Unusual Heath book

Mike Morris morris at COGENT.NET
Mon Apr 19 00:30:43 EDT 1999


I think we need to have somebody scan that entire book and put it
up on a web page.  I'd offer to do it but I don't have any web
server space (yet).

Mike WA6ILQ

At 06:25 PM 04/18/99 -0500, you wrote:
>The Antique Radio Club of Illinois swap meet today produced a find that
>neither I nor anyone who I showed it to had ever seen before.  It's a
>three-ring notebook titled "Heathkit Technical Application Bulletins", "a
>Heath Company Customer Service".  Inside, there's an index and comments
>referencing "original $2.00 offer".   About 50 different application notes,
>describe basic electronics experiments or measurements that can be performed
>using Heathkit test equipment made in the early 1950s.  For example, there's
>one on interpreting lissajou patterns, troubleshooting using the o'scope,
>applications for the AC VTVM, etc.  Still good reading today!
>
>An interesting sidenote: nearly all were written by Louis E. Garner, Jr.,
>copyrighted in 1952-3.   Lou Garner may be best known for introducing a
>countless number of hobbyists to the solid state devices  through his
>monthly column "Transistor Topics" in Popular Electronics magazine, but
>there's no doubt Mr. Garner knew his vacuum tubes  - and his Heathkits - as
>well!
>
>Has anyone else heard of - or own - this book?
>
>73, Bob W9RAN
>
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