[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 ...

Whatever happened to Heathkit, the do-it-yourself electronics kits that used to be so popular at the dawn of the computer age? For decades, Heathkit was a household name among those who liked to play ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Long ago, Heathkit provided hordes of hackers and budding engineers with educational platforms that often turned out to be useful devices like amplifiers, radio receivers and oscilloscopes. It also ...

A MUSIC lover but no audio zealot, your correspondent has often wondered whether analogue recordings really are “warmer” than digital ones. In other words, do audio amplifiers and microphones with old ...