The mistake that built Heathkit
I hadn’t heard the story about the boxcars of electronic components before.
How orchards became Silicon Valley
I worked in Silicon Valley right after I got out of college.It’s interesting to see how it’s changed since then.
Shortwave propagation monitor
I’m not sure how useful thing would actually be, but it’s a simple project and could be interesting.
This such good history. My own Heathkit story started in 1975 after I got my novice license at 15 years old. I also remember that my uncle Bill had a Heathkit metal Detector. I was absolutely fascinated by it.
I remember buying a Heathkit transistor course. I think I still have the manual.
Heathkit was my model for getting into technical writing. Their manuals were the gold standard for building and
I think an argument can be made for connecting Heathkit with the open source movement.
Loved to learn the rest of the HeathKit story. I remember so many people, determined to find out for themselves, whether it was radio, hi-fi, computer …. all via HeathKit.