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Re: Cairns, Queensland DXpedition with XHDATA D-808 & 28 inch/70 cm loop

Gary DeBock
 

Hi William,
<<<   A final point- is the D-808 considered a UL radio? I do have a Tecsun PL-380 but haven't used it in years. I need to use the XH-DATA's SSB down here to get rid of splatter from the Aussie domestics.    >>>

Unfortunately the D-808 is too large too be within the 20 cubic limit for Ultralight Radio qualification, although it is an effective DXing portable based on the CC Skywave SSB model (from which the Chinese gained a lot of "inspiration," to use a very generous term).

Both the XHDATA D-808 and the CC Skywave SSB model are manufactured in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, with D-808 coming out from the new XHDATA company a few months after the Skywave came out of the factory of Redsun, C.Crane's manufacturing partner in Shenzhen, China. Despite its dubious design pedigree the D-808 is a real bargain with its SSB performance, especially considering the $169.99 price of the Skywave SSB. 

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
   



-----Original Message-----
From: William Renton via Groups.Io <william_renton@...>
To: main <main@UltralightDX.groups.io>
Sent: Sun, Oct 20, 2019 6:01 pm
Subject: [UltralightDX] Cairns, Queensland DXpedition with XHDATA D-808 & 28 inch/70 cm loop

Hi all,

Back in June, I travelled to Cairns, Queensland for a mini break/DXpedition with another DXer (don't think he's in the group). Some of you may have seen the footage already but for those who haven't, the videos are contained in this YT playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVhguPkHv5WOYui8gOCL9cv6oSQVsKwlB

We were fairly pleased with the performance of this loop/radio combination. Conditions are much better in Cairns compared to Sydney; e.g. of the US stations, only KBLA 1580 and KUAU 1570 are regulars down here. There is also much less QRM from domestics as Cairns is well away from most of the big gun stations. 

A final point- is the D-808 considered a UL radio? I do have a Tecsun PL-380 but haven't used it in years. I need to use the XH-DATA's SSB down here to get rid of splatter from the Aussie domestics. 

Best regards,

William. 

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