[TVARC] Heathkit

Rich Erlichman rich.erlichman at gmail.com
Thu Apr 13 14:41:39 EDT 2023


I guess I can add my 2 cents here. . .
HW-101,
SB-634 Watt meter/SWR meter/Phone Patch/digital Clock,
RCA XL100 25" Color TV,
4-channel AM/FM receiver/stereo amplifier

73, Rich, ND4G

------ Original Message ------
>From "Sam Brown" <kb8sb at att.net>
To "Jim Worthington" <jimworth at me.com>; "Russell Sutton" 
<mrmedia35 at gmail.com>
Cc "TVARC" <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
Date 4/12/2023 9:28:56 PM
Subject Re: [TVARC] Heathkit

>I built the SB-401, SB-303 and used them for many years.  Also built 
>some of the test equipment.  Fun and they all worked very well.
>Sam kb8sb
>
>
>On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 07:37:53 PM EDT, Russell Sutton 
><mrmedia35 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>I built a HW16 all CW transceiver and loved it as a kid!
>
>W3MY Russ
>
>On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 4:41 PM Jim Worthington via TVARC 
><tvarc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>I built the HW-32A (20M SSB xcvr) and owned a couple of used Heathkits 
>>(SB-200 and a Sixer).
>>
>>I also built a couple of Knight-Kits in the 60s (including my Novice 
>>xmtr, the T-60). Since then, it’s been mostly a series of QRP rigs, 
>>the Elecraft K2 being the most ambitious.
>>
>>73,
>>Jim AD4J
>>
>>>On Apr 12, 2023, at 4:18 PM, K2PS Pete Stafford <psk2ps at gmail.com> 
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>I’ve built a Twoer, an Apache transmitter, and some kind of HiFi 
>>>receiver.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Who else?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>73, Pete, K2PS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>From:tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On 
>>>Behalf Of George Briggs
>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 3:14 PM
>>>To: John Ellis <john.np2b at gmail.com>
>>>Cc: villages reflector <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
>>>Subject: Re: [TVARC] Heathkit
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks, John. Who among us hasn’t built, or owned, a Heathkit? Sounds 
>>>like a fun book.
>>>
>>>73,
>>>
>>>George K2DM
>>>
>>>Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Apr 12, 2023, at 3:04 PM, John Ellis <john.np2b at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Many of you have been around
>>>>
>>>>long enough to remember the old
>>>>
>>>>Heath equipment, probably most
>>>>
>>>>of you may have built some of it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I just wanted to make you aware
>>>>
>>>>of the availability of a book entitled
>>>>
>>>>"Heathkit, a guide to amateur radio
>>>>
>>>>products." I ordered a copy this
>>>>
>>>>past weekend and received it today.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>In it is information on anything you
>>>>
>>>>might ever want to know about any
>>>>
>>>>Heathkit amateur radio product that
>>>>
>>>>was ever produced.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It is well written, printed on very
>>>>
>>>>high quality paper. Although a soft
>>>>
>>>>cover, the book is physically quite
>>>>
>>>>heavy, but more important, it is an
>>>>
>>>>incredible read for anyone who grew
>>>>
>>>>up with their products. It is over 400
>>>>
>>>>pages in length.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Google it, you'll get more information. It is available directly 
>>>>from the author
>>>>
>>>>for a price of $34.95 plus $5.00
>>>>
>>>>shipping. It is a delightful piece of
>>>>
>>>>work.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Just FYI,
>>>>
>>>>73,
>>>>
>>>>John, NP2B
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>John Ellis         (NP2B)
>>>>
>>>>1149 Mockingbird Lane 
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>>>>The Villages, FL 32163 
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>>>>
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>>>>facsimile  352 633-0401
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>>>>
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