Tektronix competition - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

maninashed · 18th Dec 2013, 7:03 pm

Has anyone else heard of the Tek competition, ' oldest working Tek scope wins a new one' ! USA excluded. So, if this is correct, it could be well worthwhile having a rummage in the roundtuit pile! The oldest fully working one I have is a Tek 453, but there should be some good valve Tek scopes in good fettle under some member's benches!
Bill

n_r_muir · 18th Dec 2013, 8:22 pm

Hi,

I can't say that I have ever heard of that particular competition but my entry would be a 502A which dates back to the early 1960's.

Ross

maninashed · 18th Dec 2013, 9:11 pm

Its mentioned on the Yahoo tekscopes group forum. Anyone interested who has a Tek scope should check it out.
Ross, that's a nice thing, I wonder how many older models there are in this country, in good working order.
Bill

gingpeakin · 19th Dec 2013, 10:10 pm

You can find it at

http://uk.tek.com/oldestscope

I put my 535 from 1954 in - here's hoping for a nice Christmas present...

Ging

maninashed · 20th Dec 2013, 3:55 pm

Someone on here might just have a 511stashed away that could very well win it. The 511 was the first commercial scope released by Tek as far as I'm aware, post WW2 and obviously valve.
Bill

mark-jacobs · 20th Dec 2013, 4:56 pm

One small wrinkle is proof of ownership, so one would assume you are the original owner and/or kept your purchase receipt. "Entrants may be required to provide proof of ownership, plus photographic proof of serial number and that the qualifying oscilloscope is in working order."

Radio Wrangler · 22nd Dec 2013, 10:05 am

That doesn't specify being the first owner. I think they're only wanting to eliminate any charlatan with photos of someone else's scope.

I suspect that vanishingly few early Tek scopes were sold to private individuals. They will have all gone to firms doing difficult development who needed them and had to pay the higher prices than their usual instruments cost.

Nowadays, I suspect there are very few of those original purchasers still with the original scopes. Tek want some raw material for some good advertising so they need someone to succeed, and they want a shot at the earliest scope, not just the earliest one with continuous paperwork.

I remember how pleased HP was when we heard that a model 45 calculator had been through a snow-blower by accident and still worked.

David

6AL5W-Martin · 25th Dec 2013, 4:00 pm

hm, oldest may be 511, 516, the greatfully 517 and 524d

I don`t have one of them. If they would ask for a vintage Tek with a very early serial number, yes, there is one,
the 585A No15 from Heerenveen, NL

greetings and mery christmas

Martin

http://www.wellenkino.de <- a home of old scopes

the christmas picture

18th Dec 2013, 7:03 pm	#1
maninashed Rest in Peace Join Date: May 2011 Location: Preston, Lancashire UK Posts: 955	Tektronix competition Has anyone else heard of the Tek competition, ' oldest working Tek scope wins a new one' ! USA excluded. So, if this is correct, it could be well worthwhile having a rummage in the roundtuit pile! The oldest fully working one I have is a Tek 453, but there should be some good valve Tek scopes in good fettle under some member's benches! Bill

18th Dec 2013, 8:22 pm	#2
n_r_muir Hexode Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 344	Re: Tektronix competition Hi, I can't say that I have ever heard of that particular competition but my entry would be a 502A which dates back to the early 1960's. Ross

18th Dec 2013, 9:11 pm	#3
maninashed Rest in Peace Join Date: May 2011 Location: Preston, Lancashire UK Posts: 955	Re: Tektronix competition Its mentioned on the Yahoo tekscopes group forum. Anyone interested who has a Tek scope should check it out. Ross, that's a nice thing, I wonder how many older models there are in this country, in good working order. Bill

19th Dec 2013, 10:10 pm	#4
gingpeakin Hexode Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Worthing, Sussex, UK. Posts: 276	Re: Tektronix competition You can find it at http://uk.tek.com/oldestscope I put my 535 from 1954 in - here's hoping for a nice Christmas present... Ging

20th Dec 2013, 3:55 pm	#5
maninashed Rest in Peace Join Date: May 2011 Location: Preston, Lancashire UK Posts: 955	Re: Tektronix competition Someone on here might just have a 511stashed away that could very well win it. The 511 was the first commercial scope released by Tek as far as I'm aware, post WW2 and obviously valve. Bill

20th Dec 2013, 4:56 pm	#6
mark-jacobs Triode Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA. Posts: 44	Re: Tektronix competition One small wrinkle is proof of ownership, so one would assume you are the original owner and/or kept your purchase receipt. "Entrants may be required to provide proof of ownership, plus photographic proof of serial number and that the qualifying oscilloscope is in working order."

22nd Dec 2013, 10:05 am	#7
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,858	Re: Tektronix competition That doesn't specify being the first owner. I think they're only wanting to eliminate any charlatan with photos of someone else's scope. I suspect that vanishingly few early Tek scopes were sold to private individuals. They will have all gone to firms doing difficult development who needed them and had to pay the higher prices than their usual instruments cost. Nowadays, I suspect there are very few of those original purchasers still with the original scopes. Tek want some raw material for some good advertising so they need someone to succeed, and they want a shot at the earliest scope, not just the earliest one with continuous paperwork. I remember how pleased HP was when we heard that a model 45 calculator had been through a snow-blower by accident and still worked. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done

25th Dec 2013, 4:00 pm	#8
6AL5W-Martin Hexode Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Biedenkopf, [Hessen], Germany. Posts: 425	Re: Tektronix competition hm, oldest may be 511, 516, the greatfully 517 and 524d I don`t have one of them. If they would ask for a vintage Tek with a very early serial number, yes, there is one, the 585A No15 from Heerenveen, NL greetings and mery christmas Martin http://www.wellenkino.de <- a home of old scopes the christmas picture Last edited by 6AL5W-Martin; 25th Dec 2013 at 4:21 pm.