The Racal RA.17L is a shortwave communications receiver. The 1st version started in 1957. Often it is called the British pendant to the Collins R-390. There are supposed being build more than 10.000 receivers of the various version of RA.17. The RA. 17 (Mk1) was the first professional receiver using the Wadley-loop design.
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 10m
- Frequency stability
- Less than 50 Hz/hr drift after warm up under constant supply and temperature conditions.
- Tuning steps
- Continuous
- Memories
- None
Receiver
- RX-range
- 0.5-30 MHz
- Modulations
- AM CW
- Sensitivity
- ?
- Selectivity
- 13 kHz @-6db
6.5 kHz @-6db
3 kHz @-6db
1.2 kHz @-6db
300 Hz @-6db
100 Hz @-6db - Filters
- 13 / 6.5 / 3 / 1.2 / 0.3 / 0.1 kHz
- Receiver system
- Double/triple conversion, 23 tubes
- IF-frequencies
- 40 kHz
2.5 kHz - Image rejection
- ?
- Audio output
- ?
Connections
- Antenna
- Burndept
- Impedance
- 75Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- Mains
- Current drain RX
- ?
- TX
- -
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 480 × 265 × 510 mm (18.90 × 10.43 × 20.08 in)
- Weight
- 30.50 kg (67.3 lbs)
- Form factor
- Base Station
- Manufactured
- Between 1957 and 19xx in Great Britain
Other features
- Usage
- Military communication
- Features + options
- -
- Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 3694
- MPN
- RACAL-RA-000017L
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
- Racal-17L HF Reciever Service Manual PDF - 5.98 MB, submitted by Berend
- Upload relevant documents
Reviews
| Rating | Title | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| top radio | 11 years ago by Henk | |
| Nice radio | 11 years ago by deactivated user | |
| The best receiver I had. | 17 years ago by Kees |
New and second-hand prices
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- EUR 89 ~ EUR 311
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