15 Jan
2016
15 Jan
'16
11:01 a.m.
On 01/13/2016 4:54 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 01/13/2016 03:27 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
I built one of the Heathkit colour TVs in time to watch the moon
landings. I was 18 and built in one day (and night) and it worked from
the first turn on. Lasted over twenty years as the main house set only
needing service every few years until the picture tube gave out finally.
John :-#)#
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In the old days, the shitty kit TVs would have
continuous tuners.
In prewar days, it seems that there more than a couple of offerings.
Didn't Meissner(they of the "Signal Shifter" VFO) offer a kit TV in
the 30s/early 40s? I do remember the continuous tuners, though--two
bands--and one could even tune Channel 1.
A large number of Heathkit color TVs were built by vets using funding
from the GI bill. Those were Heath's good days...
--Chuck