• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Heathkit (Brand), Heath Co.; Benton Harbor (MI)

• Year
• 1961 ?

• Category
• Kit (Parts plus instruction) or building instructions only

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 329914

• • alternative name: Heath Company

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Wave bands
• - without

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - - No sound reproduction output.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: EK-1 Basic Electricity Kit with Multimeter - Heathkit Brand, Heath Co.;

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Notes

• The Heathkit EK-1 was the first of a series of kits for learning electronics.  The course including building the EK-1 multimeter (VOM - volts-ohms-milliammeter) which had a sensitivity of 1000 ohms per volt.

  AC voltage check with Neon indicator.

• Price in first year of sale
• 19.95 USD

• Mentioned in
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Heathkit EK-1 ad in 1961 Fall-Winter catalog)

• Author
• Model page created by Rich Post. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 715 models, 699 with images and 506 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Heathkit (Brand), Heath Co.; Benton Harbor (MI)