• Year
  • 1960 ??
  • Category
  • Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 106298

 Technical Specifications

  • 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) / 100-125 / 200-250 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: RA-129 - Racal Engineering /
  • Shape
  • Boatanchor (heavy military or commercial set >20 kg).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 520 x 610 x 560 mm / 20.5 x 24 x 22 inch
  • Notes
  • Radioteletype receiving station, consisting of a RA-17 receiver, RA-70 Frequency Converter (which convert the IF from 100 kHz to 14 kHz)and a Plessey PV78B Converter to drive a telex machine.
    Non diversity - Variant of the RTTY Receiving Terminal RA-103.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 73 kg / 160 lb 12.7 oz (160.793 lb)
  • Mentioned in
  • Racal Handbook, Rinus Jansen
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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