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Receivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Racal RA-17
Confidence score: 50%
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Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- HF receiver
- Frequency range
- 0.98-30 MHz
- Tuning steps
- Analog / continuous
- Frequency stability
- Less than 150 Hz after 3 hours
- Mode
- AM / CW
- Channels / memory management
- None
- Power supply
- Mains: 100-125 / 200-250 VAC
- Current drain / power consumption
- 85 W
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 75 ohm / ?
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- Rack version: 483*267*510 mm (19*10.5*20.12")
- Weight
- Rack version: 30.5 Kg (67 lb)
- Other features
- IF output. 100 KHz calibrator. 10-40 dB attenuator.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Triple conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 40-65 MHz 2nd IF: 2-3 MHz 3rd IF: 100 KHz
- Sensitivity
- Better than 1 uV (10 dB S/N)
- Selectivity
- Selectable (-6 dB) 8, 3, and 1.2 KHz 750, 300 and 100 Hz
- Image rejection
- >60 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 50 mW at ?% distortion / ? ohm
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