[Boatanchors] Question from an admitted 'Newbie'

Pete Lancashire pete at petelancashire.com
Fri Sep 5 22:35:20 EDT 2014


I use to get jabs when I had a complete Collins 618-T HF 'rack'. Some felt
that only a pair of 618-S's would qualify .Wasn't old enough for some :-)

-pete


On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Bob Jackson <bob145 at suddenlink.net> wrote:

> Is there any kind of general consensus on exactly what is or isn't a
> 'boatanchor'? I'm a 72 yo and BAs to me are the post-WW2 tubes sets made
> for the commercial (vice military) market on up to the advent and eventual
> dominance of the so-called 'solid state' rigs. It seems clear to me that
> others' definitions go back to a somewhat earlier time and do include
> re-cycled military gear. What is the general consensus, please.
>
> Bob AG5X
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