Oscilloscope Information and Projects for Radio Amateurs
Find links to oscilloscope schematics, repair guides, usage tips, and DIY projects for ham radio and electronics.
Oscilloscopes are essential test instruments for ham radio operators, allowing us to visualize electrical signals and troubleshoot our stations. They help us understand signal characteristics like amplitude, frequency, and waveform distortion, which is critical for maintaining clean signals on the bands and ensuring our transceivers are operating correctly.
Hams often use oscilloscopes for various tasks, from checking modulation linearity on SSB and AM signals to tuning antenna projects and analyzing digital modes. This category includes resources for understanding how oscilloscopes work, guides on using them for ham radio applications, and even projects for homebrewing simple oscilloscopes or converting old TV sets into basic scope displays. Operators can find comparisons of hobbyist-grade digital oscilloscopes and repair guides for classic models like the Tektronix 465.
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Comparison of all the oscilloscopes available for hobbyists, digital oscilloscopes that you can get for under $500, or oscilloscopes that you can build yourself. -
A guide to learn how oscilloscopes work -
This homemade tube oscilloscope is based on the WaterMan Pocket-Scope 0510A, a 3 tube oscilloscope made in 1946. -
Some information regarding the use of an Oscilloscope by SM0VPO -
The oscilloscope simulation shown on this website is based on the HAMEG HM203-6 20 MHz oscilloscope of Hameg GmbH in Frankfurt/Main, Germany -
A 12v portable oscilloscope project -
Run an oscilloscope under your Android phone -
A simple reading that allows to understand the basic working concepts and uses of an oscilloscope -
The vOICe Learning Edition can be used in combination with a regular oscilloscope, allowing blind users to hear any oscilloscope trace. -
Tektronix Oscilloscope Tutorial Learning Center, includes tutorials for understanding oscilloscope basics and operation. -
Spectrum and oscillo with tuner TV 40 MHz to 860 MHzh ome made project. This projects foreseen a multi function device providing a spectrum analyzer, scope and a voltmeter. -
Repairing and restoring a Tektronix 465 oscilloscope -
This project takes after the VGA-to-Scope converter by using composite video rather than VGA signals to create a display on an oscilloscope. -
Converting a computer\'s VGA output for an oscilloscope