{"id":66998,"date":"2026-09-04T07:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66998"},"modified":"2026-09-04T10:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:53:04","slug":"xhdata-d-226-field-recordings-from-paul-in-lisle-adam-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/xhdata-d-226-field-recordings-from-paul-in-lisle-adam-france\/","title":{"rendered":"XHDATA D-226: Field Recordings from Paul in L\u2019Isle-Adam, France"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Paul Jamet, who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I read and enjoyed Robert Gulley’s post<\/a> about the new XHDATA D-226 receiver.<\/p>\n

As for me, I was contacted by XHDATA and received a receiver on September 2; I rushed to test it yesterday afternoon in a park in the town where I live\u2014L’Isle-Adam, N.N.W. of Paris.<\/p>\n

I agree with Robert Gulley K4PKM’s observations and conclusions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I can provide a few recordings to demonstrate the capabilities of this new receiver.<\/p>\n

The following recordings were made during listening tests conducted on September 2, 2026, in a park in L’Isle-Adam, along the banks of the Oise River. The recordings were made using my smartphone, so you may hear some wind noise at times.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Voice of Korea \u2013 French Service, 15,245 kHz<\/h3>\n

14:27 UTC \u2014 Without additional antenna<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-02_XHDATA_D-226_Voice-of-Korea_FR_15245kHz_14h27UTC.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Voice of Korea \u2013 Russian Service, 12,015 kHz<\/h3>\n

15:31 UTC \u2014 With Deshibo G-450 loop antenna<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-02_XHDATA_D-226_Voice-of-Korea_RU_12015kHz_15h31UTC.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

China Radio International \u2013 Chinese Service, 17,735 kHz<\/h3>\n

14:40 UTC \u2014 Without additional antenna<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-02_XHDATA_D-226_CRI_China_CN_17735kHz_14h40UTC.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Radio Europe, 6,130 kHz<\/h3>\n

14:20 UTC \u2014 With Deshibo G-450 loop antenna<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-02_XHDATA_D-226_Radio_Europe_6130kHz_14h20UTC.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Radio Europe, 6,130 kHz<\/h3>\n

15:19 UTC \u2014 With Sony AN-71 wire antenna<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-02_XHDATA_D-226_Radio_Europe_6130kHz_15h19UTC.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Note:<\/strong> The authorized transmission power for Radio Europe in the Netherlands is 100 watts. It operates under a low-power medium-wave (LPAM) license, which limits its transmitter to 100 W (carrier wave power). As the crow flies, the transmitter is approximately 400 km away.<\/p>\n

Voice of Korea vs. XHDATA R-108 \u2013 Russian Service, 12,015 kHz<\/h3>\n

15:41 UTC \u2014 Without additional antenna; first minute is the D-226, followed by the R-108<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-02_XHDATA_D-226R-108_Voici-of-Korea_RU_12015kHz_15h41UTC.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Two particularly interesting recordings<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Two recordings are of particular interest:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Radio Europe:<\/strong> This is a very low-power transmission (100 W), and reception is impossible without an antenna on both the D-226 and the R-108. The D-226 can pick up the weak signal using a small portable antenna.<\/li>\n
  2. D-226 vs. R-108:<\/strong> This recording compares the D-226 and the R-108 using the Voice of Korea signal in Russian. The D-226 performs just as well as the R-108.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Best regards.<\/p>\n

    Paul JAMET<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who writes: I read and enjoyed Robert Gulley’s post about the new XHDATA D-226 receiver. As for me, I was contacted by XHDATA and received a receiver on September 2; I rushed to test it yesterday afternoon in a park in the town where I live\u2014L’Isle-Adam, N.N.W. […]<\/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":[3,129,43],"tags":[9691,11183,11184],"class_list":["post-66998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-reviews","category-shortwave-radio","tag-paul-jamet","tag-xhdata-d-226","tag-xhdata-d-226-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-hqC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66810,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/the-new-xhdata-d-228-dsp-shortwave-am-fm-portable-with-noaa-weather-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":66998,"position":0},"title":"The New XHDATA D-226\/D-228 DSP Shortwave\/AM\/FM\/WX Portable","author":"Thomas","date":"August 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"UPDATE (16:15 UTC, August 14, 2026): This post has been updated to clarify that XHDATA is preparing to release two different receivers, the D-228 and D-226. 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