[R-390] RACAL RA-6217E

[Scott Overstreet]

Hello All--

Sometime ago, somebody started a string that compared the performance of the 390/390A with a number of later high performance receivers. I can't remember if any of the RACALs were the subject of comparative comment.

The reason I ask is that I have just come up with a RACAL RA-6217E which is also identified as being a R-1555/URR-62. It is totally different than the 390's in internal makeup but it is in many ways similar in that from the operators position, tuning is via "megacycles" and "kilocycles" knobs and frequency coverage and bandwidth selectivity and other controls are essentially the same. Just looking at it , is apparent that the designers had replacement of the 390's in mind. It is early solid state and is about one third the size of the 390. 

I haven't got this one working yet-----My question is just how good is it in comparison to the 390s?

Thanks much--

Scott, N6NXI