THE BOAT ANCHOR RADIO PAGE
The definition of a Boat Anchor radio is a radio that weighs enough that it could be used as a boat anchor. This includes most tube type radios.
Yah, I know, it all depends on the size of the boat. I think the cutoff point is around 30 pounds so any radio in that vicinity or greater could be considered a Boat Anchor Radio.
Additionally, the expression Boat Anchor typically only applies to amateur radios of the tube era. I know there are some old broadcast radios in hardwood cabinets that could not only anchor a boat, but could possibly sink it!
Someone actually developed a cute, but involved, equation for determining a figure of merit for a boat anchor radio. Check it out at: http://www.qsl.net/kb7rgg/radio/babe/babe.html
Anyhow, what follows are some of my BA radios, so sit back and enjoy.
