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This Ebay seller has a special on the XHData D-808 for a couple more days:
XHDATA D 808 Portable Digital Radio FM stereo/ SW / MW / LW SSB AIR RDS Multi
Band Radio Speaker with LCD Display Alarm Clock-in Radio from Consumer
Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group
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XHDATA D 808 Portable Digital Radio FM stereo/ SW / MW / LW SSB AIR RDS ...
Cheap radio fm stereo, Buy Quality fm stereo directly from China portable
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73,
Craig BarnesWheat Ridge, CO
On Sunday, July 29, 2018, 3:51:01 PM MDT, shaf...@earthlink.net
<shaf...@earthlink.net> wrote:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/XHDATA-D-808-Portable-Digital-Radio-FM-stereo-SW-MW-LW-SSB-RDS-Air-Band-LCD/263589135532
I got mine here.
Rick S., Rodanthe NC OBX FM25go
From: fpeconsult...@aol.com <fpeconsult...@aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 5:12 PM
To: Gary DeBock <d1028g...@comcast.net>
Cc: <shaf...@earthlink.net> <shaf...@earthlink.net>; America, Mailing
<irca@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: Re: [nrc-am] XHDATA D-808-- The Summer Travel "Smoke Test"
Hello again & thx for the info on the loop stick vs the Select A Tenna.
I have heard that the lithium battery can't be shipped to the USA & is tough to
obtain as well.
Does anyone know if this is the case?
Thx again
Rich
On Jul 29, 2018, at 0:31, Gary DeBock <d1028g...@comcast.net
<mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net> > wrote:
Hello Rich,
<<< I have been seeing a lot about this radio & am considering buying one -
many posts mention a loop stick - my assumption is that this doesn't come with
the radio & people build them. Can someone tell me if this is so & would using
an old school Super Select-a-tenna give me similar results? >>>
Although the stock XHDATA D-808 model already provides good AM sensitivity with
its 3 7/8" (97mm) loopstick, its performance can be dramatically boosted by
replacing the stock loopstick with an externally-mounted 7.5" transplant. A
photo of such an enhanced D-808 model is posted at
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/vk26lkhhu77q8buzuaido03fmy5s7xst
This 7.5" transplant loopstick is the same one used for "supercharging" the
Tecsun PL-380 model, as described in the construction article posted at
http://www.mediafire.com/file/du3sr5cd9thqvau/7.5inch-LS-PL380.doc/file The
enhanced D-808 model would have AM sensitivity similar to that of a stock D-808
+ Select-a-Tenna combo, but would not require peaking the external antenna
every time a frequency is changed. This is a huge advantage for quick and easy
"travel DXing."
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
On July 28, 2018 at 4:36 PM fpeconsultant via NRC-AM <nrc...@googlegroups.com
<mailto:nrc...@googlegroups.com> > wrote:
Hello - I have been seeing a lot about this radio & am considering buying one -
many posts mention a loop stick - my assumption is that this doesn't come with
the radio & people build them. Can someone tell me if this is so & would using
an old school Super Select-a-tenna give me similar results?
Thx
Rich
On Jul 28, 2018, at 14:09, < shaf...@earthlink.net
<mailto:shaf...@earthlink.net> > wrote:
This is the best portable I’ve seen yet.
Rick Shaftan
Rodanthe NC OBX FM25go
From: nrc...@googlegroups.com <mailto:nrc...@googlegroups.com>
<nrc...@googlegroups.com <mailto:nrc...@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Gary
DeBock
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2018 1:18 AM
To: America, Mailing <irca@hard-core-dx.com <mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com> >;
NRC <nrc...@googlegroups.com <mailto:nrc...@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: [nrc-am] XHDATA D-808-- The Summer Travel "Smoke Test"
Detailed information concerning the new, Chinese-made XHDATA D-808
AM-LW-FM-SW-AIR portable has been posted previously, including its
hot-performing AM-DXing loopstick, SSB capability and rechargeable lithium-ion
battery. This model was "inspired" (to be generous) by the C.Crane Skywave SSB
model, which was manufactured in the nearby Redsun factories in China-- with
the first model sold a few months before the D-808 was "reverse-engineered."
As reported previously, the D-808 makes a few significant improvements over
the Skywave SSB model-- a longer, more sensitive AM loopstick, a much stronger
audio amplifier, and a much lower price ($112 on eBay, versus $169.99 for the
Skywave SSB). After a few months with the company declining to ship to North
American customers (apparently to avoid a copyright lawsuit because of the SSB
circuitry, identical to that of the Skywave SSB), a single Chinese eBay seller
is now doing a booming business, shipping the model to North American customers
through Israel.
After performing two MW and one Longwave 7.5" loopstick transplants on the
D-808 model, I can confirm that the model is well engineered (or maybe well
reverse engineered?), with the loopstick connections on the RF circuit board
unusually accessible, and ideal for soldering larger diameter Litz wire. There
are actually two terminal connections for this purpose-- most likely to make it
easy for the XHDATA engineers to test out various loopsticks.
And a loopstick transplant on the D-808 may be easier to contemplate if you
consider the fact that you will not be violating the XHDATA warranty by
replacing the loopstick. Why not? Because there is no evidence of any XHDATA
warranty on the model, either online, or in the documents shipped along with
the portable :-)
As such, I thought I would submit a D-808 model to a very rough break-in
test during extensive summer travel these past two weeks. A 7.5" MW loopstick
D-808 model was taken along during road trips to eastern Washington (complete
with 100 degree F/ 43 degree C temperatures), rough mountain roads (on Mount
Rainier, Mount Baker and Hurricane Ridge) and a visit to Vancouver, BC.
Once the supplied 3.7v Lithium Ion battery is fully charged (via a supplied
USB-type connector cord), the battery provides exceptional run time. I was able
to use it for many hours of DXing over two weeks, with no apparent loss of
power. The audio amp delivers a lot of response, even when signals are weak. It
takes a little time getting used to the volume control being on the left side
when the tuning control is on the right, but you catch on pretty quick. The
enhanced 7.5" MW loopstick model is like the "King of Compact Portables," with
sensitivity enough to dig out practically everything that any other portable on
the planet could come up with-- with SSB capability and multiple DSP filtering
selections to boot. For someone making an overseas trip or extended travel from
home, it would be a dream portable. This is the first radio to use the full
capabilities of the American-engineered Si4735 DSP chip-- with exceptional
results.
What finally got my undivided attention, though, was when the model was
accidentally left in the trunk during our visit to Ellensburg, WA-- a location
famous for 100 degree days in July. Multiple items in the trunk (shampoo, food,
electric shavers, etc.) were zapped by the 104 degree temperature inside the
trunk, and were either ruined, or refused to operate. As I turned on the
burning-hot D-808 model I certainly expected the worst, especially when the
temperature indicator showed "43 degrees C." Much to my astonishment the model
performed flawlessly, though, delivering an S9 signal from the Snoqualmie Pass
TIS station on 1610 kHz. Not once had the D-808 missed a beat over a tough two
weeks, which included quite a few rough bumps, extremely hot days and long
DXing hours. Despite the rather dubious design pedigree and lack of any
manufacturer's warranty the D-808 had gained my respect as a hot-performing
AM-DXing portable, ready to perform and persevere when conditions are rough.
Although it's not an Ultralight radio, it certainly is an exceptional portable
for the price.
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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