XHDATA D808 Portable AM FM SW LW Airband Radio SSB RDS Multiband Radio Speaker Alarm Clock External Antenna with LCD Display (Black)

Works great. Using for camping when reception is low.

This is the IC chip updated Sangean 808 radio with the airplane band added also. It picks up signals across the entire bands covered. This is the big brother to the Sihuadon R-108 radio. There are 3 differences: The 808 is roughly twice as large with a better speaker. They both have excellent shortwave coverage but the 808 lets you listen to both upper & lower sideband transmissions. The 108 has no sideband selection. The 808 allows you to select your frequencies by the meter band. Different shortwave meter bands are dedicated to different uses: ham radio, international broadcast stations, international standards such as time signals, accurate frequency markers for calibration, and emergency broadcasts when regular communications are not available. The CB radio frequencies are also covered (11 meters). The 808 has more control buttons for ease of use. Both radios have full features. Both radios are portable. They have similar looks. 2 optional things that I do with all of my radios is to put bigger batteries in them when possible. The 808 uses standard 18650 lithium batteries. It comes with a 2000 mA one which is adequate for most use. I changed it to a 3000 mA battery simply for convenience of long periods of use between charging. The other thing is to change the antenna to a longer one. I favor an extendable antenna that is 100 - 115 cm long for better signal reception from Long Wave all the way up to aircraft.

This radio is amazing.Really shines on AM,esp at night.Too many features to mention.SSB works great,but sometimes gets a little vibration but not a problem in listening.Air band works FANTASTIC. I pick up the tower from an airport 45 miles away.Has squelch.Does have a learning curve as some buttons have multi function. Very sensitive on all bands.I live in the midwest and pick up stations from China during the day.You can listen to military air bases and hams on ssb.Come in very good with just a 60 ft speaker wire stuck outside.Battery life last forever.Has nice weight to it coz it's solidly built.For the price WELL WORTH IT.Buttons are solid as well as tuning wheel

This little radio has very good reception for both FM and SW. ( I haven't tested it for AM) It is very small, so if you want a small FM receiver with external antenna jack and great FM DX ability, this is the one.

It’s a good radio. Will come in handy camping.