{"id":30929,"date":"2018-02-22T07:54:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T11:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=30929"},"modified":"2018-02-22T07:54:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T11:54:56","slug":"the-xhdata-d-808-and-longwave-how-to-build-an-effective-antenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/the-xhdata-d-808-and-longwave-how-to-build-an-effective-antenna\/","title":{"rendered":"The XHDATA D-808 and longwave: how to build an effective antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Mad Radio DXer, who writes:<\/p>\n

I said I would share my results for attempting to receive LW signals on the XHDATA D-808, & if I can use a longwire to improve reception on this radio. This was after posting videos<\/a> when I used around 50 metres of longwire connected to the D-808 for improved Medium Wave reception & to prove it works.<\/p>\n

This first video shows that it is not possible for LW, no matter if I connect the 50 metres longwire to the 3.5mm input or the whip antenna. I also compare reception of the same station with the Degen DE1103 PLL using the 3.5mm input. The Degen DE1103 still had better reception even when I used the whip antenna extended at the very minimum when using the LW\/MW external antenna trick. I know I should have used the internal ferrite antenna of the Degen compared to the D-808, but in any case I did try off camera & reception was about the same. So unfortunately the D-808 was never going to win this round.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n