Comments on: Hero Robot Now Available

By: John de Hoog

John de Hoog — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:47:25 +0000

My first Heathkit was a radio transmitter, which I used to broadcast an AM radio program from my basement to the surrounding neighborhood, back in 1957 or so. I followed up with audio amplifiers and FM radios for self and friends. Even visited the company where they made the things, not far from my hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan.Now that I live in Tokyo and have a family, my youngest son has taken over the tradition; but he builds his robots from parts found in Akihabara and programs them in C++.

By: ancientTechie

ancientTechie — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:25:01 +0000

I still use a Heathkit guitar amp. It’s transistors are more reliable than the tubes in my even older Ampeg Jet and the Heathkit complements my late 50’s Guild Slim Jim quite nicely, thank you. So, yeah, I’m old.

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:43:44 +0000

GC-1000 Most Accurate Clock

By: Eamon Knight

Eamon Knight — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:31:29 +0000

Ah, Heathkits! I did assembled various home entertainment gizmos from them, back in the 70’s. Back when electronics was still a fun hobby (ie. the entire works weren’t all stuffed into a single massively integrated chip).

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:29:43 +0000

Ah, that was back in the days when you could SEE the electricity pulsing through the gizmos.

By: chezjake

chezjake — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:21:25 +0000

I built my first Heathkit (a 35 watt vacuum tube “hi-fi” amplifier) back before there was stereo — 1956.