• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

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

• Year
• 1964

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 106740

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• 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
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: RA-217 - Racal Engineering /

• Shape
• Boatanchor (heavy military or commercial set >20 kg).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 330 x 180 x 330 mm / 13 x 7.1 x 13 inch

• Notes
• 1000 - 30000 kHz, AM / USB/LSB, CW with BFO, mechanic digital readout (1 kHz and interpolation).
  Fully transistorized successor of the RA-17 using the "Wadley-loop" technique.
  Standard bandwidths are 0,2 / 1 / 3 / 13 MHz.
  IF outputs 1.6 MHz and 100 or 455 kHz.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 16 kg / 35 lb 3.9 oz (35.242 lb)

• Mentioned in
• Racal Handbook, Rinus Jansen

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Funkschau 1964, Heft 17, Seite 454

• 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