[NSRCA-discussion] Heathkits

mike mueller mups1953 at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 23 11:10:59 AKDT 2009 

 Hey Steve how cool is that?  Thanks, Mike

--- On Tue, 6/23/09, 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: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 1:19 PM
> 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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