{"id":50730,"date":"2021-11-05T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T13:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=50730"},"modified":"2021-11-05T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T13:36:09","slug":"video-stock-radiwow-d-808-vs-debock-7-5-inch-loopstick-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/video-stock-radiwow-d-808-vs-debock-7-5-inch-loopstick-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Stock Radiwow D-808 vs. DeBock 7.5 inch Loopstick model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Radiowow-R-108-Loopstick-Gary-Debock-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50734\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Radiowow-R-108-Loopstick-Gary-Debock-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Radiowow-R-108-Loopstick-Gary-Debock-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Radiowow-R-108-Loopstick-Gary-Debock-1-300x253.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Gary DeBock, who shares the following notes and video:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The 7.5 inch (19cm) loopstick Radiwow R-108 model &#8220;smokes&#8221; the stock R-108 model in this video demonstration of receiving daytime DX fringe station 550-KARI in Blaine, WA (5 kW at 150 miles). The modification uses the same enhanced loopstick as described in the <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/gary-debocks-xhdata-d-808-loopstick-model\/\">XHDATA D-808<\/a> &#8220;Supercharging&#8221; article, and is reasonably easy to complete (although some experience is recommended) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V3Pn86eG3rc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V3Pn86eG3rc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gary DeBock, who shares the following notes and video: The 7.5 inch (19cm) loopstick Radiwow R-108 model &#8220;smokes&#8221; the stock R-108 model in this video demonstration of receiving daytime DX fringe station 550-KARI in Blaine, WA (5 kW at 150 miles). The modification uses the same enhanced loopstick as [&hellip;]<\/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":[433,3,129,3727,304],"tags":[6620,4661,5648,6619,7295],"class_list":["post-50730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mediumwave","category-news","category-reviews","category-ultralight-dx","category-videos","tag-d-808","tag-gary-debock","tag-ultralight-dx","tag-xhdata-d-808","tag-xhdata-d-808-7-5-loopstick"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dce","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50439,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/gary-debocks-xhdata-d-808-loopstick-model\/","url_meta":{"origin":50730,"position":0},"title":"Gary DeBock&#8217;s XHDATA D-808 loopstick model","author":"Thomas","date":"October 5, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gary DeBock, who shares the following: The 7.5 inch (19cm) loopstick XHDATA D-808 model was designed to be the ultimate AM-DXing (or Longwave DXing) travel portable, and can be built for a construction cost of around $30 US. It has already been used by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gary-Debock-Loopstick-D-808-e1633427863196.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gary-Debock-Loopstick-D-808-e1633427863196.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gary-Debock-Loopstick-D-808-e1633427863196.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gary-Debock-Loopstick-D-808-e1633427863196.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32493,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/gary-pulls-apart-and-examines-the-xhdata-d-808\/","url_meta":{"origin":50730,"position":1},"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. Until recently the model was not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/XHDATA-D-808-Chip.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/XHDATA-D-808-Chip.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/XHDATA-D-808-Chip.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/XHDATA-D-808-Chip.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48736,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/gary-debocks-2021-ultralight-radio-shootout\/","url_meta":{"origin":50730,"position":2},"title":"Gary DeBock&#8217;s 2021 Ultralight Radio Shootout!","author":"Thomas","date":"May 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gary DeBock, who shares his extensive 2021 Ultralight Radio Shootout. This is truly a deep dive featuring five popular ultralight portable radios and examining mediumwave, shortwave, FM, and AIR Band performance. The review is an amazing 40 pages long! In order to display the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Gary-DeBock-Ultralight-Shootout-1-24.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Gary-DeBock-Ultralight-Shootout-1-24.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Gary-DeBock-Ultralight-Shootout-1-24.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34031,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/guest-post-supercharging-the-xhdata-d-808-with-a-7-5-loopstick\/","url_meta":{"origin":50730,"position":3},"title":"Guest Post: Supercharging the XHDATA D-808 with a 7.5&#8243; loopstick","author":"Thomas","date":"September 9, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gary DeBock, for sharing the following guest post: Supercharging the XHDATA D-808 Installation of High Performance AM and LW Loopsticks By Gary DeBock, Puyallup, WA, USA, September 2018 Introduction As a stock receiver the Chinese-made D-808 AM-LW-FM-SW-AIR portable is a very capable performer, with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gary-DeBock-Supercharged-XHDATA-D-808-23.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gary-DeBock-Supercharged-XHDATA-D-808-23.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gary-DeBock-Supercharged-XHDATA-D-808-23.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gary-DeBock-Supercharged-XHDATA-D-808-23.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35251,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/quick-look-the-radiwow-r-108-a-new-dsp-shortwave-portable\/","url_meta":{"origin":50730,"position":4},"title":"Quick Look: the RADIWOW R-108, a new DSP shortwave portable","author":"Thomas","date":"December 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week, I received a new portable shortwave radio by the post from China: the Radiwow R-108. 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