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Hi, my name is Peter (who would have guessed?). I was born and live in Austria. Originally an EE, my current day job is in IT, in an international environment. | Hi, my name is Peter (who would have guessed?). I was born and live in Austria. Originally an EE, my current day job is in IT, in an international environment. | ||
The first Tek instrument I worked with – around 1982 IIRC – was a [[T912]] "vacuum cleaner" which I must say left me "slightly underimpressed" compared with my | The first Tek instrument I worked with – around 1982 IIRC – was a [[T912]] "vacuum cleaner" which I must say left me "slightly underimpressed" compared with my favourite oscilloscopes at the time, the HP 1740 series. | ||
For budget reasons, the first scope I bought for myself, circa 1986, was a rather pedestrian Kenwood 100 MHz 2-ch portable (a la [[465]]). | For budget reasons, the first scope I bought for myself, circa 1986, was a rather pedestrian Kenwood 100 MHz 2-ch portable (a la [[465]]). | ||
It did pay for itself through a consulting engagement (2nd generation products of this effort are still in service), | It did pay for itself through a consulting engagement (2nd generation products of this effort are still in service as of 2024), but I learned only some time later what the difference between a ''passable'' scope like that and a ''good'' scope was, when I compared them side by side in overdrive … | ||
but I learned only some time later what the difference between a ''passable'' scope like that and a ''good'' scope was, when I compared them side by side in overdrive | |||
The first Tek scope in my own possession was the [[7613]] pictured below, which I bought in early 2014. | The first Tek scope in my own possession was the [[7613]] pictured below, which I bought in early 2014. Looking for manuals (its power supply needed some TLC), I found TekWiki. | ||
Looking for manuals (its power supply needed some TLC), I found TekWiki. | |||
The resurrected 7613 did not remain alone for long. | The resurrected 7613 did not remain alone for long. | ||
I worked my way up from ''good'' scopes to ''extraordinary'' ones – see below for the current population of ''Vintage Tek Sanctuary Central Europe''. | I worked my way up from ''good'' scopes to ''extraordinary'' ones – see below for the current population of ''Vintage Tek Sanctuary Central Europe''. | ||
On this Wiki, [[User:Kurt|Kurt]] created an account for me in May 2014. I started to add a few photos and some data, then began building categories and some templates. | On this Wiki, [[User:Kurt|Kurt]] created an account for me in May 2014. | ||
I started to add a few photos and some data, then began building categories and some templates. | |||
In June of that year, Kurt already gave me admin rights, thanks for the trust! | In June of that year, Kurt already gave me admin rights, thanks for the trust! | ||
One thing led to another | One thing led to another … having been familiar with Mediawiki (I set up a corporate Intranet with that software in 2006 that is still in use), I started getting involved in this site's software side as well, and over the years helped expand its coverage a bit. | ||
Feel free to contact me if you have questions about the [[Special:CargoTables|Cargo database module]], for example. | Feel free to contact me if you have questions about the [[Special:CargoTables|Cargo database module]], for example. | ||
You can also find me [[grwiki:User:Peter|at | You can also find me [[grwiki:User:Peter|at | ||
Jerry's new '''''GR Wiki''' (for General Radio / GenRad instruments)'']] whose infrastructure Kurt and I helped set up, and as ''Peter7000'' over at ''[https://www.wellenkino.de/557/ Wellenkino]''. | |||
Cheers | Cheers | ||