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Receivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Drake R-8
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
475€
Theoretical estimate
352€
Minimum
598€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- HF/(VHF) receiver
- Frequency range
- 0.1-30 MHz (35-55 / 108-174 MHz option)
- Tuning steps
- 10 / 100 Hz, 1 KHz
- Frequency stability
- ? ppm
- Mode
- AM / Synchro-AM / FM / SSB / CW / RTTY
- Channels / memory management
- 100 regular in 10 blocks
- Power supply
- Mains: 90-110 / 108-132 / 180-220 / 216-264 VAC (Fixed power cord) or 11-16 VDC (Spring terminals)
- Current drain / power consumption
- Max 40 W @ mains Max 2 A @ 13.8 VDC
- Antenna impedance / connector
- Ant-1: 50 ohm / SO-239 Ant-2: 50/500 ohm / Spring terminals Converter: 50 ohm / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 334*134*330 mm (13.15*5.28*12.99")
- Weight
- 5.9 Kg (13.01 lb)
- Other features
- Notch filter. 24hr clock and timer. RS-232C.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 45 MHz 2nd IF: 50 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S+N/N) 0.1-30 MHz: 1.5 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 0.8 uV (Preamp on) FM (12 dB SINAD) 1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 uV SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N) 0.1-30 MHz: 0.5 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV (Preamp on)
- Selectivity
- AM/SSB/CW/RTTY 6 / 4 / 2.3 / 1.8 / 0.5 KHz (-6 dB) 12 / 8 / 4.5 / 3.6 / 1.5 KHz (-60 dB) FM 12 KHz (-6 dB) 25 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 80 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 2.5 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 6.3 mm (1/4"), 4-8 ohm
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