XHDATA D-808 vs D-608WB on distant medium wave signals and with Tecsun AN-200 #radio #antenna

04/11/2026 · SWL

Descrição

This is a comparison of some distant and nearby MW signals on the new XHDATA D-608WB and the XHDATA D-808, which is a popular and very good portable radio for MW DXing. I also use the Tecsun AN-200 loop antenna on one of the signals, to see how it works on the D-608WB specifically.

The most distant signal here is VOA from São Tomé, 3700 km (2300 miles) from my location in Johannesburg, South Africa. You can also hear Emisor Provincial de Niassa, from Lichinga in Mozambique. That is a distance of 1600 km or 1000 miles. I also show one nearby signal, Radio Botswana from Gaborone, just a couple of hundred kilometres away.

00:00 MW comparison on XHDATA D-808 and D-608WB
01:22 Emisor Provincial de Niassa, Lichinga, 1260 kHz
03:11 VOA from São Tomé, 1530 kHz
05:08 Emissor Provincial de Zambézia, Quelimane, 1179 kHz
05:54 Both radios with Tecsun AN-200
08:09 Radio Botswana, Gaborone, 972 kHz

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Comentários da comunidade

@canyondan YouTube · 08/02/2024 · 👍 1

Nicely done with the radio comparisons. I am beginning to think I might have to pick up one of the D-608WB radios. Thanks for your radio reviews

@oz_dx YouTube · 11/02/2024 · 👍 2

Reception of weak signals is better on D-808 but sound is better on D-608WB.

@StratmanII YouTube · 08/02/2024 · 👍 2

Yes, I can definitely vouch that your D-608WB's RSSI numbers jumped from 22 to 49 when you placed the AN-200 loop for the second time! The magic starts around 07:49 in this video demonstration! 📻👍

@ArnieDXer YouTube · 09/02/2024 · 👍 2

I second the opinions expressed in the comments that the D-608WB has better audio than the D-808. It really improved readability, not to mention signals seem to sound just cleaner on the D-608WB. That at least when listening on a smartphone 😅 André, another experiment you may want to try is to hook up your longwire or even a MLA-30 to the 3.5mm socket on your AN-200. Not only would the loop pick up signals off the external antenna (although in addition to signals and noise received by itself), but also act as a preselector, in case strongest signals were to overload or desensitize your radio 😉 Doesn't necessarily work as well as hooking a coul wound on a ferrite rod (which I tried & loved 😜), but you should still see a decent improvement :)

@jamesglenn6461 YouTube · 09/02/2024 · 👍 1

Again I am amazed at the reception abilities of new portables. I also may have to get both the 608wb & 808

@Kw1161 YouTube · 08/02/2024 · 👍 2

Thanks Andre both have decent MW performance . The less expensive D-608WB still has the improved sound to my ears, but the D-808 is decent in a more muffled sound way, although I ordered a D-608WB I plan to order the D-808 in the near future for complete SW with SSB coverage. 73! Have a great day!