- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Racal Engineering / Instruments / Electronics Ltd., Bracknell
- Year
- 1957 ?
- Category
- Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 97210
- Number of Tubes
- 23
- Main principle
- Wadley-Loop principle (including dual superhet); ZF/IF 40000/2500 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 100-125 / 200-250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.5 inch = 6.4 cm
- Power out
- 0.05 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: RA-17 [Mk II] - Racal Engineering /
- Shape
- Rack
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 482 x 267 x 510 mm / 19 x 10.5 x 20.1 inch
- Notes
- General coverage receiver 980 - 30000 kHz, AM, SSB (BFO).
IF bandwidths 0,1 / 0,3 / 0,75 / 1,2 / 3 / 8 kHz (-6dB), linear analog readout 1 kHz. 100 kHz calibrator.
Most tubes used more then once, rectifier tube changed from GZ33 to GZ34 from S/N 1460. Improved 100 kHz filter unit over original RA17 Mk I.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 30.5 kg / 67 lb 2.9 oz (67.181 lb)
- Source of data
- -- Original-techn. papers.
- 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