[NSRCA-discussion] Heathkits

Tue Jun 23 10:19:17 AKDT 2009

Hi Mike,
I'll let my Dad know that you remember flying with him.  I remember going to
a couple contests with him (long before I was flying competitively) and how
he commented about your flying skills.  I think it was somthing like "Darn
Kids!!".  I'm sure he'll get a kick out of this.

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 1:59 PM, mike mueller <mups1953 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>  Steve your right it's Mike Gaishin. He still owns patents for Radio
> Control equipment. He is doing a pretty good job flying again too.
>  I remember flying pattern with your Dad Bill and his buddy Andy who died
> tragically.
>  Your father was a very nice man. Mike Mueller
>
> --- On Mon, 6/22/09, steve hannah <shannah1806 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: steve hannah <shannah1806 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Heathkits
> > To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> > Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 3:24 PM
> > 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>
> > To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> > [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]
> > On Behalf Of Pete Cosky
> >
> > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 1:35 PM
> > To: General pattern discussion
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mike mueller" <mups1953 at yahoo.com>
> > To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >
> > 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
> > >> --------------------------
> > >> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> > >> <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>
> >
> > >> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> > >> Sent: Mon Jun 22 13:06:18 2009
> > >> 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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