MIne has a fair amount as well,but hard to say unless we sit them side by side. Dont notice it when listening to signals though...What mine does have and you will likely also notice is some poping sounds as you tune....its annoying and apparently fixed on the later versions....if you find a fix for that Id be interested...73 Tim K8WBL
From: "David Austin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "David Austin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Drakelist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [drakelist] Drake R8 receiver noise normal? Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:17:19 -0000
I have been given a Drake R8 to evaluate for a friend. The first thing I
noticed about it is the extremely large amount of noise on the
speaker/headphones (white noise) with no signal present. Pre-amp is selected
off. I initially thought that it was local noise, but it is still present at
exactly the same level with the antenna unplugged. Noise increases even more
with pre-amp switched on. I am used to almost no noise at all with antenna
unplugged on my R4C. I don't remember ever hearing such a noisy receiver
with no signal present. Noise is present in all modes (obviously FM is even
greater, but this is as expected).
Could anyone with an R8 confirm whether this is normal? If not, what could be the cause. It makes listening to any signal extremely tiring!
Comments/tips gratefully received.
Regards,
David G4GTP (UK)
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