[Justin] had been trying to find a good tube amp for years, but all the best examples were either expensive or a complete basket case. Instead of buying a vintage stereo tube amp, he decided to build ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I was sad to learn in early May that the venerable company Heathkit had closed its doors. I'll ...

Radio Shack and Heathkit are long gone but these companies had a major impact on young engineers. These articles touch on the companies, their impact, and what happened along the way.

Most hams and EEs of a certain age remember fondly their first Heathkit. Everybody had at least one Heathkit. For hams, their products made it possible to get on the air with a decent-performing radio ...

I recently posted on some cool vintage Heathkit finds on eBay. Soon after, the below email arrived in my inbox. It’s from an engineer (and nice guy) in need of help locating someone who does Heathkit ...

Many of us will have found dusty forgotten pieces of electronics and nursed them back to health, but we were captivated by [Don]’s tale of electronic revival. Instead of perhaps a forgotten computer ...

I got word today from editorial colleague and fellow ham Dave Maliniak that he had heard that Heathkit closed, again. This has been difficult to verify but it does appear that the doors are closed.

overall: 12 cm x 39 cm x 36 cm; 4 3/4 in x 15 3/8 in x 14 3/16 in ...

Last September I relayed a story that Heathkit, the purveyor of electronic kits so beloved by generations of old-timers, was getting back into the kit business After a couple of decades away from kits ...