Featured Product Archive
The inventions and products featured on these pages were chosen either for their
uniqueness in the RF engineering realm, or are simply awesome (or ridiculous) enough
to warrant an appearance.
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Vintage AR-1250 Stereo Receiver Kit in the 1985 Heathkit Christmas
catalog.
This
vintage Heathkit AR-1250 Stereo Receiver kit is one the latest Heathkit
kits which appeared on eBay, although this one is mostly built. At least you
can see the innards in the photos. There appears to be a lot of parts to assemble,
but by 1985 Heathkit was shipping kits with major RF circuit components already
mounted and tuned. Without photos of the unassembled kit I cannot be sure, but being
declared "a four-evening kit" means it likely did have pre-assembled sections.
I have been saving these kinds of images in order to preserve the history. A
constantly growing list is at the lower right.
The first instance of the AR-1250 Stereo Receiver I could find in a Heathkit
catalog is in the
1985 Spring-Summer issue with a price of $349.95, but by the time the
1985 Christmas issue was mailed, the price had been lowered to $299.95 ($745.61
in 2021 money per the
BLS Inflation Calculator).
Heathkit AR-1250 Stereo Receiver Kit Parts (eBay photo)
Audiophile quality in a medium-powered 30-Watt Stereo Receiver from Heath
- A multitude of versatile features, size and price make this the perfect unit
for the apartment dweller or college student
- An array of exceptional specifications and more performance for your dollar
with our high 2.5 dB (53 watt) dynamic headroom
- All-in-one audio quality - designed for highest fidelity first, then for high
styling
- A four-evening kit of uncompromising value
30 Watts, Minimum RMS, Per Channel, into 8 Ohms with Less Than 0.009% THD from
20-20,000 Hz
The AR-1250 Digital FM Stereo Receiver is ideal for the college student, apartment
dweller or budget-minded audiophile who wants a high-quality, medium power stereo
system. This 30-watt Stereo Receiver fuses the best in audio technology with versatile
features.
Heath's award-winning engineers designed the AR-1250 to meet the highest standards
of accurate audio reproduction - just check the Receiver's outstanding specifications.
Excellent FM sensitivity and very low distortion allows you to enjoy clear FM reception
at an extraordinarily low price. <continued...>
Kit AR-1250, Shpg. wt. 23 lbs. .....................................Last Call
$299.95
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Heathkit AR-1250 Stereo Receiver Assembled - Top (eBay
photo)
Heathkit AR-1250 Stereo Receiver Documentation (eBay
photo)
Heathkit AR-1250 Stereo Receiver Schematic (eBay photo)o)
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Heathkit Spring-Summer 1985 Catalog Cover (worldradiohistory.com
photo)
Heathkit AR-1250 Stereo Receiver Assembled - Front
(eBay photo)
Heathkit AR-1250 Stereo Receiver Assembled - Bottom
(eBay photo)
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Ease-of-use and versatility are part of the design with a bright green digital
frequency display, a bar graph display of instantaneous signal strength and power
output level, and exact LED center-tune and stereo locking indicators. Select A
or B speaker systems, or both. A pre-amp-out/power-amp-in adapter loop makes adding
an equalizer, audio processor or electronic crossover very easy. Three source switches
route the audio signal with full monitor or dub from one tape deck to another, or
listen to any source while recording from another source.
Connect up to two tape decks, headphones, power amp, or auxiliary sources like
a TV, turntable, etc. And shape the amplifier response with bass, treble, flat and
loudness controls. In addition, switch-in low and high frequency filters for selective
noise rejection of frequencies below 30 Hz and above 7 kHz.
Easily build the Digital Stereo Receiver in just four evenings with the famous
Heathkit manual and enjoy this high-performance low-priced receiver that gives you
more of what you listen for.
Kit AR-1250, Shpg. wt. 23 lbs. .....................................Last Call
$299.95
Heathkit products were well known for the completeness of
its instruction manuals, with clearly illustrated instructions. During the writing
and editing process, Heathkit employees were given pre-production kits to take home
and build, while annotating any difficulties or errors encountered. Doing so helped
minimize the situation where the writer inadvertently assumes his own familiarity
with the process is shared by the customer. Having built a few Heathkit products
myself in the 1970s when I did not have a lot of experience with electronics assembly,
I can attest to the user friendliness of the instructions.
Heathkit
still sells many of its vintage manuals for around $15, which is what you would
pay on eBay.
Contact Info
Heath Company (Heathkit) Operations: PO Box 15, Ottsville, PA 18942 R&D/Mfg:
PO Box 3115, Santa Cruz CA 95063 Phone: +1 (831) 480-4368 E-Mail:
info.2015@2015.heath.company
Posted July 14, 2021
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