I was looking online for mods to the Heath IG-18. It looks as though a fellow in California has taken on the Heath mantle.
Below are a couple of links, one a mod to the IG-18, the second a more direct Heath link: https://shop.heathkit.com/shop/product/thd-improvement-kit-for-ig-18-series- audio-generators-meter-buffer-board-only-4 http://d8apro.com/ Mike W5FTD > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > ab2tc > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 2:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Not so OT: The Heathkit clocks are back! > > Hi, > > I share the feelings of most of the most recent posters. I have no idea > who is behind the new P.O. box in Santa Cruz which according to > Wikipedia was established in October 2015. I wish them luck, crossing my > fingers, but not holding much hope for their success. > > Now, to the OT: part. Elecraft is living proof that the demise of > Heathkit didn't have to be an inevitable thing. Heathkit died, not only > because technology changed but more so by serious corporate > mismanagement. Once the original company was sold to Zenith, the writing > was on the wall. Had entrepreneurial folks, that were probably very > similar in talent to Eric and Wayne remained in control, Heathkit could > have survived to this day. I am one of the old-timers who remembers the > heyday of Heathkit and considers its demise nothing short of a national > tragedy (yes, we built Heathkits in Norway, too). > > AB2TC - Knut > > PS. My spelling checker doesn't recognize "Heathkit". Sigh. > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
