• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Racal Engineering / Instruments / Electronics Ltd., Bracknell

• Year
• 1968–1970 ?

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 108776

• 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)

• Source of data
• Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• 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