I had one of these - it's a capable little receiver, picked up tons of stations on all the bands but the tuning on shortwave in particular is extremely difficult because you have to do it so slowly in order to not skip over stations. I ended up giving it to a neighbor kid who seems to find it neat. If you're more patient than me, it's definitely worth picking up. Thanks for the review Fred!
Very timely video Fred! The orange model was pretty cheap in the U.S. (under $10) on Amazon but I ended up buying the model that had NOAA reception ($17). It'll be a great gift for my Brother-in-law and his family. They bought 20 acres of land about 150 miles North of Houston and have a trailer up there while their house is being built. They're still working/living in Houston, so their son spends his days up there improving the property and we wanted something that would (at the least) give him the simple basics, AM-FM-SW-NOAA whenever the weather gets bad. Thanks for the video, review and thumbs up. Cheers & Beers, and Merry Christmas!
I have one of these and purely for a power outage or something worse. It's a lovely clear sound, very sensitive and will pull in far off stations very well. The downside is, poor inaccurate tuning and radio birdie whilst tuning on some occasions. Not bad for ten quid though and if you are curious, check out some TH-cam vids about what's inside them. It will save you opening yours and struggling to put it back together, when the tuning indicator falls out.😊
I have one. I tend to stay on FM. Excellent though this is, I find the Prunus J-166 and J-777 a little bit better in terms of sound quality. The trick is to enjoy each radio though. Each has its own voice. Merry Christmas.
What nice little radio fred the first pocket radio l had was a precedent 6 transistors pocket radio am band only with leather case it came out in 1960 great video as always cheers have a great christmas
There is only one D-220 version, no separate 9/10 kHz versions. The tuning steps are 1 kHz, in fact. XHDATA confirmed that with me. There is the D-221 model, which adds the N. American weather channels and removes the wider FM band.
Fred did you notice on the Amazon website marketing for this they (XHDATA) state that this radio is, and I quote, “A great choice for everyone” and proceed to give examples of uses which include parties! And a picture of three elderly people gathered around a birthday cake 🎂 and a D-220 😂🎉
The orange one sort of glows in the dark 😎
Yes!!!! 😊
The choice of colours brings back memories of the "Flavoradio" in the Tandy catalogue when I was a kid early 80s.
I had one of these - it's a capable little receiver, picked up tons of stations on all the bands but the tuning on shortwave in particular is extremely difficult because you have to do it so slowly in order to not skip over stations. I ended up giving it to a neighbor kid who seems to find it neat. If you're more patient than me, it's definitely worth picking up. Thanks for the review Fred!
great vid. just bought the green one.
Very timely video Fred! The orange model was pretty cheap in the U.S. (under $10) on Amazon but I ended up buying the model that had NOAA reception ($17). It'll be a great gift for my Brother-in-law and his family. They bought 20 acres of land about 150 miles North of Houston and have a trailer up there while their house is being built. They're still working/living in Houston, so their son spends his days up there improving the property and we wanted something that would (at the least) give him the simple basics, AM-FM-SW-NOAA whenever the weather gets bad. Thanks for the video, review and thumbs up. Cheers & Beers, and Merry Christmas!
As a Ten Quid carry anywhere usable radio can't complain - thanks for bringing it to us
I have one of these and purely for a power outage or something worse. It's a lovely clear sound, very sensitive and will pull in far off stations very well. The downside is, poor inaccurate tuning and radio birdie whilst tuning on some occasions. Not bad for ten quid though and if you are curious, check out some TH-cam vids about what's inside them. It will save you opening yours and struggling to put it back together, when the tuning indicator falls out.😊
Thanks for sharing!
I have one. I tend to stay on FM. Excellent though this is, I find the Prunus J-166 and J-777 a little bit better in terms of sound quality. The trick is to enjoy each radio though. Each has its own voice. Merry Christmas.
Happy Christmas.
What nice little radio fred the first pocket radio l had was a precedent 6 transistors pocket radio am band only with leather case it came out in 1960 great video as always cheers have a great christmas
Thanks. Merry Christmas.
You get a 👍 from me before the intro music stops. Merry Christmas.
Many thanks. 🙂
Good for a 10 spot, cheers FRED and have a great Christmas and New year.🍻👍
Happy Christmas
Thanks, Fred just bought one through Amazon
Definitely cute. Hope you're well Fred.😊
All good bud
There is only one D-220 version, no separate 9/10 kHz versions. The tuning steps are 1 kHz, in fact. XHDATA confirmed that with me. There is the D-221 model, which adds the N. American weather channels and removes the wider FM band.
Early Merry Christmas, Fred! 🎅
Merry Christmas.
Fred did you notice on the Amazon website marketing for this they (XHDATA) state that this radio is, and I quote, “A great choice for everyone” and proceed to give examples of uses which include parties! And a picture of three elderly people gathered around a birthday cake 🎂 and a D-220 😂🎉
LOL Did not notice that
its like a 70s radio cool
Yes it really is
Just got mine and plan on testing the receive capabilities on SW Band. Would of liked a removable belt clip otherwise looks perfect to throw in a bag.
Merry Christmas Fred.
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Merry Christmas bud and cheers for the views in 24.
Happy Christmas Mate!
Happy Christmas.
god knows how but i think im gunna steal myself and give this one a miss.