Tomorrow's Heathkit

[William K . Mabry]

Greetings, all.
Well, I have been building and enjoying Heathkits since 1960 at age eight (
SK-50 Electronic Workshop 19  through HW-9 qrp hf rig with a plethora of kits
in between ).
The aspect of the Heathkit experience which I have done the most bragging
about over the past 38 years has been the DOCUMENTATION.
You should see some of the prints we have to work with at GE.
Demands for greater and greater profit have taken a terrrible toll on the
"finer" things.
But that's another story. It has been said that nothing lasts forever but the
Earth and Sky... and I ain't so sure 'bout them either.
Back to topic...  It will be very interesting to see what has survived to the
year 2020.
I hope I live to find out... I think.
Heathkits, almost certainly, will still be around. Heck, my DX-20 is still
working great and it's nearly as old as I am.
If I were a gambling man, I'd bet that those folks over in the great state of
Tennessee ( you know the ones ) will still be producing neat ham stuff etc
well into the next millennium... ok, well into the next century, maybe. We
might not much care after that.
Merry Christmas !
Bill

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