Now in mid-March 2018, the D-808 is nowhere to be found on AliExpress:<\/strong><\/p>\n Sure, the RadiWow<\/strong> firm still ships the D-808 to the USA, but for a ridiculous “we don’t really want your business anyway” price. <\/strong>(A company that has a product page with “LOGO” in the corner is certainly not paying attention…perhaps they meant to enter “USD $20” as the cost? :^)<\/p>\n My hope is that XHDATA is working on an exclusive USA distributorship, such as Kaito Electronics Inc.<\/a><\/strong> has in this country for Kaito radios, or perhaps the D-808 will eventually be found only on Amazon USA. Maybe the highly regarded EBay seller Anon-Co<\/a><\/strong> (Anna) is at work behind the scene to offer this model exclusively.<\/p>\n What’s going on here? Please leave your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n 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 shipping. 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\nGuy Atkins is a Sr. Graphic Designer for T-Mobile and lives near Seattle, Washington. \u00a0He\u2019s a regular contributor to the SWLing Post.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"