Heathkit DIY Kits Are Coming Back

donberryman writes "IEEE Times reports that Heathkit, the fabled electronics kits company, is going back into that business after a two-decade hiatus. The Heathkit website says that they will be releasing Garage Parking Assistant kit (GPA-100) in late September followed by a Wireless Swimming Pool Monitor kit. Amateur radio kits may be coming by the end of the year." I hope for real this time — I never saw for sale the HERO kit they promised a few years ago.

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Thanks Slashdot

[tgd]

For reminding me I'm old today.

(I think its great they're coming back... but gone for 20 years?! Ugh. I made a lot of them when I was young!)

Heathkit - good quality

[Iphtashu Fitz]

I still have a Heathkit multimeter that I built in the late 80's. Still works like a charm. I think I also have an LED clock sitting in a box in a closet somewhere.
I built a lot of their kits as a kid, from shortwave radios to speakerphones. My dad was a ham radio operator and he got me hooked on them. I'd love to see them make a comeback in this arena.

Re:Wow

[Dachannien]

I was too young for these when they went out of business, but now I want some!

I was old enough to want them before they stopped making them, but too young to be able to afford them. Now that I have disposable income, look out, shelves! Prepare to be filled with half-finished projects.

Re:who is their market, any more?

[lgw]

So you learn the basicis of hardware troubleshooting with actual components - that's a good basic engineering skill. You also learn that Violet Gives Willingly.