[Heathkit] Re Hot Water 101?

[Robert & Linda McGraw (K4TAX)]

Never new either.  However, using correct phonetics it would have been Hotel 
Whiskey.  Otherwise, the cheap stuff.

73
Bob, K4TAX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex" <kr1st at amsat.org>
To: "Duane Fischer W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
Cc: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Re Hot Water 101?


> Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>
>> Can any of you tell me how, or why, the Heathkit "HW" product line came 
>> by the "Hot Water" designation?
>
> From:
>
> http://www.bellsouthpwp.net/w/d/wd4mei/hamradio.html
>
> "
> The ol' tube boatanchor;  a Heathkit HW-101,  often called the  "Hot Water 
> 101", because it came as a kit, and a bunch of aspiring builders got into 
> Hot Water trying to get these things put together.
> "
>
>
> My wife tells me it should've been called the "Hello World 101".
>
> 73,
> --Alex KR1ST
> http://www.kr1st.com
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