[TVARC] Heathkit Catalog - 1961

[George Briggs]

Good grief, Byron.  That’s a sad tale.
Nice to hear from you!
73,
George K2DM


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Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 10:46 AM
To: 'Bob Schwer'; 'TVARC'
Subject: Re: [TVARC] Heathkit Catalog - 1961

That brings back memories.  I built a DX-40 AM & CW transmitter, a VFO to go with it, VTVM, “Dipper” all in the late 1950s.  In the 1970’sI was eligible for training under VA so I ordered a correspondence class on TV servicing which included a Heathkit color TV which came packaged in segments about once a week.  When I got it assembled it didn’t work and I tried all the trouble shooting that I had learned and still couldn’t get it to work.  The “professors” of my classes gave me clues but no luck.  We weren’t to contact Heath for help, but I finally did and they offered help but it still didn’t work.  Finally one of the instructors told me to clip a resister in an area that should not have caused the problem.  If such and such happened they suggested then replacing a capacitor in another unrelated part of the circuit and it worked.  About 3 years it worked and then more problems.  By then Heath had set up stores in many cities and we had one in Toledo OH so I took the TV to them.  They had a flat fee to fix problems.  They had a devil of a time and the manager told me they had spent almost double the cost of the kit had I bought it from Heath.  They finally got it working, but about a year later I junked it.  The Store Manager told me that the particular model had lots of poor engineering in his opinion.  That was the last of Heath for me.

Byron Engen, WN4R (no operation now due to antenna restrictions in rental home)
28 Balsam Dr
Delaware, OH

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Subject: [TVARC] Heathkit Catalog - 1961

https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/Consumer/Heathkit-1961-Fall-Winter.pdf 
 
Here is a fun trip down memory lane. Kudos to CWops reflector.

Bob, K3ZGA

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