[Boatanchors] Man, That's One HEAVY Radio!

[Robert Nickels]

On 2/15/2015 1:26 PM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
> Did they ship it in a crate?  I think that was the way they were
> originally sent out.
Yes, it was crated but not in the original crate which I assume 
previously turned into kindling.  The school had a shop class and the 
boys got some practical experience in radio crating.   It arrived in 
good shape, with an obligatory small dielectric oil stain under the spot 
where the filter capacitors were.    If I recall correctly, the cabinet 
accounts for a good fraction of the total weight, not that the receiver 
itself is "light".

Thanks Brian, for reminding me that I also have a WRR-2 waiting in the 
shop (in two pieces!) which clocks in at 220 pounds - a welterweight 
compared with some of the stuff guys like Nick and K9WT have on the air.

73, Bob W9RAN