Heathkit,there is a name that I haven't thought of in a long time.
I can remember the excitement when my first kit came and I put it together according to the step by step instructions and it worked!!
I believe it was a VTVM.Since those days in the late 50s and early 60s there were stereo amps and even color TVs that came to the house in kit form.What great fun looking at the old WWII Navy electricans and electronics hand books trying to understand somethig that you could not see but could see,hear, and feel the effects of.
I went on to get an electrical engineering degree which encouraged me to pursue my PE and electrical contractors license.
Thanks for jogging my memory.Enjoyed reading about your start.