Recently, an EDN reader asked “Why do oscilloscope manufacturers put amplifiers on their probe tips rather than in the oscilloscope?” Placing the amplifier in the probe minimizes signal losses in the ...

Have you ever wondered why all those accessories were included with your oscilloscope probe or what some of them were for? Maybe you inherited your oscilloscope probes from someone else and it didn’t ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Selecting the right probe for your application is the first step toward making reliable oscilloscope measurements.

[IMSAI Guy] wants you to build a non-contact scope probe. The cost? Assuming you have a bit of wire and a regular scope probe, it won’t cost you anything. Why do you want such a thing? You can see ...

Probing solution is industry first to operate at bandwidths greater than 50 GHz with high-impedance probe head High-impedance, turnkey solution delivers bandwidths up to 52 GHz Brickwall and 40 GHz ...

Test probes go a long way toward ensuring accurate, repeatable test results. Here's a look at how both active and passive test probes are evolving to match today's broadening oscilloscope bandwidths.

Tektronix has announced a second-generation of IsoVu isolated oscilloscope probes, claiming smaller size, easier use and enhanced electrical performance. Isolated probes are for probing power systems ...

LeCroy has introduced what it claims is the fastest differential scope probe yet. “The WaveLink D2505 25GHz solder-in probe is the fastest probe currently available and is well-matched to the ...

Newman-Kees Principal Consulting Engineer Frank Hertel says a friend recently brought him an old LPB 30-Watt AM transmitter for repair. It’s a good low-power transmitter, but this one had been abused.

Sometimes the projects we write up for Hackaday require their creators to produce pages of technical explanation, while others need only rely on the elegance of the hack itself. The Scope Probe Caddy ...