[time-nuts] Heathkit GC-1000

Joseph Grossbauer wa9msd at ggnet.net
Mon Dec 1 23:12:18 UTC 2008


I don't think these are too rare.  When I was in the market for one I did a
saved search on eBay and over the course of 3-6 months I picked a couple of
them.  They ran about $250 each in overall very good condition.  Both worked
"out of the box" but I recently had them aligned and some caps replaced.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
Behalf Of Brooke Clarke
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 16:36
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Heathkit GC-1000

Hi Brad:

The GC-1000 has an error of some number of hours when displaying DST if you 
don't live in the Colorado time zone twice a year.  For more about it see:
http://www.prc68.com/I/timefreq.shtml#WWV

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.prc68.com

Brad Stockdale wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
>     Back 'in the day', when I was about 14 or 15, I went to a local 
> computer/technology meeting... This was back around 94 or 95, and 
> there was an underground group of computer users in the area that got 
> together once a month and traded knowledge, etc... After the meeting, 
> I was taken to a friend-of-a-friends house. This guy, named Doc, was 
> about 60 years old or so. Lived alone (except for his cat and dog)... 
> His 'living room' was nothing short of a combination of a datacenter, 
> hamfest, and video editing suite.  Three or four Commodore Amiga's, a 
> betacam editing system, a huge front projection TV. Walls lined with 
> random equipment. His kitchen table was stacked with computers of 
> various vintages...
> 
>     In any case, on his mantle sat a Heathkit GC-1000 quietly ticking 
> away, sync'd to one of the WWV stations... This was my earliest 
> contact with 'accurate time', and is what prompted my fascination 
> with it. That little 1 PPS LED made me fall in love...
> 
>     For years I had no clue what that clock was. Years later, I 
> finally identified the make/model. I looked around online randomly 
> over the past decade and never found one... Recently I added 
> 'Heathkit GC-1000' to my eBay saved searches... Well, today I got an 
> email that someone listed one. It appears to be in good working 
> order, complete with manuals.
> 
>     I bid on it, but was promptly outbid by the original bidder. I 
> didn't figure I would get it for what I offered anyway, but I figured 
> I would try. No harm in that, right?
> 
>     Anyway, I digress. I apologize for the trip down memory lane that 
> I subjected you all to... I'll get to my questions...
> 
> 	1) How prevelant are Heathkit GC-1000's? Are they a common find, or
> 	   are they fairly rare?
> 
> 	2) What would be considered a reasonable price for one in working
> 	   order?
> 
> Thanks,
> Brad
> 
> 
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