XHDATA D-808. One Month Update + 11m SSB Receive.

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Fred in the Shed

Күн бұрын

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@RayPhillips6061 Ай бұрын

Fred in the shed for king of England

@onceways Ай бұрын

No, way that annoyiing get stuck in your head theme will become his anthem.. :)

@CB-RADIO-UK Ай бұрын

LOL Lets let Charlie do the job :-)

@davidroques9187 Ай бұрын

I'm in the States, Louisiana. I have the XHDATA D-808 also. I love it. I haven't had any issues with battery life. I just checked and I have the XHDATA 18650 battery too...I haven't touched the radio in a month and it shows 2 bars. It was 2 bars the last time I used it, I kept and eye on the indicator. So, I don't know about your problem.

@S.B.photos Ай бұрын

Thats a nice sounding RX on 11m, great update vid Fred.👍

@deandaniels203 Ай бұрын

What a brilliant channel the review includes the durability of the product.

@SheffieldVince-2E0NZS Ай бұрын

Always nice to hear about new receivers.

@KB-vg4kv 26 күн бұрын

Hi Fred. Thanks for the video. I have the same radio and I dont suffer at all from this problem, so maybe it’s just your radio. Return it maybe. Anyway just to let you know that there is a perfect case for this radio! I heard it from another owner. Buy the Peli 1040 case. I bought mine and it’s literally a perfect fit for the radio. Regards Rob.

@johnnorth9355 Ай бұрын

Glad you like it Fred. I love mine and use it in preference to all other radios for general listening around the bands. 73

@billmorrison4746 Ай бұрын

Nice update and good to see it on 11 metres, works well.

@CraigR-j3b Ай бұрын

Great video Fred I think 'don't trust the battery meter' 😉. I have had zero problems with this fabulous little radio since I've owned it. It is just so good.

@CB-RADIO-UK Ай бұрын

Thanks for letting me know.

@LozzoAmiga Ай бұрын

I replaced the battery with a Samsung cell from one of my vapes and battery life is a lot better. Also, my one has a off white/grey backlight instead of your orange one. Anyway, great review as always. :)

@MarkGee-os1hp Ай бұрын

I had the same issue, the battery is fine if you use the radio every day. However if you leave the radio for a five days or so, there is a power drain and I came back to the radio to find it dead no power at all. It is however a fantastic receiver and I really like it.

@RaymondJones-d8z Ай бұрын

Hi there it's raymond great video the radio is a great radio and ssb is good plus the am from bands good

@alanslade2319 Ай бұрын

HI FRED that's amazing that it didn't break,if that was me I would have been one big mess, thanks for letting us know mate, and I've noticed that the frid has gone the troll. Anyway thanks again and take care of yourself and yours Alan.💯👍

@CB-RADIO-UK Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@F4LDT-Alain Ай бұрын

Thanks for the very interesting feedback on this radio, Fred. Good to know that it can withstand such a stunt! I have the early version of this radio, bought in 2019. The one with the white display backlight. I don't see this battery depletion issue at all on mine. It sometimes stays in a drawer for 2 or 3 months and I've never seen a battery charge drop of more than one bar. Strange. I really like this radio, my first real SW/SSB radio and the only one I've had for a couple of years. I've used it a lot then and it still works perfectly. My only gripes: the loudspeaker isn't great for a radio of this size, especially for listening to FM broadcast. The paged memory system is a pain in the back. Also, I've seen a few reports of people having trouble with the BFO flat wheel. This one seems to be fragile on the new version (orange display) of the radio at least. Should be handled with care. Keep up the great videos! I see that you own the XHDATA E-100 HT too. I need to go watch your review of it. Not really impressed myself. (edited for corrections)

@RadioVagabund Ай бұрын

Same here, the battery works about two weeks in heavy using on hiking trip. Sits 2Month in the drawer Battery is full. Its the original model, maybe they have changend something?

@kwdavids1 12 күн бұрын

I'm not seeing the power issue you report. I bought my D-808 in March of 2023. It's the XHDATA branded version in a gray case with amber back light, rubber feet and the USB-C charge port. I rarely use it anymore and I'm sure I haven't changed or charged the battery in several months. When I checked it just now, the battery indicator was a full 3 bars. The clock was 10 minutes slow.

@WyeindependantMedia Ай бұрын

its a smart battery, it depletes to make the battery life longer, much like a modern DJI drone battery.

@georgebarnes8163 Ай бұрын

Great little sets, only downside is that they do not scan the Ham bands

@gliderrider Ай бұрын

I’ve had this rig a couple of years. Still going strong. The battery meter is wrong and an old issue.

@ditto1958 Ай бұрын

It’s on sale for Black Friday here on Amazon. For about $80. As for batteries, my PL-660 with 4 rechargeable AA’s has waaaay better battery life than my radios with the 18650.

@byronoh8857 Ай бұрын

I bought this radio and after 2 weeks of using every day with light on while using and lots of ssb listening, the battery is almost full still.

@martinabowm1786 Ай бұрын

Fred, the clock and thermometer deplete the battery, they all do it. I got myself batteries with higher capacity, then it's better!

@k5wxp22 Ай бұрын

I wish they had a way to minimize draw from the clock/temp and still be able to keep the memories in the radio for long term storage.

@Greg-et2dp Ай бұрын

Frid in the shed your KZbin videos are awesome my friend and 73s to you and your wife my friend ❤️

@26TM034 Ай бұрын

Sounds good,nice tone actually..try 365 and 355 lsb between 9\11 a.m. for Australia chit chat its long dx atm and a good few days with out Qrn...

@Siggggy Ай бұрын

Hi Fred, I've recently purchased the radio from Amazon and seen no battery depletion over these last 7 days.

@joistein Ай бұрын

I have the Sihuadon D-808 and I don't have a problem with the battery drain, the Sihuadon is black and has USB-C not micro usb. I have a Tecsun PL-660 that eats battery's so i don't use it anymore.

@pyrlik6968 Ай бұрын

Potwierdzam 👍📢

@carldorking8924 Ай бұрын

I have the sihuadon d-808 brilliant radio had it for a year the sound on air band amazing usb c charger socket is very handy

@pyrlik6968 Ай бұрын

Hier ein Daumen hoch 👍 Komentar für die Algorithmen

@AdamSWL Ай бұрын

Nice one as always Fred!! Where did you get the stand from that you were using with the D-808?

@CB-RADIO-UK Ай бұрын

Hi. Its an Iphone stand i got from Ebay a while ago.

@AdamSWL Ай бұрын

@@CB-RADIO-UK Cheers Fred!!

@mikelee9149 9 күн бұрын

I have had mine for about a year now, I cant complain about it, battery life is better than i thought it would be. The only thing is the Air band, it does not use the 8.83 frequency. I hope I got that right the 8.83?

@PatrikS57AP Ай бұрын

First Haha. Nice video as always!

@daromee Ай бұрын

When I got the radio it was at two bars and no matter how long( 48 hrs even ) I charged it ,it never got to a full charge (three bars)see I I took the battery out of the radio and fully charged it. It been three weeks since I recharged the radio and have used it for about three hours and the charge never went down ,still three bars .So I think the problem is with the battery and the need to fully charge it .Maybe the internal charging circuit can't get the power up to the battery .Maybe try and charge the battery externally and see what happens ?Regards ,I love your videos .

@CB-RADIO-UK Ай бұрын

Thats interesting. Thanks

@daromee Ай бұрын

You are encouraging me to get my licence after years of just wishing and listening .Thanks to you @@CB-RADIO-UK

@RayPhillips6061 Ай бұрын

@CB-RADIO-UK what did Mrs Fred think when she heard it clattering down the stairs

@CB-RADIO-UK Ай бұрын

LOL she was at work at the time.

@danielsnyder2288 Ай бұрын

I know you don't like to do comparison videos, but I would appreciate your opinion on the reception and sound of this radio the D808 to the TR113 you reviewed a couple of months ago. I appreciate the TR113 is about double the price at $175 vs $80 for the D808. Is it worth waiting for the higher cost unit?

@CB-RADIO-UK Ай бұрын

Hi. The TR113 has a superb sound with its bass radiator system esp on FM. The 808 is tuned more for clear DX audio which lacks bass but is good for speech. Both radios tune the same with muted DSP. The 808 certainly gets the job done.

@jtderby Ай бұрын

Fred, for equal money, D-808 or the Tecsun PL-330? Within a couple of dollars of each other on amazon at the moment.

@k5wxp22 Ай бұрын

I have one of each, and they are both fun and capable radios. I prefer the XHDATA over the Tecsun, mainly for the build quality. The tuning knob, especially (Tecsun seems a bit wobbly). I like the page memory just fine, but the Tecsun system is very easy to use, as well. I can't seem to find much difference in reception, except the XHDATA seems to do better with MW AM local stations (I am in Dallas/Fort Worth, Tx). For me with the prices being so close, it's really a matter of personal preference, but again I would pick the XHDATA.

@timwarley3350 Ай бұрын

Tecsun does the same with the battery

@ronalddavidson829 Ай бұрын

What stand is that you are using for the D808?

@CB-RADIO-UK Ай бұрын

Hi Just an iphone stand from ebay.

@jackiesmith-vb5gw Ай бұрын

i have one too. but have you noticed, if you're tuned to say usb and you put your hand near the right hand side, the frequency changes or have i got a duff one?

@CB-RADIO-UK Ай бұрын

I ve not noticed that on my radio.

@deandaniels203 Ай бұрын

If you had to choose between the D808 or the tecsun pl330,which one would buy because i think there both great and the xhdata D 808 has airband.

@CB-RADIO-UK Ай бұрын

Hi cannot say as i do not own the PL330

@Greg-et2dp Ай 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