Heathkit: An Employee’s Look Back

[Ricardus]

I am a huge Heathkit fan, and they did cool stuff, so I thought you would enjoy this interview I found. The recollections of Chas Gilmore.

https://www.electronicdesign.com/communiqu/article/21148923/electronic-design-heathkit-an-employees-look-back

 

[JohnRoberts]

Decreasing manufacturing costs took a substantial chunk of “savings” out of building a kit, especially when equivalent assembled products became high volume.

Ding ding ding....  In their hey day they were something like a $100M kit business....  I outfitted ,my test bench with a heathkit scope, distoriton analyser, etc.....

Then the world changed.

JR

 

[sodderboy]

The death of Heath.

Great link!
No worries, I have my beloved Heath QRP rig, key, and 20M antenna spool tucked in the fireproof F-Cage*. . .

M

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