[Elecraft] Not so OT: The Heathkit clocks are back!

[Michael Poteet]

I was looking online for mods to the Heath IG-18.  It looks as though a
fellow in California has taken on the Heath mantle.

Below are a couple of links, one a mod to the IG-18, the second a more
direct Heath link:

https://shop.heathkit.com/shop/product/thd-improvement-kit-for-ig-18-series-
audio-generators-meter-buffer-board-only-4


http://d8apro.com/


Mike      W5FTD




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> ab2tc
> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 2:02 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Not so OT: The Heathkit clocks are back!
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I share the feelings of most of the most recent posters. I have no idea
> who is behind the new P.O. box in Santa Cruz which according to
> Wikipedia was established in October 2015. I wish them luck, crossing my
> fingers, but not holding much hope for their success.
> 
> Now, to the OT: part. Elecraft is living proof that the demise of
> Heathkit didn't have to be an inevitable thing. Heathkit died, not only
> because technology changed but more so by serious corporate
> mismanagement. Once the original company was sold to Zenith, the writing
> was on the wall. Had entrepreneurial folks, that were probably very
> similar in talent to Eric and Wayne remained in control, Heathkit could
> have survived to this day. I am one of the old-timers who remembers the
> heyday of Heathkit and considers its demise nothing short of a national
> tragedy (yes, we built Heathkits in Norway, too).
> 
> AB2TC - Knut
> 
> PS. My spelling checker doesn't recognize "Heathkit". Sigh.
> 
> 
>