Hi Mike,<br>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.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 1:59 PM, mike mueller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mups1953@yahoo.com">mups1953@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
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.<br>
I remember flying pattern with your Dad Bill and his buddy Andy who died tragically.<br>
Your father was a very nice man. Mike Mueller<br>
<br>
--- On Mon, 6/22/09, steve hannah <<a href="mailto:shannah1806@gmail.com">shannah1806@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> From: steve hannah <<a href="mailto:shannah1806@gmail.com">shannah1806@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Heathkits<br>
<div class="im">> To: "General pattern discussion" <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
</div>> Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 3:24 PM<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">> My Dad is Bill Hannah, who used to be<br>
> the VP of Engineering for Heath Company. He was the one<br>
> that introduced the RC equipment into the Heath lineup. As<br>
> a kid I built A LOT of Heathkits. I learned how to debug<br>
> all sorts of electronic problems and lead to my engineering<br>
> career. Of course, I learned to fly on Heathkit radios. <br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Heath radios were a kit version of the Kraft radios. They<br>
> had some of their own designs in the later years as well. <br>
><br>
><br>
> I believe the engineer you are talking about is Mike<br>
> Geishin (SP?). I'm not sure of his exact title when he<br>
> was at Heath, but he was instrumental in their radio<br>
> designs. He flew with my Dad back in the day.<br>
><br>
><br>
> By the way, I still have the Heath stereo system I built<br>
> when I was in high school. It survived the endless torment<br>
> I subjected it to in my college years. Good stuff.<br>
><br>
> Steve Hannah.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 12:51 PM, <<a href="mailto:ronlock@comcast.net">ronlock@comcast.net</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
> I'm still using a Heath ESV, one of the few that<br>
> does single nicads.<br>
> Though, I have not found much use for the timing light<br>
> for a while - <VBG><br>
> <br>
> Ron Lockhart<br>
><br>
><br>
> ----- Original Message -----<br>
> From: "Mark Atwood" <<a href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</a>><br>
> To: "General pattern discussion" <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
><br>
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 3:37:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada<br>
> Eastern<br>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals<br>
><br>
> Agree on missing the stores and the kits. That was my<br>
> introduction to Elec. Engineering and programming which has<br>
> ended up putting a lot of food on my table over the past 20<br>
> years.<br>
><br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>
> [mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>]<br>
> On Behalf Of Pete Cosky<br>
><br>
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 1:35 PM<br>
> To: General pattern discussion<br>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals<br>
><br>
> I used to live at the Heathkit store in Pittsburgh when I<br>
> was a kid. Never<br>
> used their RC stuff but I did build one of their robots. I<br>
> miss their kits.<br>
><br>
> ----- Original Message -----<br>
> From: "mike mueller" <<a href="mailto:mups1953@yahoo.com">mups1953@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> To: "General pattern discussion" <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
><br>
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 1:31 PM<br>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals<br>
><br>
><br>
> ><br>
> > Mark there's a guy Mike --- sorry I forgot his<br>
> last name that comes to the<br>
> > contests that was an engineer for heathkit. He'll<br>
> be at the Jim Hubbard<br>
><br>
> > this weekend. I'll tell him you had a Heathkit he<br>
> will get a kick out of<br>
> > that. Mike<br>
> ><br>
> > --- On Mon, 6/22/09, Atwood, Mark <<a href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
> ><br>
> >> From: Atwood, Mark <<a href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</a>><br>
> >> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals<br>
> >> To: "'<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>'"<br>
><br>
><br>
> >> <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
> >> Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 12:13 PM<br>
> >> The old heathkit servos (mine anyway)<br>
><br>
> >> were kit versions of the Kraft K-15 servos.<br>
> >><br>
> >> In fact the whole radio I believe was a Kraft<br>
> design.<br>
> >> -Mark<br>
> >> --------------------------<br>
> >> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld<br>
><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> ----- Original Message -----<br>
> >> From: <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>
> >> <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
><br>
> >> To: General pattern discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
> >> Sent: Mon Jun 22 13:06:18 2009<br>
> >> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals<br>
><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> Yes, as long as they are clean. That is the<br>
> problem, it<br>
> >> depends on contact between two components and the<br>
> friction<br>
> >> wears them out.<br>
> >><br>
> >> I remember years ago that the large heathkit (and<br>
> possibly<br>
><br>
> >> some Kraft) servos used variable capacitors for<br>
> feedback.<br>
> >> not much to wear.<br>
> >><br>
> >> Ok, Jay, how long ago were the "days"<br>
> you were talking<br>
> >> about? :-)<br>
> >><br>
><br>
> >> Bob R.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> --- On Sun, 6/21/09, Jay Marshall <<a href="mailto:lightfoot@sc.rr.com">lightfoot@sc.rr.com</a>><br>
> >> wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
><br>
> >> I remember from my days in control systems theory<br>
> that the<br>
> >> analog computers were faster and more accurate<br>
> than the IBM<br>
> >> big iron computers. Analog pots are still cheaper,<br>
> lighter,<br>
> >> and higher resolution than digital encoders – as<br>
> long as<br>
><br>
> >> they are clean…<br>
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> >><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
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