XHDATA D 808 SSB Shortwave Receiver. Perfect for getting unfiltered news. 

I have the PL-660 with ssb. I have all the cb channels programmed in. Using the extended antenna helps a lot. SSB shortwave radios should be in everybodys shtf protected storage. I keep 2 of them in a padded metal garbage can

I bought this radio for my nephew. It works well.

Another nice find!

I have an old Realistic DX-60 and a 25 year old Grundig that this one is going to replace. If my Wife gets mad at me for buying another radio I'm blaming you Eric. Lol Another great video !!!!

10:01 "Limelight" by Rush is playing ( if someone is interested ).

Love your videos man thank you for your hard work

This looks decent and functional radio with all the modes it has

Hi Eric, a nice unit indeed. I have been using this radio for about 3 months now. the SSB has an annoying white noise which my Tecsun and Sony SSB didn't have. did not like the muted tuning dial also. the AM Bands are received well. for the price, it's a good radio. QTH Nagaland. 73

I’ve been waiting on a good review for one of these. I think it’ll be on the Xmas list.

Impressive little receiver.

Have two right now. one hand crank if needed and the other solar backed up . Interesting to hear right now what going on in the middle east right now. When you get a person talking relative good English there is a ton more of what is not being posted on any news.

Hey Eric, that is very similar to a couple radios that I have actually four of them for shtf (just monitoring you can pick up a lot of information on what's going on in an emergency).. of course my primary is the Stryker 955 But I find myself just listening to them at night up here in the Northeast.... They are really cool I love them.

Recently bought it. Good radio.

You certainly got your fingerprints on that unit lol. A touchy-feely man indeed.

I have the CC Skywave SSB, an Eton Satellit 750 and had a Kenwood TS 500 (receive only), and 3 GE Superadio II radios. I live on the West Coast and found broadcasts and islands that I never knew about.

I also have had this radio on my Amazon shortlist for years and it often drops price which makes it an attractive buy. I recently bought the fun Raddy RF320 which is a fabulous pocket radio with amazing sound quality and app control, but it lacks SSB and doesn't reach the CB bands which is a shame. Might still have to keep an eye on this set as a slightly bigger home option. 😊

I have a Tecsun PL-368 and a Tecsun PL-660, as you found about 7280 it's obvious Ham radio,as well as cb. I'm also able to get AM 740 way better on my Tecsun PL-660 than my Tecsun PL-368 and AM 740 is from Toronto,Ontario, Canada. Thanks for the review.

I got the Sihuadon D-808 and it is black with USB-C chargeport, I could hear lots of USA station on the CB band channel 6 etc on AM and SSB, MW is not used here in Sweden but in the afternoon, I get UK here on the W-Coast of Sweden.

I have a Tecsun990. A VERY well built and sounding SW portable. Goes with me everywhere.

If I could get this radio before going on a small trip on the countryside, I will have a lot of fun haha

The USB charging should be great. Years ago I would listen to a guy late at night from Walterboro SC or NC ? and fall asleep and wake up with low or dead batteries but that was 20 years ago . That is a nice small radio you just got !

Nice portable and like that it has SSB on it.

Wow this looks like a miniature of the one radio shack DX - 390 radio I purchased many years ago. I wish they made it so it could run on 18650s rather than I think 3 AA and 4 or 6 C cells. It has been a great radio but it's a little large for traveling. I have tried a few that you have reviewed. Some have all the features but maybe I am spoiled but they seemed to lack the ability to pull in weaker stations. I have gifted many of them away. I am considering this one. I was looking at the ccrane Skywave ssb and it seems to have issues and it's not a cheap radio. Will see maybe this one will do the trick.

Thanks for the review. After inputting frequencies, can you scan or seek with this radio?

Like #100. :-) I have the Tecsun PL-600 for the SSB feature. Very nice radio. I was looking at these 808s for travelling.

I had a CB before the big craze so I had my CB license.

Been looking for a portable shortwave radio. I’ll have to look into this a little more. I listened to China & North Koreas version of Voice of America the last couple weeks. Pretty interesting stuff to say the least.

My Grundig G5 has issues. I saw your review last night and ordered the D 808 from Walmart (cheaper than Amazon) last night. Should be here Friday. Thanks!

Nice video Eric This Chinese radio have came a long way I'm just getting wach this I bin clean shrimp 🍤 for over to day's After throwing a cast net 8+ hours My goats got me getting up early tomorrow clean up after the peanut harvest lol free feed for n treat for them n putting some up for me

This is the first and only shortwave receiver I bought. I don't know how to use it. I use it for the airband since I live near some airports, but I need to practice some other stuff.

How do the CCrane compare to these radios? I use my hf rig to listen to shortwave, but I'd love to have a nice smaller receiver.

The Sihuadon D-108 is truly a great SW portable radio indeed! It is one of the best radios on the market!

Night-time radio is a fun hobby.

Thanks For The Video might have to get this radio I have a Tecsun pl- 330 already but one more won’t hurt ha ha

Although I've purchased a couple of Grundig shortwave radios in my past, think I somewhat prefer Sangean radios. Sangean radios have a more finished appearance, better software user interface, and usually a lot less bugs or engineering defects. Sangean usually includes weather alert frequencies. Very nice and finally a temperature displayed, as most are using a portable shortwave antenna while traveling and camping! One feature definitely lacking, is a lit keypad. For some not known reason, almost no to none shortwave portable radios with a lit keypad. Another item still missing, being able to input a text file via USB or other memory device, for storing frequencies and/or tagging frequencies with an alias. Probably another two decades before seeing these much needed features! A warning has been published concerning 18650 style batteries, causing fires and explosions.

Does the external antenna connect to the inbuilt sw ferrite rod internally or is it for fm only? When I plug in the cable that came with mine there’s no perceivable difference so I’m thinking it’s only helping the fm bands.

I have a Digitech AR-1733 with 4 meters of speaker witless as an antenna; my radio looks very similar to your new one, although mine looks a tad smaller.

That is a nice one. It has aircraft too! Where do you get these wonderful toys? I’m trying to keep up!

Any ideas on how to change the 'voice/music' setting? Not mentioned in the manual and it doesn't seem to be a long press of the 4 key like the R108.

Its a great radio, good bang for buck for sure. :)

Is it worth getting the external antenna AN-80 if you have the included antenna. I have ordered the external antenna too with my XHDATA D-808 and its coming on 2nd Jan , I didnt know there is an external antenna included in the box.

The XHDATA D-808 has a 3.5mm socket for an external antenna. Is that for a single wire or a paired wire?

just came in from sitting by the firepit scrolling through the frequencies on my d-808

Nice !

Farpoint, I'm searching for one of these sw radio, but I would like to find one with an option to record. Have you come across any that hav that feature?

Question? I have a radio shack DX398 the has a LW button which i have never picked up anything in 25 years. What is LW and does it even exist.

You got 808s attention

@FarpointFarms >>> Great video...👍

It's chilly in a room 15c.

If that radio is still available by mail order or on line order, I might follow that path.

No link to where you got it? Amazon has it but maybe you have another source.

We must be neighbors that station you tuned in 91.5 is less than 20 miles from me. Lol

I received my unit yesterday with high expectations. It did NOT include the carrying case or long antenna. The radio seems to work fine, but I am disappointed with the missing items.

do does the 808 compare to the tecsun pl330.?

Hi, friend ! Thank you very much for such a good review and detailed answer. differences between these receivers. I want to order the same receiver of the new version. to your collection. There is tecsun pl660 and tecsun pl330. I think the xhdata d-808 will perform well in field conditions, just like the tecsun pl660. Thank you very much for your review. definitely a like from me. I'll have time to wait for you on my channel. 73!

iI have an XHDATA D-808. It does the job. REMOVEABLE 18650 battery! I hate devices that have "built-in" batteries. Everything good. For the next upgrade may I suggest backlit buttons.

I have that Radio, and to b honest its well worth every penny,. The filtering it has is a big big help on SSB. Aircraft band. Good battery life. It has a lot going for it.

I also own the XHDATA D808 its a great Radio receiver but the only downside is the "CHUFFING" when tuning its the sudden silence sound between the tuning! My Tecsun PL990X does not have that because it tunes like an analog radio. Other then that its a great radiio I highly recommnd it!

If you look on the map, Blythe Ca is in the desert no mans land ..cost with tax and shipping etc less than $97 from Walmart. I'm gonna buy a handful of hi capacity batteries for this .. I'll nick name mighty mouse in the house lol Thanks for the info on this tiny beast. 👍

If you played on note of an Eagles song, Don Henley's team of lawyers would have kicked down your door and dragged you to court.

I looked and you don't have an affiliate link to it. I found it on amazon and they have a extra $12 off right now.

They are out years great little radio for the money

Did you open it? Does it have SW front end filters?

Nice size, can't stand these newer receivers that are cigarette pack size, and the VFO on the side is a must, being able to tune manually incrementally is key to sliding in KC's rather than a programmed button that can't dial precisely where you want to. Being your inside a building and still dragging in transmissions says alot, should do incredibly well with an exterior antenna! 7,000 to 7,3000mhz is the 40 meter ham bandwidth! Great video Erik, thanks for sharing!🇺🇸⚡️🎙😏👍

I just wish it had the weather band!!!

11th comandment, ¨Thou shalt not run out of sleep¨ lol 11:29

SWL contest SSB is open now, SWL welcome

What about the airband

Farpoint farms it is called mw band

Hi Eric you used to have T-shirt you wore and I think maybe sold in the store but I think the gate keepers of this here platform we’re using had issues with it? I had the saying wrote down but lost the paper….it was talking about the truth and how we can’t say the truth any more? Can you send me that saying again please?

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If its not USB c, then it is the older model, using the older board i believe.

Looks like my Midland

I wish the LED screen would light up

Farpoint farms to lisn to shortwave you should set the clock to utc

XHATA or SHUIADON?

I dream of the day when people stop doing the pointy thing in their thumbnails. I can but dream.

WELL, HOW MUCH IS IT

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get your ticket

MW=MEDIUM WAVE, not "mid wave."

Looks like a 18650 battery....ifvs so...not that common on the outside market. Must get on line.

It looks a lot like a CCrane. Hmm...

stupid name really, is there any other use the usb does?? like programming via pc?

Shortwave does NOT give you "unfitered news". It gives you the opposing sides BS as well.

What are some good news stations? I hear nothing but preaching...... I can sometimes get Cuba and Canada.

MW stands for Medium Wave., not MID band.

low resolution on the counter.