Really enjoying mine so far
The audio characteristics match my ears better than any radio have.
The most annoying thing is that the kickstand is far too short. You can’t read
display. My easy solution was to clip a clothespin to the center of kickstand
for additional length needed. Works great
Russ Johnson
Lexington NC
> On Jul 29, 2018, at 7:18 PM, Gary DeBock wrote:
>
> Thanks Craig,
>
> Unfortunately that seller has never offered to ship the model to either the
> USA or Canada, despite the fact that he will ship it to Mexico for free (go
> figure?).
>
> This is almost certainly related to the fact that a lot of the XHDATA D-808
> circuitry was "reverse engineered" from the C.Crane Skywave SSB model, and
> the company is reluctant to risk a copyright lawsuit by selling the model
> openly in North America. The eBay seller offering the model at $112 tries to
> avoid this issue by shipping through Israel-- and he is apparently doing a
> booming business by coming up with this solution.
>
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>
>
>> On July 29, 2018 at 3:19 PM C B wrote:
>>
>>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
>> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Tecsun-PL-398MP-2-2-Full-Band-Digital-Tuning-Stereo-Radio-Receiver-w-Stand-and-MP3/1504908567.html
>>
>>$79.78
>>XHDATA D 808 Portable Digital Radio FM stereo/ SW / MW / LW SSB AIR RDS
>> ...
>>
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>> digital radio Suppliers: XHDATA D-808 ...
>> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Tecsun-PL-398MP-2-2-Full-Band-Digital-Tuning-Stereo-Radio-Receiver-w-Stand-and-MP3/1504908567.html
>>
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Craig Barnes
>>Wheat Ridge, CO
>>
>>On Sunday, July 29, 2018, 3:51:01 PM MDT, 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 mailto:fpeconsult...@aol.com <
>> fpeconsult...@aol.com mailto:fpeconsult...@aol.com >
>>Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 5:12 PM
>>To: Gary DeBock < d1028g...@comcast.net mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net >
>>Cc: < shaf...@earthlink.net mailto:shaf...@earthlink.net > <
>> shaf...@earthlink.net mailto:shaf...@earthlink.net >; America, Mailing <
>> irca@hard-core-dx.com mailto: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 > 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
>> 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 > 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 &
