Great review Fred, I especially like the intro story about the power cuts that was the lead in to this review, which was relevant to the radio! I cracked up laughing when you said there were all these poor sods outside saying "can you get a signal"!!!!!. TBH I had little sympathy, (you handled it well, the sods holding their phones up didn't, haha) as here in Ukraine this is our daily routine due to the Russian bombing more than half our power generation capacity, so we have daily power cuts to manage the grid loads. The cell towers do have battery backup (via solar chargers) but they don't last long, as we find here, but no one here in Ukraine goes outside holding their phones up begging for a signal, we know how it all rolls! You sold me that radio just for the bright lights to light our flat up at night. I already have a SW receiver, but hey maybe I'll save up money to get the XHDATA, can't hurt to have a spare. Cheers Fred and it's nice to know you all got a taste of life in Ukraine with the power cuts! 😉📻
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Thank you. Wishing you and your family the very best. Terrible situation that you have to live in and just so wrong on all levels. Please take real care.
@classicgrooves27 күн бұрын
Very impressed with this radio,bought the XHDATA long wire to go with it with great results 👍
@russbrown194Ай бұрын
This is a nice radio. Receives well and sounds good. It is in my rotation of regular use travel and field radios. Thanks for the review!
@SecuritySpecialАй бұрын
Thank you Fred. This is absolutely the best survival radio (and such an incredibly low price.) So many useful features. No scrambling about for torches, batteries (what a superb speaker too !) And your advice about putting audio books on a memory card to keep your mind off any civil emergency - superb. SW seems really stable too. This is a must-have buy. Thank you Fred.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@sutitigi23 күн бұрын
Neat radio.
@scaramongaАй бұрын
Got mine today. A point of note, if anyone's interested, lol? Battery is 'button top', so 18650 'flat top' will not work, aka, the ones that you use in your vape device ;) You could file down plastic lugs in battery compartment (not much need taken off them), and 'flat top' will then work, (spring has enough give), or solder/spot weld onto connection to make it protrude a little, both are doable. The battery is 3000mah, but charging in my super dooper 18650 charger, singly, aka, separate from unit itself, results in a max charge rate of 0.5a. Slow. I charge all my 18650's @ 2.0a. This is probably because the battery is of the 'protected' type, and not 'high drain'. Just a heads up :) Radio is great though :D BTW. My screen came all scratched, but screen does have a film protector on it, although a bugger to remove ;) Good nails required lol. All OK after removing. *Edit Just spot welded one of my VTC6, works fine, full charge rate :) May not hold as long?, but hey, it's only a radio, and the 'dynamo' should charge it quicker also, if needed ;)
@irreverend_Ай бұрын
Another good reason for having a MW backup radio (for me particularly but anyone else in a similar situation), I live within the radius of a nuclear accident alarm. The guidance if you hear it is to close all windows, remain indoors, and listen to the local radio station for updates. My local radio station does still transmit on MW too, so there's that if the FM goes down. In short, it doesn't hurt to have something like that just in case you need it, it's certainly not paranoid or prepper stuff. If you go camping, hiking, etc as well, it's good to take something so you can listen to weather forecasts.
@martinriding3592Ай бұрын
Its sounds good for a little radio nice
@alanslade2319Ай бұрын
Cheers FRED got me wind up light got me 10 m ,11 m and so no. All I need now is a radio and I didn't even notice that I never had one with batteries, all electric. Great stuff again and see you soon Alan, 💯👍
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed I wish you and your wife and kids and your dog 73s that means best wishes my friend
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
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
@Andyb2379Ай бұрын
You should always have a few supplies in the house. A weeks worth at least. The radio is a good edition to any emergency situation.
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed your KZbin videos are awesome my friend
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed my hobbies are painting pictures 🖼 and listening to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my Grms license my friend
@b.2221Ай бұрын
Nice little radio Fred, but for the fact that you gave that advice about the shut down in communications it really hits home what you are saying. Yes it would actually be a comfort should things go wrong. It actually looks nicely made, I personally would keep one of these handy on standby. I have no doubt that the Sangean would be like a Rolls Royce in comparison but at a lot more cost. You haven’t lost your touch mate great to watch your videos as always 👍Tom.
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed the color of the XHDATA D-608WB yellow my friend
@michaelcallan412129 күн бұрын
A lot of people forget that they also have a radio in their car parked outside the front door.
@ditto195812 күн бұрын
One time when I was camping we got caught in a rain shower out on a hiking trail. When we got back to our tent, I was soaked and cold and angry and wanted to pack up an go home. Then I remembered my car, lol. I got in, put the heat on and in a few minutes happy. 😊
@kenlang667216 күн бұрын
As to the "rant" intro. People often think that the self reliant are somehow paranoid. During hurricane Sandy many people were without power, water, food, medicine etc. There were relief stations put up within blocks of half starved people but no one knew about them. Why? No radio, no communication. So a lot of folks went hungry until authorities could contact them directly.
@CB-RADIO-UK16 күн бұрын
Copy that bang on.
@TheJONNYSHADOWАй бұрын
Great review Fred, the price now is £41+.......
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Hi. Look below there is a 20% coupon which takes it down below £33
@terrytartuАй бұрын
I have had this radio for close to two months. Your review was as I have found it - a very good machine, with great sensitivity. One thing you wouldn't necessarily notice. I live in an apartment that is part of an older house. We are all elderly and there is a fitted movement sensor and light for night time. On many of my other radios it causes a constant clicking on all A.M bands which is annoying and prevents night-time DXing, this radio is able to suppress that constant clicking and I can DX at night without any problem. The only other radio that does that is a small SDR and but the speaker on that is not as good as this XHDATA. I guess it can suppress electrical interference as a part of it being an emergency radio. Great review, I live in Estonia in a rather quiet rural locality.
@Kw1161Ай бұрын
Thanks Fred for the rant and review…👍😀! I agree about both as I bought two Xhdata D-608WB’s back in Spring for $27.88 as an introductory price. Anyone trying to argue with you on the minimum chance something could go wrong are utilities will be restored quickly…steer them to US based Storm chasers especially Tornado or hurricane ones. It is hard for the phone companies to restore cell service when the cell tower is a twisted wreck. 73! Have a great day!
@ditto195821 күн бұрын
I wonder if football is on SW? I live in US and we get Premier League games here on TV, but I’d like to hear it on radio. Doesn’t even need to be Premier League. The radio looks nice. XHData is a good brand. I have a D109WB and like it.
@CB-RADIO-UK21 күн бұрын
I ve never heard football on SW. However they did have tennis being broadcast.
@eldontyrellcorpАй бұрын
This is a very good radio, i really like it. It has extremely good sound, it receives very well on all the bands, it can ve used as a battery pack, it has BT and MP3, for the price, fantastic. And the battery life is very good.
@migsvensurfing6310Ай бұрын
Cute radio but... Buy a standard radio with the bands mentioned a torch and some lithium primary cells, they do have 20 years shelf life and do not leak. I don't like to put my radio in the hot sun for charging through the panel. Not good for the battery. How long will the battery survive when not used for years when the radio is stored. When solar charging in the winter I asume the display light and the charge indicator will use more power than this very small panel can deliver and it will drain the battery instead. The handcrank may work though. Take it apart and do some measurements. Thanks for the review its a nice kitchen radio.
@timmatthewsfunerals969Ай бұрын
It is a torch Fred !!
@ditto195812 күн бұрын
Or even a flashlight 😇
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed iam thinking about getting the XHDATA D-608WB AM FM sw wx Bt mp3 weather Alert emergency portable radio my friend
@alanbourn4039Ай бұрын
Fred ,don't apologise for the rant . You are correct. It's radio operations that will be the greatest help in an emergency. Just a little radio like the one in this review is what can get information that will be needed. CB or Ham even better.
@KanoyoyoАй бұрын
Got it for less than £33 with a 20% coupon, which is great! Looking forward to seeing this little radio arrive.👍
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@robintyson591Ай бұрын
Love it. Doesn't fall over like other radios :) Solar panel seems to pick up a charge even if it's not in direct sunlight. Love the bluetooth/SD features, and, of course, you can pick up and answer a phone call while lying in the bath! Has anyone tested how many revolutions of the crank are needed for, say, 30 minutes of listening time?
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
I am going to say that the crank is best for emergency use only. Too flimsy.
@MrSlipstreemАй бұрын
There's nothing wrong with being prepared Fred. We have the same problems in my part of the UK too. I've just finished hardware and firmware modding an ATS-20+ to give over 50 hours runtime per full charge. I can charge it from a small solar panel in the garden. I may never need the full 50+ hours, but it cost very little to do and may get me out of a jam someday. 👍
@silvafox8371Ай бұрын
I think your bang on sir. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Our fragile system. CAn and probably will call over. Cracking radio fit for purpose for the price - good review and recommendation
@26OP011Ай бұрын
this is like the shopping channel 🤣
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Without the dolly birds.
@m4rkb0yАй бұрын
Nothing daft about some basic preparation, sound advice i think. 👍
@forddude1976Ай бұрын
I think your right Fred, my Mrs village often loese power for Days
@chucky2316Ай бұрын
Good advice fred ive got a el cheapo wind up raidio with torch function.
@JohnHi6Ай бұрын
Cracking little radio Fred!! Ignore the conspiracy theory haters, there's nothing wrong with being prepared, there's nothing more reassuring than having a radio on in the background during an outage, when things go out of our control, having light, a source of power and to hear updates on the situation is key to surviving even the smallest inconvenience with our sanity intact. The internet, phones and other smart tech are brilliant, but only when powered lol. Thanks for sharing!
@roywoletny5292Ай бұрын
It’s a sensible buy.
@ripvanwinkle3509Ай бұрын
I think in an emergency, the last people I want to listen to is the UK media ;) Great radio though!
@paulladdie1026Ай бұрын
I have a Tecsun S-2000 in my shed ;-)
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Nice radio.
@DavidCase-ov5uoАй бұрын
Alkaline batteries have a very long shelf life these days. Unlike lithium which self discharge quickly and are dead when you need them. Pity that 198KHz is going to clang when the valves expire and all the MW stations are closing down.
@FNUKSTER1366Ай бұрын
Great video , but a shame all the medium wave stations are shutting down in the uk 😢
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
So sad
@mitchelled65706Ай бұрын
Ed in the shed here in Missouri..if it had a bnc connect
@bearfreeman7604Ай бұрын
XHDATA D-808 with looooong wave. 198kHz UK emergency frequency still on 28/07/24. You must be near BP transmitting station. When I lived in Hertford, at times I could hear R4 in the house wiring! 😂 Stevo these days.
@Greg-et2dpАй бұрын
Frid in the shed your XHDATA D-608WB AM FM sw wx Bt mp3 weather Alert emergency portable radio is awesome my friend
@jeanroddenberry6433Ай бұрын
"my kids don't, my friends don't, nobody does . . ." Get your kids and your friends each a battery-powered radio for Christmas.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
They are way too busy glued to their phones. Hardly can bare not touching them for a min at a time. Sad fact.
@jeanroddenberry6433Ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UKIt wouldn't hurt to give them each a radio for Christmas, so that in a blackout, they'd know what's happening. I have multiple radios in my space, just to hand out to others in case there's a hurricane heading our way.
@terryhayward790527 күн бұрын
I guess your advertising did well for Amazon, the price has now gone up to £41. Damn it.
@CB-RADIO-UK27 күн бұрын
Hi. If you look there is a 20% off voucher which brings it down.
@DrunkenKnight7129 күн бұрын
thank you for the video! i've been thinking recently about getting myself an emergency radio so if you were going to choose one, right now, what would it be?
@CB-RADIO-UK28 күн бұрын
Prob this one.
@tonyjackman6699Ай бұрын
Was interested in this radio for £27 so I followed your link to Amazon. On there it's priced at £41. Not sure if it's worth that kind of money though.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
If you look there is a 20% off voucher so its just below £33. :-).
@19TC504Ай бұрын
awesome video ones again,just wanna ask if there is no power then radio stations dont have power as well? idk as i m in the netherlands and so far as i can remember whe never had a total blackout so idk just wanted to ask,i mean i have radio,s like that and for my cb radio,s i have battery power 73,s 19ct031
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
I think most radio stations will have emergency generators.
@19TC504Ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UK lol not if your in a country where this stuff never happends not know for sure but lol,but i have my HT,s programmed with pmr so if there is a blackout i can hand out those to the neighors and stuff
@ds9268Ай бұрын
Convid was bollo* we went everywhere during lock*own never questioned!! Enjoyed our time off!!!!
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Nice glad you had fun. I went to work every day and prayed that i would not bring it home to my family.
@scaramongaАй бұрын
£33 with delivery
@jediknight2350Ай бұрын
if nuclear war happens the last thing i care about is a fooking radio lolol.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
LOL :-)
@macnottsukАй бұрын
Your not a nutter Fred but you should prep for at least 4 weeks. So call me a nutter but what with Trump's anti-NATO stance and Putin's lunacy, one would be a nutter if you didn't put something away for the rainy day.
@jayc9075Ай бұрын
Bought a D109 bricked itself in three months won't take a charge it's not battery it's the radio .never buy from them overpriced and poorly made