscilloscopes offer varied features: our hands-on evaluation of four models shows a wide array of performance, features, and price.(design feature)
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- February 1, 2008
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Handheld oscilloscopes, once thought of as baby cousins to bench models, now offer performance levels that rival those of their larger cousins while adding battery-powered operation and a portability not available in the bench instruments. To find out how this class of instruments--which cover a wide price range--stack up, I evaluated four models:
* AEMC OX 7104-C (100MHz, four channels, $5,995),
* Fluke 199C (200MHz, two channels, $2,999),
* Agilent Technologies U1604A (40MHz, two channels, $1,651), and
* Protek 860F (60MHz, two channels, $1,686).
Tektronix also offers a handheld oscilloscope, the THS730, but the company ...