{"id":66810,"date":"2026-08-14T07:18:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66810"},"modified":"2026-08-14T07:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:18:49","slug":"the-new-xhdata-d-228-dsp-shortwave-am-fm-portable-with-noaa-weather-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/the-new-xhdata-d-228-dsp-shortwave-am-fm-portable-with-noaa-weather-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"The New XHDATA D-228 DSP Shortwave\/AM\/FM Portable with NOAA Weather Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66812\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"1157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-1.jpeg 643w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-1-167x300.jpeg 167w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-1-569x1024.jpeg 569w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-1-624x1123.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Have you heard of the D-228? XHDATA&#8217;s new dial-type receiver? Description and additional info:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xhdata.com.cn\/products\/xhdata-d-228-noaa-radio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.xhdata.com.cn\/products\/xhdata-d-228-noaa-radio\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">FM: 87\u2013108 MHz\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 AM: 520\u20131710 kHz, 10 kHz\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 SW: 5.6\u201323 MHz\u00a0 &#8211; WB: 162.4\u2013162.55 MHz<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/228-green-6-x.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66816\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/228-green-6-x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/228-green-6-x.webp 1254w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/228-green-6-x-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/228-green-6-x-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/228-green-6-x-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/228-green-6-x-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/228-green-6-x-624x624.webp 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">With its ability to receive NOAA frequencies, this receiver is primarily intended for the North American market. As for reception, I assume it follows the specifications of the D-219.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-green-8.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66815\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-green-8.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-green-8.webp 1254w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-green-8-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-green-8-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-green-8-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-green-8-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-228-green-8-624x624.webp 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Two small innovations are worth noting: three power modes (rechargeable battery, AA batteries, and 5V DC) and a small flashlight, which allows XHDATA to classify this small receiver as an emergency receiver.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-226.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66811\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-226.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-226-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-226-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-226-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-226-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XHDATA-D-226-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Three colors are expected to be available:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XHDATA.official\/?locale=fr_FR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XHDATA.official\/?locale=fr_FR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following news: Have you heard of the D-228? XHDATA&#8217;s new dial-type receiver? Description and additional info: https:\/\/www.xhdata.com.cn\/products\/xhdata-d-228-noaa-radio\u00a0 FM: 87\u2013108 MHz\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 AM: 520\u20131710 kHz, 10 kHz\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 SW: 5.6\u201323 MHz\u00a0 &#8211; WB: 162.4\u2013162.55 MHz With its ability to receive NOAA frequencies, this receiver is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[373,3781,836,3,3196,43,6578],"tags":[4108,595,9691,4082,11171],"class_list":["post-66810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-fm","category-new-products","category-news","category-portable-radio","category-shortwave-radio","category-weather-radio","tag-new-products","tag-noaa-weather-radio","tag-paul-jamet","tag-shortwave-radio","tag-xhdata-d-228"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-hnA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55682,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/paul-explores-the-incredibly-affordable-xhdata-d-219\/","url_meta":{"origin":66810,"position":0},"title":"Paul explores the incredibly affordable XHDATA D-219","author":"Thomas","date":"February 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor,\u00a0Paul Jamet, who shares the following article that was originally published in the Radio Club du Perche Newsletter. 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