One of our favorite electronic suppliers is gone and the other may be on their way out of business. I wonder why? Given the continued growth and popularity of electronic equipment and the emergence of ...

Most modern ham rigs have a voice activated transmission (VOX) mode, although we don’t know many people who use it often. When a transmitter is in VOX mode, it starts transmitting when you talk, and ...

For those of you who do not know or remember, Heath Company was the largest kit company in the world. Heath designed and put practically every type of electronic product into kit form. Its products, ...

Ah, it was a simpler time. You’d get home from school and dash to the mailbox looking for the latest Heathkit catalog. For many, Heathkits sparked young creative energies that evolved into engineering ...