[Premium-Rx] Racal RA6840 manual.

[CHUCK]

Greg,
You should contact www.american-milspec.com.  I think they have parts and
documentation for the 6830 and maybe the 6840.
My understanding is they have spare boards.
Good Luck
Chuck W5API

On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 7:13 PM vk3xyz <vk3xyz at wia.org.au> wrote:

> Hi Tom et al,
>
> Ah well - sounds like I may have purchased a dud, but I suppose I can run
> it
> into an sdr at the IF.  According to Terry's glossy there is baseband out
> option, so perhaps demod was an option?
>
> If you have a service manual for the 6840 or perhaps the 6830 is close
> enough?, I would appreciate a copy. Or if you can point me in the right
> direction..
>
> There are two modules missing - one of them is the power supply, the other
> is the A8 module. I was hoping to recreate the A8 module.
>
>
>
> DF - well othr is a df of sorts.
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> >Hi Greg,
>
> >
>
> >I have had a few of these.  What did you want to know about it? I think
>
> >they were used in a DF system.  There is no demodulator built in.  There
>
> >should be 1 IF filter.
>
> >
>
> >Tom Bryan
>
> >N3AJA
>
> >
>
> >On 8/19/2020 4:07 AM, vk3xyz wrote:
>
> >> Hi Dan,
>
> >>
>
> >> Yes, it is the one that was on ebay aus. Thought it would be a good
> project
>
> >> - not that I don't have enough of those J
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> As to use - given it came from DSTO and their age - it's possible they
> were
>
> >> used in othr development?
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> Anyway - I've not had much luck finding a source for the 6840 or 6830
>
> >> manual. Anyone out there able to suggest a source for either of those
>
> >> models?
>
> >>
>
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