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TDS-520 Power On J2 Pin V wrong A12 Front Panel Module Attenuators Issue

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A12 Front Panel Module corrosion on the attenuators may be the issue and is an issue for sure.  J2 Pins are showing wrong voltages.

TDS-520 Power On Self Test CRT Powers On Display Issues

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TDS-520 Power On Self Test J29 Causing no CRT Powers On .8 issue

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Generic Procedure for installation of RTL-SDR software on Linux (I used Ubuntu 17.04) and Windows 7 Pro.   System : Hardware:           Lenovo X200, Generic RTL-SDR R820T2 RTL2832U and Antenna for RTL-SDR Software OS:      Multiboot Ubuntu 17.04 and Windows 7 Pro SDR Software:         Windows Pothos SDR Environment (CubicSDR, Qprx, GRC), CubicSDR, Qprx, GRC, HDSDR, SDR#, Spectrum Lab, Spektrum Background : The installation of the POTHOS GUI seems to be the easiest way to install all the software (other than SDR# for Windows) you need to get started with using an RTL-SDR device as well as other SDR devices and even more than I know how to use at this time in my study and course work. Update 09/20/2018: I added more references to SDR software I've used, i.e. Spektrum, Spectrum Lab (I used for audio with the Microsoft Lifecam also to correlate sound with SDR signals as other apps can use a soundcard input source too and if an antenna... be sure to consider elect

Dacron/Kevlar Ferrite/Mu-Metal/Iron Powder Copper Braid Rope Antenna Idea & Sonic Assault w/bad Hacked Internet Connection Prior to Attempting This Post

As noted in the post title, I was wanting to get this idea I have that may be novel of an antenna material that is similar to those found in the UK/Australia that are Kevlar Copper Braid material with an outer environment shielding coating as well as the Copper Braid material that has a Dacron rope material inside the copper braid.  These two are already on the market and can be purchased. I've been trying to post this idea online on hackaday.com and then on this blogger.com site though have been experiencing the sonic assaults on my perimeter anything that oscillates (basically anything that can move) with most of the talking through an exhaust fan I have in the basement to dry the basement out from leaking as we had rain where the previous rain still left the basement wet and I've been cleaning that up and recovering from the Valley Fever post PRO-2006 receipt. So, my idea I wanted to get documented to the public is using either specific grades of Ferrite since there ar