{"id":48951,"date":"2021-05-18T06:50:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T10:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=48951"},"modified":"2021-05-18T06:50:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T10:50:42","slug":"adid-offers-two-simple-mods-for-the-xhdata-d-808-or-any-portable-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/adid-offers-two-simple-mods-for-the-xhdata-d-808-or-any-portable-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Adid offers two simple mods for the XHDATA D-808 (or any portable radio!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Adid, who shares two inexpensive mods he made on his XHDATA D-808 shortly after taking delivery of it in 2018. One is simply clear tape over the display to protect it from scratches. The second is applying three tiny drops of glue which create tactile points on the keypad for nighttime operation.<\/p>\n

Thanks for sharing these, Adid!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Adid, who shares two inexpensive mods he made on his XHDATA D-808 shortly after taking delivery of it in 2018. One is simply clear tape over the display to protect it from scratches. The second is applying three tiny drops of glue which create tactile points on the keypad […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[627,3,43],"tags":[8269,6620,6621,6619],"class_list":["post-48951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-adid","tag-d-808","tag-xhdata","tag-xhdata-d-808"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-cJx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49934,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/the-new-sihuadon-d-808-portable-shortwave-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":48951,"position":0},"title":"The new SIHUADON D-808 portable shortwave radio","author":"Thomas","date":"August 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Adid, who writes: Hi Thomas, Yesterday I found this short animation: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CYEh39RTkd4 So I went to their website to look at this nice black and amber screen new model. https:\/\/xhdata.com.cn\/ (strangely enough, they sell there Tecsun stuff also) I don't plan on buying it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Products"","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\/2021\/08\/SIHUADON-D-808-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SIHUADON-D-808-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SIHUADON-D-808-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SIHUADON-D-808-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":49313,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/adi-notes-that-some-new-18650-cells-are-longer-with-added-protection-circuit\/","url_meta":{"origin":48951,"position":1},"title":"Adi notes that some new 18650 cells are longer with added protection circuit","author":"Thomas","date":"June 20, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Adi, who writes: Hi Thomas, Recently I received from AliExp two 18650 3000mAh batteries to replace the aging original XHDATA for my D-808. As you can see they are ~3mm longer than the original. They still fit, but the spring is crushed to its\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Accessories"","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/18650-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/18650-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/18650-3.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/18650-3.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/18650-3.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/18650-3.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29678,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/xhdata-d-808-operation-manual\/","url_meta":{"origin":48951,"position":2},"title":"XHDATA D-808 operation manual","author":"Thomas","date":"December 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Anderson, who writes: Attached is the manual for the new XHDATA D-808.\u00a0 Your readers who have ordered the D-808 may be interested in downloading this: https:\/\/www.digitalnomad.nz\/downloads\/XHDATA-D-808.pdf Many thanks, Dave! I've ordered the D-808, so I appreciate getting a sneak peek at the manual.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Products"","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\/12\/XHDATA-Manual.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":29278,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/the-xhdata-d-808-ivan-shares-internal-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":48951,"position":3},"title":"The XHDATA D-808: Ivan shares internal photos","author":"Thomas","date":"November 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan, who shares the following internal photos of the XHDATA D-808 (which we believe may be a rebadged Digitech AR-1780): Many thanks, Ivan. Perhaps someone can compares these with that of the Digitech AR-1780.","rel":"","context":"In "New Products"","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":35021,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/radio-deal-xhdata-d-808-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":48951,"position":4},"title":"Radio Deal: XHDATA D-808 on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"November 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contribuor,\u00a0Charlie (WA2ONH), who notes: A good price for the XHDATA D-808 on eBay right now. No connection with the vendor. Buy at your own risk. Click here to view on eBay. Thank you for the tip, Charlie! Looks like the seller has a 99.6% positive\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Deals"","block_context":{"text":"Deals","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/deals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-30-at-6.56.07-AM-1024x429.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-30-at-6.56.07-AM-1024x429.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-30-at-6.56.07-AM-1024x429.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32493,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/gary-pulls-apart-and-examines-the-xhdata-d-808\/","url_meta":{"origin":48951,"position":5},"title":"Gary pulls apart and examines the XHDATA D-808","author":"Thomas","date":"May 31, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Gary DeBock, who shares the following report of the XHDATA D-808: XHDATA D-808 AM-LW-FM-SW-AIR Portable- Tech Report by Gary DeBock The XHDATA D-808 portable is an AM-LW-FM-SW-SSB-AIR band model which has already been the subject of many excellent reviews. 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