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LOL! Wouldn't be the first time. Well, the OP is down in Jackson, so I'm not sure it would be cost effective. Seriously, if you get the scope setup correctly adjusting for the pattern should be fairly straight forward. I'm pretty sure symmetry is what he'll be looking for. But if I was him I'd like a little guidance from the factory first. You really need to know what you're looking for. Oh, I yearn for the bygone days of hp microwave troubleshooting. (That's Hewlett Packard, the old one.)

I've ordered and bought primarily from one local FFL, with the same exceptions noted above. I had two instances where handguns had to be returned to the factory. In both cases they handled it all for me. Also, my FFL does not charge me for safe time on handguns they ordered for me and have to hold. You know, while I'm waiting 5 months for the damn permits?

OK, so in typical fashion I decided to read the manual, which I hadn't done. Now I think I see it. The scope should show you a Lissajous pattern. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lissajous_curve) That's the summation of two sine waves where one is driving (displayed on) the scope X-axis and the other is driving the usual Y-axis. Please note this; it is not two scope probes on two scope Y-axis ports with the X-axis trigger being derived from one or the other and comparing the phase offset of two signals in time. I used to use this technique to 'see' the quality and separation of an FM Stereo broadcast signal. Now see page 1 of the DEV023 manual. The four trim pots are marked with four phase numbers: 0, 90, 180, 270. I would expect these trim pots to adjust the Lissajous pattern until it's symmetrical. When symmetrical, the two sine waves are properly related. Probably a DC offset is not relevant. The company website has a support email address. If I were you I'd email them and ask for a specific calibration procedure. There might be an optimal sequence of adjustment, since you're working with four trim pots. I'd also ask for the specific Lissajous pattern they're looking for.

I'm not going to pretend to understand the calibration process for this machine from the above. but in general terms it appears you're adjusting the waveform to some specific levels. I'd want to know if the scope probe should be AC or DC coupled to the test points. (In other words are we measuring and adjusting absolute DC voltages, or an AC waveform?) With respect to the waveform, we can measure and adjust: - The peak-to-peak sine wave amplitude - The DC offset from zero (if any) - The frequency (I don't see any evidence of that in the text) - The phase difference between two wave forms (from the text it seems that will be fixed) That's not a 'how to do it', but those are the typically available options.

I know what you mean. I soldiered on for the public good. (?) My wife just kept laughing while she cleaned her Glock 21.

Well, have a barf bag ready for this one. The link is to a Hotair article that links to a Cosmopolitan Magazine video made where men (?) and women (?) are talking about owning guns. Those males reading this may wish to seek the opinion of the woman closest to them, to verify whether many women are this ignorant. You know, women who think that guns are 'scary death machines'. Are they really that prevalent? I realize Cosmo does play to a limited audience, but when I watched the video I couldn't decide whether to laugh or throw up. Try it on.

Now you've done it. I'll have to fire up my Tektronix 465B to see if it's still working. Great scope from the days of microwave troubleshooting and TV repair. Sorry I'm too far away to be of help.

An understatement. The 'system' (e.g. Federal government) is now fully entrenched. Unless it is stopped abruptly it will simply continue to grow until it collapses. Then the next phase begins. As through recorded history.

Consequences are for schmucks. That would be us.

"If a bullet flies in a basement, and no one hears it, did a gun shoot?"

What would you do if you were the business owner?

This article offers some ancient insights into the current posture of western Europe, and inevitably the U.S. In a nutshell, today's parasites become tomorrow's predators. In my view, the entire media complex keeps us focused on events like those in Belgium this week, and persistently avoids illuminating the big picture. The really big picture. For those of you who might assume an ancient poem offers us nothing today, here's the concluding last three paragraphs of the article (not The Odyssey): "The compulsion not to offend with words the people who offend us with actions overrides the desire to speak truthfully. But until Westerners identify with volume and clarity the source of the decades-long attack on its civilization, wise actions remain thoughts scattered about. Great books such as The Odyssey define the West. So, too, does Christianity, which not coincidentally celebrates its foremost religious holiday five days removed from the Brussels attacks. But forgetting who we are we means we can’t begin to defend our civilization. A people who stand for nothing get stepped upon by those who stand for something, even a bad thing. We wonder why they attack us. We rarely get around to pondering what, precisely, we seek to save, beyond people and property, from the onslaught." Do we as a country, or civilization, stand for anything anymore? And I'm not referring to the platitudes offered by our current crop of politicians. And one more thing: when our President stood up this week and declared "ISIL doesn't pose an existential threat to us" that was your big clue. That's exactly what it poses.

One thought. If the penalties today for 'broken glass' crimes were appropriately severe, a lot of us might not be inclined to shoot to kill someone stealing our TV. In the late 60's, a stolen car was called 'grand theft auto' and was punishable by 5 years in state prison. If today's 'joyriders' (car thieves) were all put in state prison for 5 years when caught, they might not be so cavalier about their crimes. Current or future. Running doughnuts in Newark would not be so much fun. But today we slap them on the wrist and let them out. Especially if they're under 18. So the mayhem continues. Hence the possible overreaction on the part of citizens who see the law as being indifferent about theft of the fruits of their labor: stuff.

I must say there seem to be two schools of thought in this entire thread. One is 'here's how I behave while I'm king'. If I were king I'm sure I would share some of those sentiments, especially if it was my will imposed country wide and without exception. The other is 'here's how I behave while in the U.S.A in 2016". This is the school I participate in, although i disagree with some of its precepts. I do this because I will not deliberately screw myself just to demonstrate that I disagree with the state of our legal system, and in particular some of its inhabitants. This woman made her point, and saved nothing else for herself. Now she waits to see if the legal system, and in particular the family of this kid, will make their's. How much satisfaction will she have in the end? On my scale, not enough. One more thing: I will never deliberately insert myself into a situation where I might optionally or necessarily use a firearm. I could lose.

I believe the family has hired this law firm.

Exactly. Mike's a great ally, but he's outnumbered. And anyway... "You can't reason people out of a position they didn't reason themselves into".

Good for you Vlad. I'm still here, but I'm working on the house plans for our land in PA right now. My career is pretty much over. But not the rest of my life!

They must be the ones constantly sending me the .ru hookup emails. With links of course.

I was just channeling my inner Nappen. My current favorite legalese is "I never sent or received any emails marked 'classified'". No, I didn't go to Harvard Law.

"Yes. I am aware of his background since (fill in the year), and as far as I know he has no medical, mental or alcoholic issues or behavior in it that would preclude him from owning a firearm. Your question struck me as ambiguous, so I have answered it explicitly."

If your 2A rights and firearms are high on your list of criteria, it's a mistake to think that a mag limit will be your only issue when the next governor is inaugurated. Unless there is a sea change in the legislature, they are going to drag up every single bill they've dreamed up since Sandy Hook, and then whatever else they can imagine up.

Me too. Thanx!

The .45 is on my very short list! I'm hoping they'll put out an M1 version. But if not, I'll plunge anyway as soon as the budget allows.

My wife has that one. That pistol makes every trip to the range, regardless of what else she shoots that day. With that trigger and the 5" barrel she is the most accurate with it. I would note that Walther mills out the slide so the weight of the 5" is the same as the 4" and is not front heavy. It looks like it's been ported, but the barrel hasn't. Great pistol. I have the M1 version.

Well, metaphorically speaking. I'm at 955' at the house foundation, plus another 30 or so to the antenna. But the main thing is that topographically I've got a clear line-of-sight to the Philly antenna farms. (Most of them.) Actually, after the transition to digital my NYC reception went down somewhat, but the Philly reception is nearly perfect. I guess that's why I climbed the tree with the antenna and a battery powered TV to check reception before we bought the piece in 1984. Back then there was no cable up here, and satellite was a joke. Maybe someday I'll be an Eagles fan?