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|discontinued=1988
|discontinued=1988
|series=7000-series scopes
|series=7000-series scopes
|designers=Murlan Kaufman  
|designers=Murlan Kaufman
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'''7B50'''
'''7B50'''
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It is specified for triggering up to 100 MHz. Triggering uses [[tunnel diodes]].  
It is specified for triggering up to 100 MHz. Triggering uses [[tunnel diodes]].  
The sweep is fully discrete, no ICs.
The sweep is fully discrete, no ICs.
There is a 7B50 and a 7B50A.
 
There is also a 7B50A.
[https://vintagetek.org/years-at-tektronix-hofer/ According to Bruce Hofer],
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The 7B50A was nothing more than a [[7B80]] with its fastest calibrated sweep rate limited to 5 nS/div via a modified cam-switch that locked out the 2 fastest settings.
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The task of designing the 7B50 was inherited and completed by [[Murlan Kaufman]].
The task of designing the 7B50 was inherited and completed by [[Murlan Kaufman]].