I'm considering buying an oscilloscope. I need info

[EW]

I have a Fluke 77 meter now and it has been great. I bought it used 20 years ago. Fluke oscilloscopes new are expensive. Ebay has many 97 and 123 models used BUT...Fluke wants $667 for repair/calibration of a 123 and a 97 is too old for service. I think I would like to have a dual channel, 50MHz unit but a 20MHz single channel would do the job. Until I learn other uses, it would primarily be used on canbus wires, setting gains, etc. Suggestions? Models to stay away from? Some car audio people use a TPI440 but it is pretty limited.

[BERNIE MOSFET]

There are companies that repair and calibrate instrumentation in the DFW area. I'd check some of them about calibrating a handheld o-scope.

I know how to use them, but I don't have recommendations on buying one.

[R3_82GT]

Not sure how much a Fluke Scope meter costs, but we got to where we used it more than our Techtronix scopes. I'm not sure about calibrations costs - but I don't think you would have to do it yearly like we did selling stuff off to the government. I still use a Fluke 77 meter I bought used in 1987 - so their stuff does last.

[lowthreeohz]

I used a 190-202 fluke for a few years and loved it. Probably a bit much for what you're doing though.

[jyro]

those older bench type tektronix are nice and you can pick up one on the cheap.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTRONICS-335-DUAL-TRACE-35MHZ-SONY-OSCILLOSCOPE-WITH-PROBE-DC-CABLE-/221389994510?pt=BI_Oscilloscopes&hash=item338bdf3a0e

[jw33]

I have a 123 in my tool kit I use all the time. Works great, but the batteries suck and have never held a charge. The scope does everything I need though. Check with www.trs-rentelco.com for some of the used stuff they sell sometimes.

[svauto-erotic855]

I have and use a couple of Fluke 98s but one needs repair and I haven't gotten off my butt to do it. I also have a really old heath kit one that is as big as a good size microwave that you can have if I can find it at my shop.