Saturday, February 22, 2014

The Briel Altair 8800 Replica Kit

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I recently built a Briel Altair 8800 computer kit. Introduced in 1975, the original Altair 880 was one of the first computers that could be...
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Fun With an Oscilloscope

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I picked up a fun little toy this week, the SparkFun AVR Oscilloscope Clock . It displays an analog clock on an oscilloscope in X-Y mode. He...
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Monday, January 6, 2014

Heathkit and Old Electronic Measurement Units

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A note about measurement units, as this can be a possible area of confusion with older electronic equipment. As an American company, Heathki...
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Heathkit Test Equipment Industrial Design

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Over the years, Heathkit test equipment went through a series of style changes, reflecting both the popular styles of the times and decisio...
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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Heathkit "Ask Me Anything" Session

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A member of the board of directors of the newly forming Heath Company gave an "Ask Me Anything" session on reddit.com on December ...
Friday, December 20, 2013

Heathkit Test Equipment Model Number Scheme

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In my last blog post you may have noticed the Heathkit model numbers for the various shortwave receivers. Three were in the AR series, four...
Monday, December 16, 2013

A Summary of Heathkit Shortwave Radios

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INTRODUCTION In this blog post I'll give an overview of the different models of shortwave radio receivers that the Heathkit company...
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