Hi Andre, Bon soir as they would say in the Seychelles, my mother is a Seycheloise and I have lived in Victoria the capital for 3 years, a very beautiful place indeed, the airport is exactly like in the picture, the beaches are......paradise like

Woah! It's cool to hear something from the Seychelles after the BBC relay that closed in I think 2014.

I appreciate your effort in adding an aerial view of the Seychelles' airport and its sole runway for the preamble of this episode, Andre. Makes me want to go island hopping in a small ATR 72-600 turboprop plane! ✈️🌍 HF and VHF radio are the most basic communications medium between aircraft and airport control towers. Larger, modern jet planes generally have satellite comms as a backup system. Pilots generally use the VHF Air band to communicate with the nearest airport tower control, but in the rare cases when they're out of range they would switch to HF. Fun fact: the VHF Air band may be sitting just above the FM broadcast band frequency (108 MHz), but the Air band itself is always in AM mode, never narrow band FM. The main reason for using AM is because FM transmissions have the undesirable "capture effect". If the aviation band used frequency modulation, the strongest transmission will dominate the channel and block weaker transmissions from more distant aircraft. By using amplitude modulation, pilots and ATC controllers can listen to simultaneous background transmissions from other aircraft, in case of an emergency. Amateur ham radio operators who use the VHF 2m band on the other hand, use narrowband FM and not AM. 😊

I've not heard that one as far as I know. But I have heard India on HF Airband. I suspect HF is more of a backup these days rather than a primary form of communication.

Not heard that will have to try, I used to listen to Atlantic HF air years ago.

Really,a good radio with excellent receiving capacity and best looking ❤❤❤❤❤

Hi. Have you experienced any problems with battery drain? I've seen a channel reporting of this issue.

Big shame the DX-286 wasn't set to show the signal strengths to be able to compare them. You showed the signal strength dB readings on SR-286 and I find the dB read out on my DX-286 to act very strangely with high S/N ratio with lower signal strengths, so it would have been VERY nice to see them both compared properly using signal strength meters

I won't buy a brand new, scratched up radio regardless of the price.

Include 0-30 MHz and USB-C and I'd be happy.

Thank you for developing the relationship with this radio's creators.

Hey Andre please do check your email I have shared my reception report today at 4:33UTC looking forward to your reply ❤ 73's

I personally like the sound of the D 219. And plus it is a very well designed radio for starting shortwave radio listeners, and old timers like me who could always try to find something else new or exciting to listen to. Good for the SWL meter bands.

Soros is buying american radio stations.

I have all three radios too I personally love the D-219 the best but the lastest D-220 is amazing for picking up shortwave stations but I also like the fact that the D-368 has the rechargeable battery..im kinda buying smaller radios at the minute and have just purchased a radio called a Joc Tg-77 read couple reviews and they were decent and was for no money so see what it's like when it arrives ...Great review brother btw ..Ged in Ireland 🇮🇪

Good and funny "sound review" at all, André,.. From all this capable "babies",. my ears say: the winner is D-368.. Good SouthAfrican day 😂 👌🙋

Interesting comparison, André, but for once I beg to differ. To me, the D-368 has a vastly superior speaker but this test doesn't do justice to it by only tuning to talk radios. I do understand that having music in KZbin videos is not something you want to do, but in my opinion this biased the comparison against the D-368 that sounds the best by far when listening to FM music, and it sounds just as great when playing MP3s or when used as a Bluetooth speaker. If we're only considering talk radio and mostly on SW, then I do agree that it's more or less a tie between the D-220 and the D-368. However to me the D-219 really lacks bandwidth and produces a very tinny and somewhat muffled sound. This is the only gripe I have against this otherwise wonderful small radio.

I have both the D219 and D368. I think the audio is a little deeper on the 368, but both are really good considering the size of the speaker. Thanks for the video.

...my first was D- 328. Nice Sw reception, instead I live very close to very very very big Tv Broadcast and military antennas. I just miss some better finishes on the case where the tunning and volume controls are. ( not for wet weather )

That is not a bad price 15 something they just do not play Buffalo Bills games on internet radio.. in the end you might need shortwave to get any news

Thanks André for this comparison 👍 to my liking, I think I'd prefer the D-368, with its sound being simply fuller - more bass (even though I listened on my phone, which doesn't give much bass either), and more highs on FM, albeit no significant difference between all these radios on AM in this regard. The D-219 & D-220 sounded quite tinny on FM 🙄 in fact, I couldn't spot any difference anywhere between the D-219 and D-220. Actually, with Radio Pulpit, I didn't see much of a difference between any of the three radios. Was that woman speaking over a phone? That wouldn't be the best audio source to compare radios and speakers due to its range of frequencies even further limited than most radio speakers can respond to. But in any case, the sound of all three radios is very crisp & understandable, so obviously others may have different preferences.

Personal preference- I would use the D-368 for general non-fatiguing day to day longer duration listening, the D-219 for DX chasing, and the D-220 for "ultralight" DX chasing. The D-219 for FM, but I'm not a FM guy, so that's kinda moot for me. Thanks for the compare.

Feels like some jammer have got the hands on uvb 76 . (Jokes aside ) like some people here speculates. I also think it is a jammer or interference from something. It is just speculation.

I was quite enjoying that show on the SA national broadcaster. I will have to see if they have an Internet feed. I guess the batteries last longer with radios with analog dials?

I've purchased two D-368s and two D-219s, but will pass on the D-220 due to its single and cramped shortwave band. Sensitivity isn't everything in a receiver, other factors like selectivity, speaker sound and ease of tuning also matter, at least to me. Gotta admit that XHDATA was clever in marketing the D-220 though; the company advertised it as a "fun travel radio" and also released it in three colors options. *Some trivia for the techies:* Of the three radios that are featured here, the D-368 gets the most premium, known DSP tuner chip. It sports a Skyworks Si 4836-A10 tuner which has a slightly better selectivity than the entry level, Si 4825-A10 chip that the D-219 has. In addition, the Si 4836 supports separate bass and treble controls but XHDATA sadly didn't take advantage of these audio controls for the D-368. However the D-368 does make use of the Si 4836's station tuning light and the FM Stereo indicating LED. These features are absent in the less expensive Si 4825-A10 model. In terms of FM performance, the Si 4836 is better - it also has adaptive noise suppression which blends the left and right stereo channels into a single mono channel when FM reception conditions are poor. The Si 4825's FM tuner is monaural only - which is the reason the D-219 doesn't have stereo LED indicator and plugging in earphones won't give you that stereo experience with stereo FM stations. In terms of raw audio output the Si 4825's audio voltage maxes out at 72 mV (RMS) while the Si 4836 is slightly higher at 80 mV (RMS). The new D-220 has an unmarked DSP chip but it appears to be identical to the genuine Skyworks Si 4825-A10 or a derivative of it. I hope someone positively identifies the DSP manufacturer, even if it's a Chinese copycat. 🙂 Like the D-219, the D-220's FM tuner is mono only even with earphones plugged. And yes, the D-368 also has a Bluetooth chip for using the radio as a wireless speaker and a basic MP3 player but these are added-on circuits that aren't part of the Si 4836 DSP tuner. If I were the marketing head for XHDATA, I'd repackage the D-368 it in bright colours instead of the mundane, serious looking black and have a single colour background (no stripes) for the frequency dial, like the D-219. While it's not so obvious that XHDATA replaced the original micro USB charging port with Type-C, I'm curious to know if the 2024 D-368 is fitted with surface mounted RF filters like the current D-808 has. I also wish the D-368 comes in silver/gray and green color options. 📻☺👍

Andre I ordered the D-220 the same time that I ordered the Tecsun PL-368. Unfortunately, my Olive Green D-220’s MW band did not work at all. Amazon just sent me an email that my replacement will arrive on this Saturday. I sent my D-220 the very next day after a one day delivery, but the replacement takes two weeks….go figure…😊! 73! Have a great day!

You were just using the internal microphone of the V115?

Even though i own all three of these, it was still helpful to watch this comparison. Thanks for all you do on this channel.

The D-119 just sounds cleaner and clearer than the other two.

I also love the channels you chose to demonstrate the sound quality. Brotherly greetings from Canada!

Personally, I think the D-219 sounds best on all the bands you tried. I got a D-220 for my birthday, and so far I'm really impressed by the stations it pulls in!

got the green 220 for less than us $11.20 shipped and that a lot of radio for that.

I like SWL on inexpensive radios, because the broadcasters themselves are not out there to broadcast just to those with expensive radios.

In other videos, I've expressed that the d-220 needs an extra (nighttime) shortwave band on it. I still do. But it occurs to me that it would make a pretty decent everyday-carry emergency radio, because of its pocket size and the shortwave it already has on it.

I agree, the D-220 sounds the best to me. Thanks for the review

Excellent video. The D-368 sounds best, but I actually prefer the D-219 because I have hearing loss, and the tinny sound actually makes the speech easier to understand.

Very nice comparison there Andre. That Vatican Radio signal sound like a local MW station. To me I think the D-219 is the best

It certainly is good news that AM radio is here to stay in the US. We grew up with it! Andre, everything okay? I see South Africa 🇿🇦 got hit with a rare snowstorm, 2 feet of snow. Is that rather unusual for your region ?

IMHO this is continental China jamming Taiwanese SW broadcasts.

Qodosen SR-286 speaker is too small to compete with larger radios, it's not bad, just too small compared to larger units. Tubes usually have a warmer, 'mellow' sound that's much more pleasant.

Obviously the Hammarlund doesn't have any chips (ICs) producing any internal noise.

Interesting video. I think another KZbinr has taken both radios apart, and he says they are very similar inside. If that’s the case, a tie is not surprising.

Good news for Qodosen fans: the DX-286 is now shipping from Amazon with two (2) 18650 button top batteries. 😊

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Hello. I am listening to Rep of Yemen on 11935 at 1230 UTC and am hearing a jamming signals the resembles a laser gun sound at high speed. Been hearing quite a lot in the mornings here in Florida.

I can occasionally get it here in Wisconsin 😊

Thank you for the report Andre 👍 Honestly I'm not sure about Mongolia. On the one hand, the demise of longwave in Europe might really hit them so hard, receivers would be less available, so less people could potentially be able to benefit from their service. Perhaps even less than with shortwave. On the other hand, digital shortwave? Really? I can't see that. And even if they choose to have analogue-only broadcasts on SW, they would quickly cut them to daytime-only, and later scrap them silently. Like with Ethiopia on 7110, I think it reactivated a few years ago, quickly decided to sign-off sometime early, and now I don't know if they're even active. Heck, the BBC is now following a similar tactique to Africa! Probably more likely to work hard on placing a plethora of cellphone masts, even wherever there are no people in the area at the moment, and encourage people to download Mongolian Radio app 😂 BTW Mongolia used to broadcast their domestic services on SW too. Last used frequency was 7260 kHz, carrying 3rd programme, unfortunately always clashing with Xinjiang PBS. Previously they had 4895, and earlier I think also 4830 kHz for 1st programme, the one that's currently on LW. I haven't been on SW nor MW this past week, focusing almost entirely on FM broadcast monitoring here in Poland partially suffering from floods, but on Wednesday night I did check Radio Exterior de Espana on a remote SDR in hope they'd be carrying Champions League, on the 1st week of the new season. Like, you know, they always did. Guess what -- they didn't! 😱 Domestic RNE on MW carried that Girona vs PSG match just fine. Really hope it's not a permanent change 🙁

Maybe you should try the radio academy, you never know how it could go! It might also be nice for you to try the XHDATA tour too and hope for the best if you have another passport! I have a British and Turkish one so far. Emirler is pronounced differently, with more emphasis on the I and a sort of sh noise on the r, I can’t quite describe it, you would have to listen to the pronunciation on Google Translate.

Great news about AM (MW) in vehicles. I'm glad this bill was approved.

Hammarlund HQ-129-X is a clear winner.