Here are links to the Heathkit of the Month articles from RF, the newsletter of the OCARC. The first article was published in the February 2008 issue. Articles are usually added approximately one month after they are published in RF. If you are eager to read the article marked "Up Next" it is available in our current issue of the RF Newsletter available here.
If you have any corrections, or perhaps a Heathkit model you would like to see covered, please contact the author:
Listed are the Heathkits featured in each article. Other kits in the line are often mentioned, and sometimes described in detail. For example, in the V-7A VTVM article the VTVMs from the V-1 up to the V-7A and even some of its descendants are described.
| HOtM # | Subject | RF Issue |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Heathkit GR-121 (AM Clock Radio - circa: 1963 - 65) |
Feb 2008 |
| #2 | Heathkit IT-11 (Capacitor Checker - circa: 1961 - 88) | Mar 2008 |
| #3 | Heathkit DX-40 (AM-CW Amateur HF Transmitter - circa: 1958 - 60) |
Apr 2008 |
| #4 | Heathkit CA-1 (Conelrad Alarm - circa: 1957 - 60) |
May 2008 |
| #5 | Heathkit GH-17/17-A (Soldering Iron - circa: 1966 - 83) |
Jun 2008 |
| #6 | Heathkit HD-1424/1424-A (Active Antenna - circa: 1985 - 91) |
Jul 2008 |
| #7 | Heathkit HD-1250 (Solid-State Dip Meter - circa: 1975 - 91) |
Aug 2008 |
| #8 | Heathkit DX-100/100-B (AM/CW HF Amateur Transmitter circa: 1955 - 60) |
Sep 2008 |
| #9 | Heathkit IT-12 (Signal Tracer - circa: 1962 - 77) |
Oct 2008 |
| #10 | Heathkit MR-1/MT-1 (HF AM/CW Mobile Twins: Cheyenne Xmtr. - Comanche Rcvr. - circa: 1959 - 62) |
Nov 2008 |
| HOtM # | Subject | RF Issue |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Heathkit HX-20/HR-20 (HF SSB/FM Amateur Radio Mobile Twins - circa: 1962 - 64) |
Dec 2008 |
| #12 | Heathkit GD-1003 (Portable Electronic Air Filter - circa: 1973 - 78) | Jan 2009 |
| #13 | Heathkit AC-1 (Antenna Coupler - circa: 1953 - 56) |
Feb 2009 |
| #14 | Heathkit RX-1 (Mohawk AM/SSB/CW Ham Band Receiver - cira: 1958 - 64) |
Mar 2009 |
| #15 | Heathkit C-7 (Enjoy a little April fool's humor) |
Apr 2009 |
| #16 | Heathkit HD-1420 (VLF Converter - circa: 1986 - 91) |
Jun 2009 |
| #17 | Heathkit TX-1 (Apache HF AM/CW Transmitter - circa: 1959 - 64) |
Jul 2009 |
| #18 | Heathkit IT-1 (Isolation Transformer - circa: 1953 - 60) |
Nov 2009 |
| #19 | Heathkit V-7A (Vacuum Tube Voltmeter - circa: 1956 - 61) |
Dec 2009 |
| #20 | Heathkit HN-31/31A (1KW Dummy Load - circa: 1961 - 91) |
May 2010 |
| HOtM # | Subject | RF Issue |
|---|---|---|
| #21 | Heathkit HD-4040 (Packet Radio Terminal Node Controller - circa: 1985 - 87) |
Sep 2010 |
| #22 | Heathkit CR-1 (Crystal Radio - circa: 1957 - 62) |
Oct 2010 |
| #23 | Heathkit HD-1416 (Code Practice Oscillator - circa: 1975 - 91) |
Nov 2010 |
| #24 | Heathkit QF-1 ("Q" Multiplier - circa: 1955 - 60) |
Dec 2010 |
| #25 | Heathkit AT-1 (First Heath Amateur Transmitter - circa: 1953 - 56) |
Jan 2011 |
| #26 | Heathkit HP-23 (AC Power Supply HP23/A/B/C/E PS23 - circa: 1964 - 83; Also UT-1, and HP-20) |
Feb 2011 |
| #27 | Heathkit MP-10 (AC Power Inverter - circa: 1960 - 81) |
Mar 2011 |
| #28 | Heathkit GU-1810 (Gasoline Powered Log Splitter circa: 1981 - 84) |
Apr 2011 |
| #29 | Heathkit W-4AM
("Williamson" type Hi-Fi Amplifier; includes the whole family - circa: - 1949 - 58) |
May 2011 |
| #30 | Heathkit SB-Line Overview (Early [circa: 1964 - 76] and late [circa: 1974 - 82] SB-line of ham radio equipment) |
Jun 2011 |
| HOtM # | Subject | RF Issue |
|---|---|---|
| #31 | Heathkit HD-15 (Hybrid phone patch - circa: 1966 - 83; also HD-19, HD-1515, and SB-630 and SB-634 console patches) |
Jul 2011 |
| #32 | Heathkit LG-1 (Laboratory signal generator and G-1, G-5, SG-6, SG-7, and SG-8 - circa: 1953 - 62) |
Aug 2011 |
| #33 | Heathkit SB-200 (And SB-201 Linear Amplifiers - circa: 1964 - 83) |
Sep 2011 |
| #34 | Heathkit GC-1A ("Mohican" Portable Communications Receiver) |
Oct 2011 |
| #35 | Heathkit RS-1 (Resistor Substitution Box and family, and RD-1 Resistor Decade Box and family - circa: 1952 - 93) |
Nov 2011 |
| #36 | Heathkit SB-301 (And SB-300 HF Ham-band Receivers) |
Dec 2011 |
| #37 | Heath AM-2 (SWR Meter. And the HM-11, HM-15 and more) |
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