[NSRCA-discussion] Heathkits

Mon Jun 22 12:43:52 AKDT 2009

I found this "virtual" Heath museum:

http://www.heathkit-museum.com/

JLK

Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:24:19 -0700
From: shannah1806 at gmail.com
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Heathkits

My Dad is Bill Hannah, who used to be the VP of Engineering for Heath Company.  He was the one that introduced the RC equipment into the Heath lineup.  As a kid I built A LOT of Heathkits.  I learned how to debug all sorts of electronic problems and lead to my engineering career.  Of course, I learned to fly on Heathkit radios.  

Heath radios were a kit version of the Kraft radios.  They had some of their own designs in the later years as well.  

I believe the engineer you are talking about is Mike Geishin (SP?).  I'm not sure of his exact title when he was at Heath, but he was instrumental in their radio designs.  He flew with my Dad back in the day.

By the way, I still have the Heath stereo system I built when I was in high school.  It survived the endless torment I subjected it to in my college years.  Good stuff.

Steve Hannah.

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 12:51 PM, <ronlock at comcast.net> wrote:

I'm still using a Heath ESV, one of the few that does single nicads.

Though, I have not found much use for the timing light for a while -  <VBG>

Ron Lockhart

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Atwood" <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>
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Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 3:37:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals

Agree on missing the stores and the kits.  That was my introduction to Elec. Engineering and programming which has ended up putting a lot of food on my table over the past 20 years.

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From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Pete Cosky
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I used to live at the Heathkit store in Pittsburgh when I was a kid. Never 
used their RC stuff but I did build one of their robots. I miss their kits.
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From: "mike mueller" <mups1953 at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals

>
> Mark there's a guy Mike --- sorry I forgot his last name that comes to the 
> contests that was an engineer for heathkit. He'll be at the Jim Hubbard 
> this weekend. I'll tell him you had a Heathkit he will get a kick out of 
> that. Mike
>
> --- On Mon, 6/22/09, Atwood, Mark <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Atwood, Mark <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals
>> To: "'nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org'" 
>> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 12:13 PM
>> The old heathkit servos (mine anyway)
>> were kit versions of the Kraft K-15 servos.
>>
>> In fact the whole radio I believe was a Kraft design.
>> -Mark
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>> ----- Original Message -----
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>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals
>>
>>
>> Yes, as long as they are clean. That is the problem, it
>> depends on contact between two components and the friction
>> wears them out.
>>
>> I remember years ago that the large heathkit (and possibly
>> some Kraft) servos used variable capacitors for feedback.
>> not much to wear.
>>
>> Ok, Jay, how long ago were the "days" you were talking
>> about? :-)
>>
>> Bob R.
>>
>>
>> --- On Sun, 6/21/09, Jay Marshall <lightfoot at sc.rr.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> I remember from my days in control systems theory that the
>> analog computers were faster and more accurate than the IBM
>> big iron computers. Analog pots are still cheaper, lighter,
>> and higher resolution than digital encoders – as long as
>> they are clean…
>>
>>
>>
>>
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