Re Heathkit Cult

[Ray Friess]

I have two Apaches, a DX 100, a DX 60, an SB 10 sideband adapter...
Makes the power company happy when they are fired up....  HI HI.
Also have the sb 401 and sb 200....
One thing I DONT have in the shack is a heater .... dont need one.
5 minutes of power up gives plenty of shack heat....
Thinking of buying stock in the local power company to get some of my
money back...
ray  wa7itz

Charles W. Morehouse wrote:

> Hi All,
> My first was an AT-1 in 1954.  Probably have built hundreds of Heathkits
> over the years including several solid state TV's for friends.  Did it
> for the fun.
> Heathkit parts were always of standard commercial quality and never had
> a problem there.  Have a collection of over 90 working Heathkits, most
> of which
> still have many of the original components.
> As to Radio Shack.  I can see why they are going out of the parts
> business.  Most of the stuff they sell is inferior Chinese junk that
> won't last and which I refused to buy. Mouser has always been fantastic
> and has eaten their lunch.  Their online ordering service is great and
> there is no minimum except for resistors.  You must buy 10
> but they are so cheep so that is no big deal.  RS has gone from an
> electronics hobbyists store to a consumer products store.  They can't
> compete with Circuit City and the other giants.  Gone are the hobby
> projects, the ham gear and now the parts.  Don't see how they can make
> it. RS will probably go the way of Heathkit.
> Just ordered a custom wall unit to set up the Apache, Mohawk and SB
> stations  so I can see them all glow in the dark.  The power company
> will love me.
> Cheers,
> Wayne, W4GBW
>
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