Tektronix · Oscilloscope · c.1988 on
Tektronix launched the 2465 in 1984 as a four-channel portable, with Wink Gross on the vertical system, Art Metz and Ken Schlotzhauer on the horizontal amplifier, and Metz and Walt Ainsworth on the sweeps. The 2465A followed in 1986, and the 2465B's manual was first printed in May 1988. The B runs all four inputs to 400 MHz. CH 1 and CH 2 go down to 2 mV/div, while CH 3 and CH 4 have two settings, 0.1 and 0.5 V/div. A readout on the CRT shows settings and measurements, with delta-volts and delta-time cursors. Options are where listings differ. Option 10 adds GPIB, Option 06 a counter/timer/trigger and Option 09 that plus a word recognizer, and the 2465BCT, BDM and BDV packages bundle them. A BCT with a replaced NVRAM is the one to hunt.
Options and accessories
Check the listing photos and the rear panel against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing option or probe should come off the price.
The surface-mount electrolytic capacitors leak with age, and repair guides cover cleaning and replacing them. Calibration data lives in battery-backed NVRAM, and the power-on test flags a low memory battery as TEST 06.
New to used bench gear? How to check used test equipment covers self-tests, fuses, the voltage selector and shipping, and what “calibrated” means in a listing.
Buying guide
We'd buy all4you_us's 2465BCT at $816 with free shipping, because it's titled with the counter and GPIB that plain 2465Bs lack and still sits near the $783 median. There are at least 18 for sale. Plain US units ask about $320–530 delivered, and the refurbished or calibrated ones here ask $978–1,007, the top of the $400–1,000 band. On any of them, ask for a photo of the screen right after power-on with no TEST 06 or other FAIL message, since the calibration lives in a battery-backed NVRAM that runs down with age, and ask whether the leaking surface-mount capacitors have been replaced. Skip the $3,162 listing from Japan, about four times the median for a unit titled only power on.
$125.05est. delivered
A 2465BDV, the package with the counter, GPIB, multimeter and video trigger, at $80 with no bids, or $125 delivered at the current price. It will climb, the title makes no test claim and the photo shows it switched off, so ask for a power-on photo before you bid.
Tektronix 2465BDV Analog Oscilloscope 4-Ch 400MHz
$816.00delivered
A 2465BCT titled with the counter and GPIB, at $816 with free shipping, close to the median for all 2465Bs. The photo shows paperwork and bagged accessories, so ask what's in them and whether the NVRAM has been replaced.
🚀 TEKTRONIX 2465BCT 400MHz 4-Channel Analog Oscilloscope w/ Counter & GPIB
$1,006.81est. delivered
Titled calibrated, with its serial number and a 30-day warranty, at $1,007 delivered. Check that the certificate's serial matches B052129 on the scope, and ask how it'll be packed.
Tektronix 2465B 400 MHz Oscilloscope, Calibrated, SN:B052129, 30day Warranty
$978.02est. delivered
Titled refurbished and calibrated, and the photo shows a trace with the readout working. Ask what the refurbishment covered, such as the NVRAM and capacitors, and for the calibration certificate and its date.
TEKTRONIX 2465B 400MHz 4Channel portable analog OSCILLOSCOPE refurbed+calibrated
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Used$125.05est. delivered
$79.95 + $45.10 shipping
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2465BDV, the full option package. No bids yet; the price will climb.
Seller: tryc2
99.9% positive
Used$816.00delivered
$816.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$816.00
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2465BCT, titled with counter and GPIB. Free shipping.
Seller: all4you_us
99.9% positive
Refurbished$1,006.81est. delivered
$899.00 + $107.81 shipping
Buy It Now$899.00
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Titled calibrated, serial B052129, 30-day warranty.
Seller: shorewa8
100% positive
Refurbished$978.02est. delivered
$930.00 + $48.02 shipping
Buy It Now$930.00
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Titled refurbished and calibrated. Photo shows a trace and readout.
Seller: 2465b
100% positive
Used$322.07est. delivered
$279.00 + $43.07 shipping
Buy It Now$279.00
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Plain title. Photo shows a bright spot, not a swept trace or readout.
Seller: vhfuhf
100% positive
Used$412.92est. delivered
$400.00 + $12.92 shipping
Buy It Now$400.00
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Plain title, no test claim. $13 shipping.
Seller: tinman3rail
99.7% positive
Refurbished$995.01est. delivered
$895.01 + $100.00 shipping
Buy It Now$895.01
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Check the seller
Ships from China, with the same title and near the same price as another China seller. Ask for a photo of the actual unit.
Seller: xjk1_47
99.6% positive
Used$3,162.30est. delivered
$2,992.31 + $169.99 shipping
Buy It Now$2,992.31
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Priced high
Ships from Japan, titled power on only. About 4 times the median.
Seller: harecoco123
100% positive
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