{"id":35002,"date":"2018-11-29T07:43:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T11:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=35002"},"modified":"2018-11-29T07:43:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T11:43:35","slug":"xhdata-d-808-and-c-crane-cc-skywave-ssb-size-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/xhdata-d-808-and-c-crane-cc-skywave-ssb-size-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"XHDATA D-808 and C.Crane CC Skywave SSB size comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, 13dka<\/a>, who left the following comment on my post about coastal SWLing<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Nice weather and pics! Hmmm\u2026 it wasn\u2019t so obvious to me before but it looks like the Skywave SSB is even smaller than the D-808. Now I\u2019m jealous!\u00a0?<\/p>\n

I find it pretty amazing is that just a few wavelengths away from the water, the signals seem to be tapering off a bit already, so standing IN the water and holding a portable is certainly getting the absolute best out of the radio. When I moved here (to the coast) I took a portable with a relatively stable station tuned in and drove to my beach listening post with it, then I headed back home right away. It seemed pretty obvious how the proximity to the water gradually improved the signals but of course that was a pretty unscientific test. I should repeat that with an SDR rigged up on the passenger seat and do that a few times in a row.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m off now to check how I can get a Skywave SSB to Europe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is quite amazing how large bodies of salt water enhance reception! \ud83d\ude42 Although my home in the mountains has very little RFI, the ground conductivity is poor. Those who live on the coast get much better mileage from their antennas!<\/p>\n

Regarding the size of the CC Skywave SSB and XHDATA D-808, based on my measuring tape, the D-808 is about 1.25″ wider, 0.5″ taller and perhaps 0.125″ deeper than the CC Skywave SSB. Here are a few photos:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>Not a massive difference in size by any means, but the Skywave SSB is smaller in every dimension. Since I typically do one-bag travel, I always choose the smaller radio. Of course, the D-808 is more affordable than the Skywave SSB and is easier to purchase outside the US.<\/p>\n

I don’t know of a C. Crane distributor in Europe.\u00a0 Perhaps Post<\/em> readers might comment with suggestions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, 13dka, who left the following comment on my post about coastal SWLing: Nice weather and pics! Hmmm\u2026 it wasn\u2019t so obvious to me before but it looks like the Skywave SSB is even smaller than the D-808. Now I\u2019m jealous!\u00a0? I find it pretty amazing is that just a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,43],"tags":[6935,318,6398,6397,6620,6621,6619],"class_list":["post-35002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-13dka","tag-c-crane","tag-c-crane-cc-skywave-ssb","tag-cc-skywave-ssb","tag-d-808","tag-xhdata","tag-xhdata-d-808"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-96y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35191,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/golans-take-on-the-digitech-ar-1780-xhdata-d-808-and-cc-skywave-ssb\/","url_meta":{"origin":35002,"position":0},"title":"Golan’s take on the Digitech AR-1780, XHDATA D-808 and CC Skywave SSB","author":"Thomas","date":"December 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Golan Klinger, who leaves the following comment regarding the Digitech AR-1780: I bought my AR1780 from Jaycar when they were first announced because I was too impatient to wait for the Skywave SSB. 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