RACAL RA-17 Receiver - one of the best all - tube communication receivers ever built.

[@vtradio]

Beautiful old radio!
73 Paul AA1SU

[@leonvanderlinde5580]

Brilliant receiver. Worked on it and used it when I was an apprentice. We used them for RTTY over long distances together with the companion 1 KW transmitter.
Uses the Wadley loop, that gives it great stability.

[@martinotobias]

Ein sehr schoenes Radio

[@zdzisiek1979]

ładne radio :)

[@user-oldwyke]

Meter on RF, agc on fast but pointer not moving??

[@vacuumfireradio253]

The meter works on AM only. This set does not have a product detector.