[Elecraft] Heath vs Elecraft

[N2EY at aol.com]

Just a couple of historical notes:

In a message dated 10/1/07 11:10:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
k6dgw at foothill.net writes:

T> he Novice class in the US was 
> invented in the very early 50's, 

Novice was created as part of the 1951 license restructuring that replaced 
the old ABC system with named license classes. 

There were just 
> 
> a lot of Heathkits out there because they were more economically 
> accessible than the host of other rigs that more or less did the same 
> thing for more money.
> 

Heath wasn't the only company making ham gear in kit form, just the most 
popular. Price *was* a big part of it: compare the Heath DX-20 ($36) and the 
Johnson Viking Adventurer ($55). 

> the computer was just 
> being invented and it filled rooms with equipment. 

The world's first high-speed, general purpose, electronic digital computer 
was ENIAC, announced in 1946. It was in service until 1955. 18,000 tubes. 
> 
> So no, Elecraft is not Heath reincarnated. 

One more similarity: Great manuals. 

 > I began wondering what The Aptos Wonders would 
> have engineered with Heath era technology.  Don't know the answer.
> 
> 
I do:

Great rigs!

73 de Jim, N2EY


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