XHDATA D-328. Cheapest REAL WORKING SW radio you can BUY ! 

For an extra £10 you can get the newer Xhdata D-368 model it has an improved chip for better reception and has Bluetooth.

I just orderd this radio. I was very impressed with its performance. To be able to hear so many shortwave stations with the telescope antenna.

Excellent short wave radio for the price and it works very well great video as always cheers from Melbourne Australia

Yeah XHDATA has become one of my favorite producers of inexpensive and really sensitive multiband radios. Personally i don't really mind for the bigger lines but really prefer the smaller ones such as the D-219 and this model here. You can basically buy either of these and don't get disappointed because for DSP tuners the gaps of silence when scanning are pretty short and they feel a lot more analog than the majority of the DSP radios on the market. The D-328 and the D-219 are really the best lowcost radios outthere so far. it's incredible how affordable and sensitive these small radios have become. Also the MP3 player module should also be able to play PCM Wave files at 44,1Khz 16 bit. The XHDATA D-608WB i think even plays FLAC too. Perhaps the D-328 is able to play FLAC files too.

XHDATA D-219. Is less expensive and better

Frid in the shed your new XHDATA D-328 AM FM 12 band shortwave portable radio with mp3 is awesome my friend

The 219 is the best value radio on the market if u never done a review on one them please doo...when im out fishing i hang a wire in a tree and its unreal the stations on Sw it picks up .Great review by the way .Ged Ireland

I got a XHDATA D-219 last year, which is even cheaper than this model, and it's just as good, radio wise. Really grabs hold of a signal, and doesn't drift. It's the same radio, without the MP3 player or rechargeable battery. Bought direct from the company website, it was about £9 including p&p, and arrived in a couple of days. The only real downside is the very coarse tuning knob. It could do with about a 4x reduction.

I have their D901 step up version that's $20USD and it is great. It uses an 18650 instead of a Nokia battery. I am all-in on 18650s so I love that. It also acts as a Bluetooth speaker. Occassionally useful. Well worth $20.

I let them know when I ordered mine that I bought it after seeing your review! It’s just arrived and it’s great, thanks!

I was an avid shortwave listener in my youth from 1976 onwards for 17 years. While I eventually had a Kenwood R-5000, I started out with a 1937 RCA Victor I saw in some's gsrbage bin. Next up was one like this here. Your nostagic commentary on the æsthetics and feel brings back very fond of my radio shack, the QSL cards, Joe Adamov's "Moscow Mailbag" ("You can't do better than send us that letter")...🤔📻💓💓💓

Great, thanks Fred. Just grabbed one off amazon prime 14 quid delivered tomorrow 👍👍

IF you haven't already get the Tecsun R9700 DX, it's a pleasure to use the analogue tuner and I love the way it lights up at night, very rare on a radio !

It seems to be a nice little radio. I just ordered one for €14,95 EUR incl. shipping. Thanks for the video. Have a nice weekend and greetings from Essen, Germany Holger, aka Jim-Bob PS: And good luck for the UK in finals of EM 2024

Frid in the shed your XHDATA D-328 on shortwave has a good tone my friend

Looks like terrific value for money... love the analogue style tuning... so much better than up/down buttons...

Not my first DSP set but your demo shows it to be quite a lot more sensitive and robust than others I have seen. Bought one!

Great radio just bought it Another great video Fred in the shed ,,,from wales uk

Fred i got one of them 2 months ago and its a great sw radio.

Don't know about new company. The D-808 has been the default entry level SSB enthusiast receiver for some years now, along with the Tecsun range of SSB SW receivers.

Hi Fred, thanks for the video, seems well worth the money. I have the little Retekess radio which I've had for a few years now and didn't cost much more andcit has the advantage of being able to record from the radio onto the memory card as well as play from it. Keep up the good work Fred.

Brilliant! Its impossible to figure out how they can sell so cheap! I'm gonna order one!

Frid in the shed the music you are playing now is awesome my friend

I know what I'm getting next payday, in fact might get two so I've got one in the go bag too. Thanks for the review.

Hi Fred, going back to the 70/80s I remember this phenomenon of static happening then. The train of though, as it was nearly at the high of the sun cycle, was that we were picking up the charging of the ionosphere. This was only a theory so make of it what you will. Mike

D-219 is their cheapest radio, under 10 USD

Frid in the shed your RU-vid videos are awesome my friend

As a result of this video I bought one, and I'm certainly not disappointed. I decided to treat myself to the £6 wire antenna they sell as well to attach to it (I know, I'm spoiling myself) :) Picks up really well, useful for quickly scanning some of the shortwave to find active frequencies for my ATS25 Decoder (which is a bit of a pain for scanning I've found). And I do like the MP3 function given how decent the speaker is, it'll be good for taking audiobooks camping

Probably a Silicon Labs chip inside. They are quite good. Thanks for the video.

Great review. Thank you. I'm impressed for the price.

I’m only here Frid to see if @Greg-et2dp has done his GRMS license. 😄

Bargain! Well done ! Way to go XHDATA!

Thanks Fred for your review on the D-328, I don’t think any radio is worth 10 pounds of money…now $10 yes…😂! Have a great day!

Hi Fred, Two good reception tests to make: Radio Caroline 648AM or try the 49 meter band. There are 5 or 6 music stations including Radio Veronica, Radio Europa, Radio208, World music and others. Mostly theses stations come from Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands and Belgium (their governments encourage citizens to own and run radio stations) for instance, there are over 150 AM privately owned radio stations in Netherlands alone! Radio 208 is a local Copenhagen station which also has a shortwave outlet in the 49 meter Band. As you can see radio is much more progressive in Europe. The XHDate D328 seems like a radio worth lashing out £10 quid for. Thanks for the comprehensive review video, David

Frid in the shed I learn lot from you about bying cb radios and antennas for cb radios and power supplys for cb radios my friend

For a £10 radio that was very impressive. The only downside I could see/hear was the chuffing on tuning despite the analogue dial.

Have 2....they play old-time radio. In my bed. At night. Very reliable. And easy on the power cell. Throw in some swl I have it all. ❤❤😊😊

Poundland did a similar £10 radio. AM/FM/Short wave, torch, micro sd, USB, bluetooth and rechargeable. That was £10. But it has an awful "retro" finish. That thing looks amazing for the price.

Have charger and carry spares for camping or trips. Kit has 2 moderate cells and a versa charger so other similar cells can get fed two 😊

Frid in the shed my hobbies are painting pictures 🖼 and listening to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my Grms license my friend

Excellent little radio indeed. I have the slightly more expensive D-368 that has Bluetooth. I saw it recently in a promotion here on Amazon FR actually sold for cheaper than the D-328! As far as SW reception goes, the D-219 could probably challenge this title of the most affordable working SW radio, but the D-328 definitely has a much better sound thanks to its quite decent speaker. Unlike the D-219 that sounds really tinny.

Sounds great for the money

Thanks, Fred 👍

Get the XHDATA AN-80 roll up antenna that clips on to the telescoping antenna- increases reception greatly

a brilliant radio shame i have too many at the moment

it's great, it's a "pint n half" of beer in price, i'd absolutely buy it, SW is better than my Roberts !!!

Right, party's on at Fred's. Strictly BYO B&B (Boose n Bird). lol. This might be worth looking into this one Fred 👍

Actually £15 with postage but if you buy from amazon it's £11.18 total right now !

Used the link and have it in the cart hope you get a credit or more radios down the road.

I've been looking at XHData's short wave radios for a little while now. Don't have a short wave radio (we're all DAB in this house these days) but I've been getting seduced into it and XHData make what look like some great entry level radios. Be interested in reviews of the D109 and D808 as well.

I think this may be pronounced like a light 'ch' as in Chipotle. I think it therefore pronounced chd ata. I may be very wrong. I have this radio and I like it it has good FM a MW sensitivity. SW is picks up a lot of static here due to security sensors. However during daylight hours it's sound is very good.

Frid in the shed I wish you and your wife and kids and dogs 73s my friend

Wow great raido for 10 quid you can't go wrong.

It may be a good radio, but if the mp player becomes faulty, you have to have the radio opened for repair etc. I'd prefer a radio without Bluetooth, MP player and similar features. When I use a short wave radio, I just want to listen to Short wave .

Xhdata makes cheap yet functional radios. Another very good one is the d219. A little bit more expensive, the d109 (excellent). And the d608wb for those who like emergency radio (also an excellent model). I have compared the d109 to the lot more expensive qodosen dx286 and it's as good if not better (except on LW).

This was my first ever xhdata radio. Works great, good sound. However charging is weird ... there not a clear indication that charging has ended (but I'm color blind, maybe there's a subtle difference in the led color ? ;))

Hi Fred , another great video, xh data radios are good I have d808 and pretty good all band radio . 73 mark G8rde

I don’t know where you are in the UK but it might be a good idea to try Radio Caroline on 648kHz. I mean, if you are not in the area where Caroline normally can be heard on an average clock radio, this might be a fantastic method to see what a receiver is capable of on medium wave. Specially during the day, not at night when every radio brings in signals. Greetings from Hekelingen, Holland. I’m west of Rotterdam and I get a fantastic signal on 648kHz by the way. Bye, Willem.

Do I detect a hint of the Grundig Yacht Boy SW radios?

They also make the D-219 which is cheaper. It doesn't have the mp3 features. uses AA batteries.

Amazing!

I was impressed by the rice boxes in rhe background. Well not really, they look like they are old style 1990s tech. Lots of knobs.

Fred I was hoping to hear some SW from it.

Frid in the shed iam thinking about getting the XHDATA D-608WB AM FM sw wb bt mp3 with weather Alert emergency portable radio my friend the cost is $41.99

I got one something similar in tesco in Scotland £9

I was in that mode where I bought everything of interest I saw related to tech and had to stop, my shack is a mess with started projects and still packaged devices ai will never get to…. Where does it end?!

Hey Fred is the D-328 a DSP or a Transistor radio? Thanks for any reply? That is quite a good shortwave radio for 10 quid. Also if you buy a larger capacity BL5C battery you got a very good radio you can listen FM and AM on!

To sell at that price fred it makes you wonder what the heck it costs to make ..lol 😂

No not yet with the grms license

Does it do any sideband, and/or all the weather stations?

Fred my name is fred can you put out a video to say that im not fred even though i am but im not 73 from fred

shortwave sounds all a bit muffled, higher tones are missing on shortwave.

Fred, do you reckon there's any opportunity to resolve CW/SSB via an external BFO with these, or does the DSP architecture preclude that? (Edit: if so the tuning control does look amenable to mounting a small rubber gear reduction system on the side of the set)

shud ahta

You could not make one has good your self for £10

It's £13 now.

FM is Mono sadly

It is crap. Just look at the photo on the box.

Not enjoying your videos anymore fred,they just seem to be review,s all the time now....not the channel it used to be....wheres Steve Stevens we need him back

No it's not!! Temu has a similar one for HALF THE PRICE (without mp3), but the point is moot since BOTH are _pretty worthless without SIDEBAND_ (unless you're INTO religious broadcasts)!!

Great wee Radio/MP3 player for the money. Would make a great present for someone. I have one little niggle, though. The outside of the box advertises the ability to use and memory stick. I didn;t see any USB socket for one. (The memory card and USB-C are shown as seperate).