Daystrom(Heathkit?) DG-294 AM Radio Kit

[Harvey A. Kader]

> Hi Everyone.
>
> I just acquired a beautiful Daystrom DG-294 AM Radio Kit in mint UNBUILT
> condition.
>
> This is a six transistor model that comes with a hard leather(real)
> case. It is 1962 vintage. The transistors are Philco ones, and are very
> large compared to transistors of today. The manual states that "although
> they[transistors] have been available commercially for only a few years,
> they have already found application in every branch of the art". So, it
> seems that this kit was produced just as transistors were being
> introduced to electronic circuitry, which is the early 1960's.
>
> The  manufacturer is listed as Daystrom Products Corp, a subsidiary of
> Daystrom Incorporated, St. Joseph, Michigan. Now, when did Daystrom
> acquire Heathkit? The reason I ask this is that the kit, manual, and
> design all look like material from Heathkit. The picture of the radio
> shows the label on the radio as saying Daystrom, and yet the actual
> label supplied with the radio kit says Daystrom, and then Heath on the
> right hand side.
>
> Did Daystrom have their very own line of kits separate from that of
> Heathkit, but actually manufactured by the Heathkit division?
>
> Or is this kit the earliest Heathkit manufactured under the Daystrom
> name, but  manufactured by the new parent company(Daystrom)? In other words, did
> early Heathkits manufactured by Daystrom, simply have the Daystrom label? Everything
> about this kit looks like a Heathkit.

> Thanks!
>
> Harvey A. Kader

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