Which function generator to buy? $300 to $400 budget

[NuLED]

Hello!

I want a function generator to have a known source and experiment to see how things affect the signal. I already have a scope. This is also for Arduino and PIC experimentation later.

Any suggestions appreciated. I am wary of eBay as I want a unit with warranty and support.

I look at Agilent but that is super expensive, over $1000 and more like $2000!!!

Thanks

 

[Supercap2F]

Here are some B&K precision function generators, that are priced pretty good. Make sure you change it to "Price low-to-high".

Dan

 

[Arouse1973]

Bloody hell Dan, you got gold teeth. I think he might want something a bit cheaper.
Adam

 

[BobK]

Adam, did you change the sort to log to high? There were some reasonable ones under $300 there.

Bob

 

[NuLED]

LOL thanks guys. Yes those seem rather more expensive even after sorting cheap to high. I am comparing it with the Rigol one which goes for some $350 or something like that. But read some threads here and there that said the Rigol FG might not be a good buy (something to do with no support, or very obsolete design?). But the Rigol does go to 20 MHz I think. The B&K ones go up to 10 MHz within that $300 to $400 range.

To go the e-Bay route, I am a bit (more than a bit) wary of spending my money on a dud and not get support, etc.

Does Agilent even repair their old kit these days? Or would I be proverbially SOL if I get a dud unit second hand?

 

[NuLED]

Rigol DG1022 (goes to 20 MHz)

$349

http://www.rigolna.com/products/waveform-generators/dg1000/

Generators up to 20 MHz (5 MHz max square wave)
2 output channels
Advanced Direct Digital Synthesis(DDS) technology
Monochrome LCD display

The 1022A goes to 25 MHz but then is $499

 

[Supercap2F]

Bloody hell Dan, you got gold teeth. I think he might want something a bit cheaper.

Ha ha! I think you forgot to change it to 'Price low-to-high'.

Dan