{"id":62440,"date":"2025-03-25T06:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=62440"},"modified":"2025-03-26T17:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T21:57:20","slug":"radio-deals-the-xhdata-d-808-and-d-220-via-prime-spring-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/radio-deals-the-xhdata-d-808-and-d-220-via-prime-spring-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"[Updated] Radio Deals: The XHDATA D-808 and D-220 via Prime Spring Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/XHDATA-D-808-Front-Angle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31432\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/XHDATA-D-808-Front-Angle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1021\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/XHDATA-D-808-Front-Angle.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/XHDATA-D-808-Front-Angle-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/XHDATA-D-808-Front-Angle-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/XHDATA-D-808-Front-Angle-624x430.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/a>Please note that two excellent shortwave portables are on sale during Amazon\u2019s Prime Spring Sale:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4c4mqK8\"><strong>XHDATA D-220 ($9.95 on sale)<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 A compact, ultra-affordable pocket radio.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hMhBXh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>XHDATA D-808 ($87.55 on sale)<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 A feature-packed portable with SSB, air band, and great performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/D220-03-e1722855811256.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60244\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/D220-03-e1722855811256.png\" alt=\"XHDATA D-220 Portable\" width=\"1497\" height=\"977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/D220-03-e1722855811256.png 1497w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/D220-03-e1722855811256-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/D220-03-e1722855811256-1024x668.png 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/D220-03-e1722855811256-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/D220-03-e1722855811256-624x407.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1497px) 100vw, 1497px\" \/><\/a>The D-808 remains a favorite among SWLing Post readers for its all-around great performance (<a href=\"http:\/\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/carlos-latuff\">Carlos Latuff even uses it for many of his recordings<\/a>), while the D-220 earns praise for its affordability and simple, ultralight design \u2014 you might remember<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/a-nutty-idea\/\">\u00a0Jock Elliott&#8217;s &#8220;Nutty Idea&#8221; DX Contest<\/a> last year, inspired by this little radio.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, XHDATA is a proud sponsor of the <em>SWLing Post<\/em>, and purchasing through these affiliate links helps support the site at no extra cost to you.<\/p>\n<h1>UPDATE: Additional Discounts<\/h1>\n<p>XHDATA sent me the following additional discounts for SWLing Post readers:<\/p>\n<p>Note: Only available on Amazon US for the time being.<\/p>\n<h3>Exclusive Discount Details:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>5% Discount Code for R108 and D808 Radio (Black &amp; Gray): <strong>05D808SPRING<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This discount can be combined with the Spring Deal Price!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Product Links:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>R108<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4iL7aEB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R108 Radio (Black)<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4c4hOnr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R108 Radio (Gray)<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>D808:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hP41Cs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D808 Radio (Black)<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4j3l0lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D808 Radio (Gray)<\/a><br \/>\nEffective Dates:<\/p>\n<p>From Mar 25, 2025, 00:00 to Mar 31, 2025, 23:59 (PST).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note that two excellent shortwave portables are on sale during Amazon\u2019s Prime Spring Sale: XHDATA D-220 ($9.95 on sale) \u2014 A compact, ultra-affordable pocket radio. XHDATA D-808 ($87.55 on sale) \u2014 A feature-packed portable with SSB, air band, and great performance. The D-808 remains a favorite among SWLing Post readers for its all-around great [&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":[4138,3,43],"tags":[10579,6619],"class_list":["post-62440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deals","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-xhdata-d-220","tag-xhdata-d-808"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gf6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29568,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/update-xhdata-d-808-shortwave-radio-goes-live\/","url_meta":{"origin":62440,"position":0},"title":"Update: XHDATA D-808 shortwave radio goes live","author":"Troy Riedel","date":"December 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Overnight I received the following email: This is Sylvia from global radio store in Aliexpress platform, I want to inform you that XHDATA D-808 radio will start to selling at American time 2017\/12\/09 13:00. The sale price is $69.98[...] I'm sure we'd all like to hear from anyone who takes\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","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":62440,"position":1},"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 &quot;Deals&quot;","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":57383,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/typhoon-khanun-carlos-radiofax-decodes-using-an-xhdata-d-808-and-mag-loop-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":62440,"position":2},"title":"Typhoon Khanun: Carlos&#8217; Radiofax decodes using an XHDATA D-808 and Mag Loop antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"August 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who recently shared a number of Radiofax images of Typhoon Khanun he's decoded over the past few days--apologies as I've been traveling and could not post when received. Carlos writes: Attached is a satellite image broadcasted today by Japanese meteorological agency via\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carlos-Radiofax-gear-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carlos-Radiofax-gear-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carlos-Radiofax-gear-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carlos-Radiofax-gear-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carlos-Radiofax-gear-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29939,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/rolf-shares-interior-shots-of-the-xhdata-d-808\/","url_meta":{"origin":62440,"position":3},"title":"Rolf shares interior shots of the XHDATA D-808","author":"Thomas","date":"January 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Rolf Snijder, who writes: Here are some pictures from my new XHData D-808. It performs well, only a soft muting when I change the dial. Longwave is not great--it receives, but is too weak. Mediumwave and shortwave look great for this radio. Have a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"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":30054,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/xhdata-d-808-modification-to-allow-an-external-mediumwave-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":62440,"position":4},"title":"XHDATA D-808 modification to allow an external mediumwave antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"January 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor,\u00a0Rolf Snijder, who writes: I have added an external antenna capability for mediumwave on the XHData D-808. Simply add a 27 pF capacitor on the backside of the PCB on C10 to the the ferrite antenna. The mod causes no loss on FM or shortwave! I also\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mediumwave&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mediumwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/mediumwave\/"},"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":29678,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/xhdata-d-808-operation-manual\/","url_meta":{"origin":62440,"position":5},"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! 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