John Gates

John Gates (? – ?) is an electrical engineer who worked joined Tektronix in 1960. He designed (or contributed significantly to) the following instruments:

• 81A
• 82
• 84
• 86
• 581
• 585
• 545B vertical amplifier
• 544 calibrator
• 546 calibrator
• 547 calibrator

He led the 323 development team.

Products by John Gates

Model	Class	Description	Designers	Introduced
545	Oscilloscope	30 (33) MHz oscilloscope	John Gates • Dave Barton • Bob Shand	1955
581	Oscilloscope	100 (95) MHz oscilloscope	John Gates	1959
585	Oscilloscope	100 (95) MHz oscilloscope	John Gates	1959
81	Plug-in	plug-in adapter	Bill DeVey • John Gates	1960
82	Plug-in	85 MHz dual-trace amplifier	John Gates	1962
84	Plug-in	calibration fixture	John Gates	1962
585A	Oscilloscope	85 MHz oscilloscope	John Gates	1963
581A	Oscilloscope	85 MHz oscilloscope	John Gates	1963
86	Plug-in	vertical amplifier	John Gates	1963
545B	Oscilloscope	30 (33) MHz oscilloscope	John Gates • Dave Barton • Bob Shand	1964
547	Oscilloscope	50 MHz oscilloscope	Bob Rullman • Keith Taylor • John Gates • Gene Kauffman • George Smith	1964
546	Oscilloscope	50 MHz oscilloscope	Bob Rullman • Keith Taylor • John Gates • Gene Kauffman • George Smith	1964
544	Oscilloscope	50 MHz oscilloscope	Bob Rullman • Keith Taylor • John Gates • Gene Kauffman • George Smith	1964
323	Oscilloscope	Battery powered 4 MHz scope	John Gates	1969

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