Hi-Fi 1954

My dad built a Heathkit television, he started in the mid/late 70's. I'm pretty sure he never really finished it. I don't wish to knock Heathkit because it never really worked, but that could be because of Dad's skills.

Iit did work for a while, but not for long. At one point Dad decided it needed a remote control, so he built one.

Using an incredibly long highway of that rainbow wire strip, attached to a black plastic box with a metal face. It had two buttons, using that labeling tape - ON and the other OFF.

When I was 10 I thought it was pretty spiffy, really.

I can't begin to count how many Heathkits and Knight-Kits I built over the years. It's another lost art -- no one builds kits anymore. Electronic parts are so tiny these days you can barely see them, much less handle them. It's all done by machines.