Most veteran electronics hobbyists remember the name Heathkit as the company that taught them the fundamentals of electronics, through kits that contained all the parts and clear, illustrated ...

I got my son an electronics lab kit for Christmas and we put it together a while ago and for the benefit of my fellow Ars brethren I took some pics! I ALWAYS wanted one of these when I was a kid and ...

Back in 1966, a suitable toy for a geeky kid was a radio kit. You could find simple crystal radio sets or some more advanced ones. But some lucky kids got the Philips Electronic Engineer EE8 Kit on ...