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Someone wanted to see a Heathkit. You bought these as a kit and assembled them yourself.
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Quartzsite
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I remember Heath kits , I built a radio ! 
kraykepler
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One of my fondest memories is of my dad and I building one of those in the 70's. It sucked, of course, but I was hooked.
Thanks for sharing Uncle Willy.
Uncle Willy
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That happened to a lot of fellers. I had one of the early Bounty Hunters that wouldn't have detected a buried locomotive under my feet.
Bill
Bill
Uncle Willy
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I don't know. Highly doubtful. I haven't seen an ad for many, many, years.
Bill
Bill
Uncle Willy
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Yeah they were just good enough to get you addicted. I remember several of the electronic magazines way back then carried diagrams on how to build your own tector.
Bill
Bill
They are still in business, but only as far as computer and electronic education programs, etc..
The "kits" have been gone for quite a while.
I ran some Heathkit ham radio gear in the past. Some was pretty good and some was
so-so.. Had an old HW-100 transceiver I ran for a few years. It worked, but I was constantly
having to diddle with it to keep it working right.
Their RF linear amplifiers were actually fairly decent. I still have an old SB-200 amp, but
haven't used it in years. Would need new caps to fire it up.
I also still have a Heathkit 12v to 117v power inverter that still works.
Also have some Heath test gear such as VTVM's, frequency counters, oscilloscopes,
etc.. Much of it still works. Lots of hams bought Heathkit gear back in the day.
I guess it was in the late 50's when they really started selling a lot of gear.
Loads of novice hams built their fairly simple novice CW transmitters when they
started out, as they were a good bit cheaper than buying pre-assembled gear
from the other companies. They sold boatloads of the popular HW-100 and HW-101
transceivers back in the 60's and 70's. Also the higher grade "SB" series, which
was their top of the line back then.
The "kits" have been gone for quite a while.
I ran some Heathkit ham radio gear in the past. Some was pretty good and some was
so-so.. Had an old HW-100 transceiver I ran for a few years. It worked, but I was constantly
having to diddle with it to keep it working right.
Their RF linear amplifiers were actually fairly decent. I still have an old SB-200 amp, but
haven't used it in years. Would need new caps to fire it up.
I also still have a Heathkit 12v to 117v power inverter that still works.
Also have some Heath test gear such as VTVM's, frequency counters, oscilloscopes,
etc.. Much of it still works. Lots of hams bought Heathkit gear back in the day.
I guess it was in the late 50's when they really started selling a lot of gear.
Loads of novice hams built their fairly simple novice CW transmitters when they
started out, as they were a good bit cheaper than buying pre-assembled gear
from the other companies. They sold boatloads of the popular HW-100 and HW-101
transceivers back in the 60's and 70's. Also the higher grade "SB" series, which
was their top of the line back then.