[Boatanchors] Question from an admitted 'Newbie'

[Brian Carling]

In the UK an antique is something 100 years old. In the USA it is anything 25 years old or if the seller can convince you it is!

Best regards - Bry Carling



> On Sep 4, 2014, at 6:41 PM, "qrv at kd4e.com" <qrv at kd4e.com> wrote:
> 
> Tubes + a sore back after lifting it?  ;-)
> 
> Seriously, aren't the categories something like this?
> 
> "Modern" less than 25 years old
> "Classic" 25 - 50 years old
> "Boatanchor" 50 - 75 years old
> "Antique" 75+ years old
> 
> David KD4E
> 
>> Tubes.
>> WL
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Bob Jackson
>> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 6:07 PM
>> To: porch.boat ; puck.boat ; qth.boat
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] Question from an admitted 'Newbie'
>> 
>> 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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