• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Racal Engineering / Instruments / Electronics Ltd., Bracknell

• Year
• 1965–1976 ??

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 108767

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superhet, double/triple conversion

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 100-125; 200-250 / 21-27 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Power out
• 0.01 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: RA-1217 - Racal Engineering /

• Shape
• Rack

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 483 x 89 x 406 mm / 19 x 3.5 x 16 inch

• Notes
• Commercial receiver, covers 980 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, USB/LSB;
  Mechanical digital readout 200 Hz, standard bandwidths 0.2 / 3 / 8 kHz, optional 0.5 / 1.2 / 13 kHz.
  Transistorized successor of RA-17, rack version of RA-217, similar US model RA-6217.
  Early versions with 1 W AF out, later models 10 mW AF headphones AF out.
  Accessories: RA-298C ISB adaptor, RA-316 FSK converter, RA-326 dual diversity FSK converter, RA-336 panoramic adaptor, RA-337 LF converter.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 13.6 kg / 29 lb 15.3 oz (29.956 lb)

• Source of data
• Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)

• Mentioned in
• Racal Handbook, Rinus Jansen

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 113 models, 62 with images and 18 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Racal Engineering / Instruments / Electronics Ltd., Bracknell