• Year
  • 1958–1962 ??
  • Category
  • Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 97413

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 25
  • Main principle
  • Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 40000/2500 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC)
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.5 inch = 6.4 cm
  • Power out
  • 1 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: RA-6117A - Racal Communications Inc.,
  • Shape
  • Rack
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 483 x 277 x 510 mm / 19 x 10.9 x 20.1 inch
  • Notes
  • Coverage 980 - 30000 kHz, AM/SSB with BFO, linear analog readout (ca. 1 kHz). Standard bandwidths are 0,1 / 0,3 / 1,2 / 3 / 6,5 / 13 MHz.
    Professional general coverage receiver with "Wadley-Loop" technique, US - made variant of the model RA-117. This set uses a third IF stage, is equipped with an external / 2nd VFO input (can be controlled by transceiver MA79 or decadic frequency synthesizer MA350B), and has higher AF output power.
    Some tubes are partly several times present.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 30.5 kg / 67 lb 2.9 oz (67.181 lb)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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