Boatanchors

 

The Boatanchor Area

This pages are about Boatanchors, which means: 

communication equipment heavy enough to hold a boat in place.

And also about Ham.

RCA RBB
AM 0.5 - 4 MHz
Murphy B40
(1949 - mid-sixties)
Mackay Marine 3010C
(1969 - 1972)
AME 7G - 1680
French Receiver
1.75 - 40 MHz
with 12 tubes
(1948 - ?)
Japanese Receiver
Type 94-5

These pictures are just examples. While it is possible to find nice and bulky receivers around the world for acceptable prices, the problem and real cost issue is the transport: goods weighting more than 30 kg are a real challenge.


Racal RA.17L (1957-1972)

A real "battleship":

RA.17L

(incl. also informations about add. devices)

RA6790/GM Receiver

A "modern" solid state professional receiver:

R-392/URR Shortwave Receiver

A Collins design in mobile MIL-outfit:

AEG SE6861/12 Transceiver

A MIL manpack transceiver:

SE6861

Magnetic Loop Antenna

A DIY build indoor loop antenna:

Mag Loop


 


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Last update 04 - August - 2007