7.5 inch (19cm) Loopstick XHDATA D-608WB Ultralight

Description of the stock XHDATA D-608WB AM-FM-SW-Weather Band model (designed for use in emergencies) followed by a comparison of the AM-DXing sensitivity of the stock model and a 7.5 inch (19cm) loopstick transplant model in receiving daytime DX fringe station 1230-KWYZ in Everett, WA (1 kW at 75 miles)

[@gabrymir-radio]

This radio is very nice and with your modification it becomes very efficient.

[@DXerGary]

@gabrymir-radio, Thank you for your comment. Best of DX to you!

[@LeeLocke]

Excellent Gsry. Thanks for the helpful feedback.

[@DXerGary]

Thanks, Lee! Good DX to you.

[@GlobalUnboxingTV]

Thanks for sharing. 👍🏽

[@DXerGary]

@GlobalUnboxingTV, Thanks for watching! Best of DX to you.

[@kd5txo]

Excellent job on the enhanced loopstick. The support looks 3D printed. For AM DX, I prefer a large air wound coil tuned with a variable capacitor for enhanced selectivity. Generally, it sounds like the front end of the receiver is getting overloaded with too much RF. The art of chasing DX on the broadcast band is in figuring out how to grab the desired signal clearly while rejecting any other unwanted signals. So, you might want to experiment with using both the enhanced and the stock radios with an air-wound, capacitor-tuned antenna rotated to the signal of interest.

[@register1430]

great review. Curious on the the dynamo crank, stone dead battery what is the crank time to get you back on? What a great little unit.

[@franciscoaliaga5061]

How to turn it off? The screen stays on. Like turning it off completely. So it doesn't show the time or anything on the screen

[@JerryShugars]

Does the 608WB output FM Stereo over the headphone jack or is it mono?

[@itsmylife3777]

Антенну сам сделал или купил где то?

[@jaymyers1768]

A little text warning about that siren would have been nice that scared the poops out of me.

[@AD2DU]

The SOS button shaped like all other buttons is a pet peeve of mine. D-109wb same too. I use the radio in bed in the dark and don’t want to wake everyone in the house.

[@franciscoaliaga5061]

Can that feature be disabled? I'm about to buy between this and the D109WB ​@@AD2DU

[@lancethrustworthy]

Wow. BAD AUDIO. Messed this show right up. You might have noticed, early on in post production. Oh well.

[@DXerGary]

Compared to the new Qodosen SR-286 model, I would agree with you.