tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post8941868542769696869..comments2024-03-24T22:03:31.205+00:00Comments on Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog: Heathkit from 50 years agoRoger G3XBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673890140751539870noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-56952615324886141222011-04-28T12:02:20.769+01:002011-04-28T12:02:20.769+01:00I also started out with the "Philips Electron...I also started out with the "Philips Electronic Engineering Kit" in the early 1960's, this got me hooked into amateur radio and 40 years plus of being licenced I am still enjoying our great hobby!<br /><br />73's ... Dave G4AKCG4AKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562970041876424846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-74152390890567339922011-04-28T11:59:55.537+01:002011-04-28T11:59:55.537+01:00Golly this brings back memories, like you I had th...Golly this brings back memories, like you I had the same introduction to radio via this kit!<br />Thanks for the posting ...G4AKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562970041876424846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-2908516441798786382011-04-11T09:41:48.204+01:002011-04-11T09:41:48.204+01:00It's hard to tell from the picture but it look...It's hard to tell from the picture but it looks similar to the Philips Electronic Engineer kit that I got, also in the early '60s, which is what got me into the hobby.<br /><br />Curiously enough, at the NRSA show at Blackpool yesterday I noticed a trader had a similar solder-free kit to build a radio, but was lamenting that kids today just aren't interested. I guess that in an age when kids have cellphones and computers, a simple radio doesn't have much magic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.com