{"id":29568,"date":"2017-12-09T10:07:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T14:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=29568"},"modified":"2017-12-09T10:07:07","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T14:07:07","slug":"update-xhdata-d-808-shortwave-radio-goes-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/update-xhdata-d-808-shortwave-radio-goes-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: XHDATA D-808 shortwave radio goes live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/XHdata-D808.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29111\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/XHdata-D808.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/XHdata-D808.jpg 495w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/XHdata-D808-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Overnight I received the following email:<\/p>\n<p><em>This is Sylvia from global radio store in Aliexpress platform, I want to inform you that XHDATA D-808 radio will start to selling at American time 2017\/12\/09 13:00. The sale price is $69.98[&#8230;]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y7tmrgfj\">I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;d all like to hear from anyone who takes the plunge on this unit.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Troy Riedel, is the author of this post and a regular contributor to the SWLing Post.\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCtH71bBFT40by1qTSv2PYpg\">Check out Troy\u2019s YouTube Channel here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overnight I received the following email: This is Sylvia from global radio store in Aliexpress platform, I want to inform you that XHDATA D-808 radio will start to selling at American time 2017\/12\/09 13:00. The sale price is $69.98[&#8230;] I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;d all like to hear from anyone who takes the plunge on this unit. 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The seller promises to put the price of 60 US dollars. Radio of a level not lower than Tecsun PL-660 for such a small price is great! There is a video\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/XHdata-D808.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":31182,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/whats-up-with-the-xhdata-d-808-availability\/","url_meta":{"origin":29568,"position":1},"title":"What&#8217;s Up with the XHDATA D-808 Availability in the USA?","author":"Guy Atkins","date":"March 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"After the initial flurry of reports, interest, and purchases of the XHDATA D-808 portable receiver by radio enthusiasts, the door on USA shipments seems to have slammed shut. This fine DSP-based portable went live in early December 2017 for USA purchasers when it was offered by AliExpress for $69.98 with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manufacturers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Manufacturers","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/manufacturers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/aliexpress_D-808-300x179.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":30142,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/xhdata-d-808-and-digitech-ar-1780-comparing-size-and-appearance\/","url_meta":{"origin":29568,"position":2},"title":"XHDATA D-808 and Digitech AR-1780: Comparing size and appearance","author":"Thomas","date":"January 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Tuesday evening, I received my long-awaited XHDATA D-808 from AliExpress via the postal service. Yesterday morning, I unboxed it and started charging the included 18650 Li-Ion cell. 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