Heathkit Est. 1926 | USA

This remarkable company began in Michigan around 1926 by marketing an airplane in kit form. Unfortunately the founder (Edwin Heath) died in a plane crash testing a competitor's model, after which they never released their own model.

After the war, Heath got into electronics with a low-cost oscilloscope kit using military surplus parts. Kit building became a popular pastime, not to mention a way to save some big bucks on equipment. Heath always had two ham lines, one aimed at beginners, and one for the old-timer looking for a good rig at a good price.

Unless a piece of gear was really complex, which it hardly ever was, the ham boxes came in kit form only. This dictated a certain approach to mechanical and electrical design. "We won't let you fail," was one of their slogans. The gear, especially the older transmitters, is usually pretty easy to work on, and there are a million mods out.

In years to follow, from the 1950s into the 1980s, electronic gear became too complex to build from a pile of parts in a garage. Heathkit (then called Zenith Data Systems) moved away from kits and the final kit was sold in 1991. At present, only a remnant of the company remains under the name Heathkit Educational Systems, still located in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Heathkit CR-1 CR-1
Portable MF Receiver
195x-19xx
RX
AM  
540-1600 kHz
TX
-
-
Heathkit DX-20 DX-20
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
19xx-19xx
RX
-
-
TX
CW  
80-10 m
Heathkit DX-35 DX-35
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
19xx-19xx
RX
-
-
TX
AM   CW  
10-80 m
Heathkit DX-40 DX-40
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
19xx-19xx
RX
-
-
TX
AM   CW  
10-80 m
Heathkit DX-60 DX-60
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
196x-196x
RX
-
-
TX
AM   CW  
10-80 m
Heathkit DX-100 DX-100
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1955-1957
RX
-
-
TX
AM   CW  
10-160 m
Heathkit DX-100B DX-100B
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1956-1960
RX
-
-
TX
AM   CW  
10-160 m
Heathkit EK-2B EK-2B
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1961-196x
RX
AM  
540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz
TX
-
-
Heathkit GC-1 'Mohican' GC-1 'Mohican'
Mobile Shortwave receiver
196x-196x
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands
TX
-
-
Heathkit GC-1A 'Mohican' GC-1A 'Mohican'
Mobile Shortwave receiver
1962-1968
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands
TX
-
-
Heathkit GC-1005 GC-1005
Electronic Clock
1973-197x
RX
-
-
TX
-
-
Heathkit GC-1092A GC-1092A
Electronic Clock
197x-197x
RX
-
TX
-
Heathkit GC-1092D GC-1092D
Electronic Clock
1975-197x
RX
-
None
TX
-
None
Heathkit GC-1094 GC-1094
Electronic Clock
1977-197x
RX
-
-
TX
-
-
Heathkit GR-54 GR-54
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1966-1971
RX
AM   SSB  
0.18-30 MHz
TX
-
-
Heathkit GR-64 GR-64
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1964-1971
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
TX
-
-
Heathkit GR-78 GR-78
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1969-1976
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
200 kHz - 30 MHz
TX
-
-
Heathkit GR-81 GR-81
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1961-1972
RX
AM   CW  
0.14-18 MHz
TX
-
-
Heathkit GR-88 GR-88
Desktop VHF Receiver
19xx-19xx
RX
FM  
152-174 MHz (XTAL or VFO)
TX
-
-
Heathkit GR-91 GR-91
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1961-1963
RX
AM   CW  
0.55-30 MHz
TX
-
-
Heathkit HA-10 Warrior HA-10 Warrior
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
19xx-19xx
RX
-
TX
AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
10-80m
Heathkit HA-14 HA-14
Kompact Kilowatt
1965-19xx
RX
-
TX
SSB  
10-80m
Heathkit HA-201 HA-201
VHF Lineair Amplifier
1974-197x
RX
-
TX
All mode  
143-149 MHz
Heathkit HD-11 HD-11
Q Multiplier
1961-196x
RX
-
TX
-
Heathkit HD-15 HD-15
Phone Patch
1966-1983
RX
All mode  
N/A
TX
All mode  
N/A
Heathkit HD-16 HD-16
Code Oscillator
1960-1965
RX
-
TX
-
Heathkit HD-19 HD-19
Phone Patch
1960-1965
RX
All mode  
N/A
TX
All mode  
N/A
Heathkit HD-1410 HD-1410
Electronic Keyer
1975-197x
RX
-
-
TX
-
Heathkit HD-1422 HD-1422
Antenna Noise Bridge
1975-197x
RX
All mode  
1-30 MHz 1-100 MHz
TX
All mode  
Heathkit HG-10 HG-10
HF VFO
19xx-19xx
RX
All mode  
80-10 m / 6 m / 2 m
TX
All mode  
Heathkit HL-2200 HL-2200
Linear Amplifier
1983-198x
RX
-
TX
AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
80-15 m
Heathkit HM-11 HM-11
HF Power / SWR-meter
1962-1965
RX
All mode  
160-6 MHz
TX
All mode  
160-6 MHz
Heathkit HM-15 HM-15
HF Power / SWR-meter
1962-1965
RX
All mode  
160-6 m
TX
All mode  
160-6 m
Heathkit HM-102 HM-102
HF Power / SWR-meter
1970-1981
RX
All mode  
1.8-30 MHz
TX
All mode  
1.8-30 MHz
Heathkit HM-1002 HM-1002
Desktop Precision RF Meter
2017-20xx
RX
All mode  
1.6-54 MHz
TX
All mode  
1.6-54 MHz
Heathkit HM-2102 HM-2102
VHF Power Meter
197x-19xx
RX
All mode  
50-160 MHz
TX
All mode  
50-160 MHz
Heathkit HM-2140 HM-2140
Dual HF Power Meter
1979-1983
RX
All mode  
1.8-30 MHz
TX
All mode  
1.8-30 MHz
Heathkit HM-2141 HM-2141
Dual VHF Power Meter
1979-1983
RX
All mode  
50-175 MHz
TX
All mode  
50-175 MHz
Heathkit HO-10 HO-10
HF Monitor Scope
196x-196x
RX
All mode  
HF
TX
All mode  
Heathkit HO-13 HO-13
Ham-Scan panoramic adapter
196x-196x
RX
All mode  
HF
TX
All mode  
Heathkit HO-5404 HO-5404
Station Monitor
1985-198x
RX
All mode  
1.8-54 MHz
TX
All mode  
Heathkit HR-10 HR-10
Desktop Shortwave receiver
196x-19xx
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
10-80 m
TX
-
-
Heathkit HR-10B HR-10B
Desktop Shortwave receiver
196x-19xx
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
10-80 m
TX
-
-
Heathkit HR-20 HR-20
Desktop Shortwave receiver
19xx-19xx
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
10-80 m
TX
-
-
Heathkit HR-1680 HR-1680
HF Receiver
1977-1981
RX
CW   USB   LSB  
10-80 m
TX
-
-
Heathkit HW-7 HW-7
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1972-1975
RX
CW   SSB  
15/20/40 m
TX
CW  
15/20/40 m
Heathkit HW-8 HW-8
HF Transceiver
1976-1983
RX
CW  
15-80 m
TX
CW  
15-80 m
Heathkit HW-9 HW-9
HF Transceiver
1984-1991
RX
CW  
10-80 m
TX
CW  
10-80 m
Heathkit HW-10 'Shawnee' HW-10 'Shawnee'
Mobile VHF Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
AM   CW  
49.8-54.0 MHz
TX
AM   CW  
49.8-54.0 MHz
Heathkit HW-12 HW-12
80m Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
SSB  
80 m
TX
SSB  
80 m
Heathkit HW-16 HW-16
HF Transceiver
1967-1976
RX
CW  
15/40/80 m (lower 250 KHz on each band)
TX
CW  
15/40/80 m (lower 250 KHz on each band)
Heathkit HW-19 'Tener' HW-19 'Tener'
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
1961-196x
RX
AM  
10 m
TX
AM  
10 m
Heathkit HW-20 'Pawnee' HW-20 'Pawnee'
Mobile VHF Transceiver
196x-196x
RX
AM   CW  
143.8-148.2 MHz
TX
AM   CW  
143.8-148.2 MHz
Heathkit HW-22 HW-22
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
SSB  
40 m ?
TX
SSB  
40 m ?
Heathkit HW-24 HW-24
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
198x-199x
RX
FM  
144-148 / 438-450 MHz
TX
FM  
144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Heathkit HW-24H HW-24H
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
198x-199x
RX
FM  
144-148 / 438-450 MHz
TX
FM  
144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Heathkit HW-24HT HW-24HT
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
198x-199x
RX
FM  
144-148 / 438-450 MHz
TX
FM  
144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Heathkit HW-29A 'Sixer' HW-29A 'Sixer'
Mobile VHF Transceiver
1961-196x
RX
AM  
50-54 MHz
TX
AM  
50-54 MHz
Heathkit HW-30 'Twoer' HW-30 'Twoer'
Mobiele VHF Transceiver
1960-1971
RX
AM  
144-148 MHz
TX
AM  
144-148 MHz
Heathkit HW-32 HW-32
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
USB  
20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
TX
USB  
20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Heathkit HW-100 HW-100
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1968-197x
RX
CW   USB   LSB  
10-80 m
TX
CW   USB   LSB  
10-80 m
Heathkit HW-101 HW-101
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
CW   SSB  
10-80 m
TX
CW   SSB  
10-80 m
Heathkit HW-104 HW-104
HF Transceiver
1975-1977
RX
CW   USB   LSB  
80-10 m
TX
CW   USB   LSB  
80-10 m
Heathkit HW-202 HW-202
Mobile 2m Transceiver
1973-197x
RX
FM  
143.9-148.3 MHz
TX
FM  
143.9-148.3 MHz
Heathkit HW-2036 HW-2036
Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
197x-197x
RX
FM  
143.5-148.5 MHz
TX
FM  
143.5-148.5 MHz
Heathkit HW-5400 HW-5400
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1983-1984
RX
CW   SSB  
10-80 m
TX
CW   SSB  
10-80 m
Heathkit HWA-2036-3 HWA-2036-3
Desktop Power Supply
197x-197x
RX
-
-
TX
-
-
Heathkit HWS-2 HWS-2
Handheld VHF Transceiver
198x-199x
RX
FM  
144-148 MHz
TX
FM  
144-148 MHz
Heathkit HWS-2XL HWS-2XL
Handheld VHF Transceiver
198x-199x
RX
FM  
144-148 MHz
TX
FM  
144-148 MHz
Heathkit HWS-4 HWS-4
Handheld UHF Transceiver
198x-199x
RX
FM  
440-450 MHz
TX
FM  
440-450 MHz
Heathkit HWS-4XL HWS-4XL
Handheld UHF Transceiver
198x-199x
RX
FM  
440-450 MHz
TX
FM  
440-450 MHz
Heathkit HX-10 'Marauder' HX-10 'Marauder'
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
196x-19xx
RX
-
-
TX
AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
80-10 m
Heathkit HX-11 HX-11
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
19xx-19xx
RX
-
-
TX
CW  
80-10 m
Heathkit HX-20 HX-20
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
19xx-19xx
RX
-
-
TX
CW   SSB  
80-10 m
Heathkit HX-30 HX-30
Desktop VHF Transmitter
1962-1965
RX
-
-
TX
AM   CW   USB   LSB  
50-54 MHz in 4 segments
Heathkit HX-1675 HX-1675
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1978-19xx
RX
-
-
TX
CW  
10-80 m
Heathkit HX-1681 HX-1681
HF Transmitter
1979-19xx
RX
-
-
TX
CW  
10-80 m
Heathkit K-1 K-1
Desktop Shortwave receiver
194x-195x
RX
AM  
0.15-6 MHz
TX
-
-
Heathkit K-2 K-2
Desktop Shortwave receiver
195x-195x
RX
AM  
Regular broadcast and SW bands
TX
-
-
Heathkit MR-1 'Comanche' MR-1 'Comanche'
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1959-1962
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
10-80 m
TX
-
-
Heathkit MT-1 'Cheyenne' MT-1 'Cheyenne'
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
195x-196x
RX
-
-
TX
CW  
80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 m
Heathkit RA-1 RA-1
Desktop Shortwave receiver
19xx-19xx
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
160-10 m
TX
-
-
Heathkit RX-1 'Mohawk' RX-1 'Mohawk'
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1958-1964
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
10-160 m
TX
-
-
Heathkit SA-2040 SA-2040
HF Antenna Tuner
1979-1983
RX
All mode  
3.5-30 MHz
TX
All mode  
3.5-30 MHz
Heathkit SA-2060A SA-2060A
Deluxe HF Antenna Tuner
1983-198x
RX
All mode  
1.8-30 MHz
TX
All mode  
1.8-30 MHz
Heathkit SB-100 SB-100
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1965-1967
RX
CW   SSB  
10-80 m
TX
CW   SSB  
10-80 m
Heathkit SB-101 SB-101
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1967-1970
RX
CW   USB   LSB  
10-80m
TX
CW   USB   LSB  
10-80m
Heathkit SB-102 SB-102
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1970-1975
RX
CW   USB   LSB  
80-10m
TX
CW   USB   LSB  
80-10m
Heathkit SB-104 SB-104
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
197x-197x
RX
CW   USB   LSB  
10-80 m
TX
CW   USB   LSB  
10-80 m
Heathkit SB-104A SB-104A
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
197x-19xx
RX
CW   SSB  
10-80 m
TX
CW   SSB  
10-80 m
Heathkit SB-110 SB-110
Desktop VHF Transceiver
1965-1971
RX
CW   SSB  
50-52 MHz
TX
CW   SSB  
50-52 MHz
Heathkit SB-110A SB-110A
6m SSB Transceiver
1965-1971
RX
CW   USB   LSB  
49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments 50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
TX
CW   USB   LSB  
49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments 50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Heathkit SB-200 SB-200
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
19xx-19xx
RX
-
TX
CW   SSB  
10-80m
Heathkit SB-201 SB-201
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
19xx-19xx
RX
-
TX
CW   SSB  
15-80m
Heathkit SB-220 SB-220
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
1970-197x
RX
-
TX
CW   SSB  
80-10m
Heathkit SB-221 SB-221
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
197x-197x
RX
-
TX
CW   SSB  
10-80m
Heathkit SB-230 SB-230
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
197x-197x
RX
-
TX
CW   SSB  
10-80m
Heathkit SB-240 SB-240
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
197x-197x
RX
-
TX
CW   SSB  
10-80m
Heathkit SB-300 SB-300
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
196x-19xx
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
10-80 m
TX
-
-
Heathkit SB-301 SB-301
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
1966-1970
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
10-80 m
TX
-
-
Heathkit SB-303 SB-303
Desktop Shortwave receiver
19xx-19xx
RX
AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
10-80 m
TX
-
-
Heathkit SB-310 SB-310
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1968-1972
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
3.5-27.4 MHz
TX
-
-
Heathkit SB-401 SB-401
HF Transmitter
1966-1975
RX
-
-
TX
CW   USB   LSB  
10-80 m
Heathkit SB-500 SB-500
2 meter Transverter
1969-1971
RX
CW   SSB  
144-148 MHz
TX
CW   SSB  
144-148 MHz
Heathkit SB-610 SB-610
Monitoring Scope
19xx-19xx
RX
All mode  
160-6 m
TX
All mode  
Heathkit SB-614 SB-614
Monitoring Scope
1974-197x
RX
All mode  
3.5-54 MHz
TX
All mode  
Heathkit SB-620 SB-620
Monitoring Scope / Scanalyzer
19xx-19xx
RX
All mode  
160-6 m
TX
All mode  
Heathkit SB-630 SB-630
Station Control
19xx-19xx
RX
All mode  
160-6 m
TX
All mode  
160-6 m
Heathkit SB-634 SB-634
Station Control
1974-197x
RX
All mode  
160-10 m
TX
All mode  
160-10 m
Heathkit SB-640 SB-640
Remote Linear Master Oscillator / VFO
1967-1970
RX
All mode  
-
TX
All mode  
SB-644A
Remote Linear Master Oscillator / VFO
1978-198x
RX
All mode  
5.0-5.5 MHz
TX
All mode  
Heathkit SB-650 SB-650
Nixie Tube Frequency Display
1972-1975
RX
All mode  
TX
All mode  
Heathkit SB-1000 SB-1000
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
197x-198x
RX
-
TX
All mode  
15-160m
Heathkit SB-1400 SB-1400
HF Transceiver
198x-19xx
RX
AM   FM   CW   SSB  
10-160 m + WARC
TX
AM   FM   CW   SSB  
10-160 m + WARC
Heathkit SS-9000 SS-9000
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1982-1984
RX
CW   SSB  
10-160 m + WARC
TX
CW   SSB  
10-160 m + WARC
Heathkit SW-717 SW-717
HF Receiver | Solid state
1971-1982
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
TX
-
-
Heathkit SW-7800 SW-7800
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1984-1990
RX
AM   CW   SSB  
0.15-30 MHz
TX
-
-
Heathkit TX-1 'Apache' TX-1 'Apache'
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1959-196x
RX
-
-
TX
AM   CW   SSB  
10-80 m
Heathkit VF-1 VF-1
HF Variable Frequency Oscillator
19xx-19xx
RX
All mode  
160-10 m
TX
All mode  
Heathkit VF-2031 VF-2031
Handheld VHF Transceiver
1979-198x
RX
FM  
144-148 MHz
TX
FM  
144-148 MHz
Heathkit VF-7401 VF-7401
Mobile VHF Transceiver
1980-1983
RX
FM  
143.5-148.5 MHz
TX
FM  
143.5-148.5 MHz
Heathkit VHF-1 'Seneca' VHF-1 'Seneca'
Handheld VHF Transmitter
19xx-19xx
RX
-
-
TX
AM   CW  
6 m / 2 m 48.9-54 / 143.7-148.3 MHz
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