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Tag Archives: XHDATA D-808
Prime Day Deals
If you’re interested in starting to listen to shortwave radio, there are some notable deals on Amazon.com during their Prime Day promotion. And no, I don’t get any commission on products I mention here.
Top Ten Portable Shortwave Radios for 2025
Most “top ten” lists online are garbage. I found a top 10 shortwave radio list, two of which didn’t even receive shortwave! I’m taking the question seriously, and there are no affiliate links in what follows. When considering candidates for … Continue reading
ATS25 Max Decoder: Against all comers
So now to examine the question: how does the ATS25 Max Decoder compare with other portable radios on shortwave? The rules are simple. An MLA-30+ amplified loop antenna will be connected to an A/B switch, which will in turn be … Continue reading
Competition heats up
A few years back I bought a Tecsun PL-380 that had a thermometer. That was my go to travel radio and the thermometer was convenient. I missed this feature when I traded in the PL-380 on a PL-330. Since then, … Continue reading
Radio manuals
My first shortwave radio was a Nanaola 10NT-5-4 circa 1965. It didn’t have much of a manual, but it didn’t need much because there weren’t that many controls. Since then I’ve owned over 100 radios and see many manuals. Some … Continue reading
And speaking of manuals …
I just got an email from XHDATA. They’ve released their long-awaited update to the D-808 Portable Digital Radio manual (direct download). Readers may remember that I was critical of the old manual — to the point that I even wrote … Continue reading
RDS / RBDS: FM on Display
Update: Since originally writing this article, I’ve added an ATS25 max-Decoder with RDS. I’ll add its features to the table. The Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS), as it is called in the North America, or simply RDS in the rest … Continue reading
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Tagged Eton Elite Executive, Qodosen SR-286, RBDS, RDS, shortwave radio, XHDATA D-808
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