Heath TV

[Brian Wood]

Hi Justin,

You ought to buy one of the old catalogs just to see the scope of what
Heathkit offered - tv, stereo, cb, ham, shortwave, r/c, marine, test
instrumentation, furniture, organs, educational, home electronics.

The kits didn't take as long as you might think. I bet an HW-101 could be
built in a few days, and I built that color tv in about 1-2 weeks. You have
to understand that once you started a Heathkit, you really got into it.
Everything else, even going to the bathroom, was secondary. It was a
passion, nay, an obsession!

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: Heathkit Owners and Collectors List
[mailto:HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV]On Behalf Of Justin L Hall
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 8:06 AM
To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
Subject: Heath TV


Man, I didn't know they sold TV sets, too.  I'm the first ham in my
family, and I was licensed back in 1990 at 16 years old.  My HW-101 is
probably older than I am.
But I have seen the Heathkit stereo, and it has a pretty full and rich
sound (although most of that has to do with the speakers, since they are
the ones your ears pick up).
How fast could you build the TV set?  Because the 101 looked like it
needed months to complete since it was so detailed and required a lot of
attention.
Guess if I ever see one of them for sale, I'll get it!
Anyway, thanks for the info guys (and gals), I find it fascinating to
hear you guys talking about these things.  Gives me hope of figuring out
how it all really works.
Justin
KB7LAK

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