Panoramic Recording Receiver RA-166 PANFAX

Racal Engineering / Instruments / Electronics Ltd., Bracknell

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  • Year
  • 1960 ??
  • Category
  • Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 106301

 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Superhet, double/triple conversion
  • 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)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Panoramic Recording Receiver RA-166 [PANFAX] - Racal Engineering /
  • Shape
  • Boatanchor (heavy military or commercial set >20 kg).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 623 x 1670 x 685 mm / 24.5 x 65.7 x 27 inch
  • Notes
  • Panoramic Recording Receiver used for manual or automate printing of activities in a shortwave spectrum on paper charts.
    RA-166A: RA-17 receiver, RA-66 Panoramic adaptor to view bandsegment activity on CRT screen, MA-256 Tone regulator / Voltage control and Mufax D-611-X Chart Printer.
    RA-166B: RA-17 receiver without standard VFO, MA-257 Megacycle Stepping Unit (delivers 10 electrically tuned VFO positions so that 10 1 MHz bands can be selected automatically for recording), RA-66 Panoramic Adaptor, MA-256 Tone 7 Voltage Control Unit and Mufax D-611-X Chart Recorder.
    The Panoramic Recording Receivers allow to print signal strength of acitivities in a 100 kHz - 1 MHz segment within the shortwave band on a chart, with the RA-166B with 10 automatically switched center frequencies, automated monitoring without an operator is possible 24 hours a day.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 155 kg / 341 lb 6.6 oz (341.41 lb)
  • Mentioned in
  • Racal Handbook, Rinus Jansen
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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