While working in the Amateur Radio department at Heathkit, I was given the task of seeing a new two-meter ham transceiver through the system. The kit design had already been finalized, but the project ...

Electronic hackers and ham radio operators of a certain age have a soft spot for the Heathkit brand. Maybe that’s why we had a rush of nostalgia when we saw the Heathkit site had a new product. You ...

Ah, it was a simpler time. You’d get home from school and dash to the mailbox looking for the latest Heathkit catalog. For many, Heathkits sparked young creative energies that evolved into engineering ...