• Year
  • 1968–1970 ?
  • Category
  • Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 108776

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superhet, double/triple conversion
  • Wave bands
  • Short Wave (SW only)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 100-125 / 200-250 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: RA-1218 - Racal Engineering /
  • Shape
  • Rack
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 483 x 133 x 483 mm / 19 x 5.2 x 19 inch
  • Notes
  • Solid state commercial receiver covering 1 - 30 MHz, AM, USB/LSB;
    Bandwidths 0.2 / 3 / 8 kHz and optional two out of 0.5 / 1.2 / 6 / 13 kHz; digital frequency display up to 10 Hz using nixie tubes;
    Matching RA-298 ISB / SSB adaptor, RA-316 FSK / RTTY converter or RA-326 dual diversity FSK converter, RA-337 VLF converter, RA-366 panoramic adaptor, MA-397 preselector, MA-358 crystal oscillator. Optional increased Audio output of 1 W.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 22.9 kg / 50 lb 7 oz (50.441 lb)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Racal Handbook, Rinus Jansen
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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