The Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 1: Early Days

Many engineers started their budding careers by building one or more kits made by the Heath Company. Part 4 will cover Zenith’s acquisition of the Heath Company in the 1980s and the eventual demise of the Heath Company’s electronic kit business in 1992. Image credit: FlugKerl2The Heath Company was bought by Howard Anthony out of bankruptcy somewhere around 1935. One of your questions is, how did I get to know Heath? The full Heathkit history series on EEJournal:The Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 1: Early DaysThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 2: The 1960s through the mid-1970sThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 3: The Microcomputer Kit EraThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 4: The Demise of HeathkitThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 5: Final ThoughtsThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 6: And Yet More Final Thoughts