- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Racal Communications Inc., Silver Springs MA
- Year
- 1965–1976 ??
- Category
- Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 108747
- 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-6217 - Racal Communications Inc.,
- Shape
- Rack
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 483 x 89 x 432 mm / 19 x 3.5 x 17 inch
- Notes
- Commercial receiver, covers 980 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, USB/LSB;
Mechanical digital readout 200 Hz, standard bandwidths 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 6 / 13 kHz.
US made variant of RA-1217.
Accessories: RA-6337 VLF converter, RA-6336 panoramic adaptor, RA-6367 dual panoramic adaptor, RA-6397 preselector, RA-6377 nixie tube readout.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 11.3 kg / 24 lb 14.2 oz (24.89 lb)
- Source of data
- Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)
- Author
- Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 12 models, 4 with images and 0 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Racal Communications Inc., Silver Springs MA