XHDATA D-328 Shortwave AM FM DSP Portable Small Multi Band Radio Stereo MP3 Player with Rechargeable Battery Earphone Jack Portable Multimedia Speaker with USB Micro SD Card Jack (Black)

The executive summary: Excellent shortwave, very good FM, good AM (medium wave). Worth many times its price.I bought this radio because I wanted a good-performing, conventionally-tuned pocket shortwave receiver with comprehensive frequency coverage. I didn't expect perfection for this price, but this receiver pretty much delivers it. Pocket shortwaves like this were more common 20 or so years ago, with entries from Sony, Panasonic, etc. I have a few of those older ones and this equals or exceeds their performance on every signal I listened to. Plus, this radio has much better shortwave band coverage than any other conventionally-tuned pocket radio I've ever been able to find. This includes currently-sold units as well as the vintage ones. If you like the older ones just because you're into radios, you might want one of those, but if you're looking for a radio to listen to, this little XHDATA performs better.As mentioned, shortwave coverage is exceptional, and well-chosen. You get 4.75 to 22 MHz in 9 bands with very few gaps. And then there's the reception. One radio I compared this to is a Sony ICF-SW11 (a larger analog shortwave portable) and this little XHDATA beat it on some frequencies and equaled it on others. I couldn't find any signal the Sony could pull in better. Once a signal is tuned the radio holds it very well, too. Unreal performance for this size and price. All tests were made with the radios' internal pull-out antennas only - no external long wires. To me it's important that a portable radio is something you can take with you and listen to anywhere without having to haul along extra paraphernalia.This is a DSP radio so you do have to tune slowly to hear everything that's out there. That's a pleasure to do, in fact, because the tuning thumb wheel moves very smoothly and is nicely weighted. The dial is also legibly marked and reasonably accurate.Shortwave listening is also enhanced by the speaker/audio quality of this radio. You get a warm, mellow sound not unlike that of a larger radio. There is none of that scratchy "transistor radio" sound at all. This makes shortwave sound very good, as the warmth of the sound gives the impression of a clearer signal with less background noise and static.FM has very good sensitivity and selectivity. As on shortwave, it holds a station well once you've got it tuned in. Sound quality is pleasant owing to that mellow quality, as described earlier. This gets more FM stations than most other small radios I own, owing to good selectivity. It can lock in on a weaker station right between two strong ones, which most radios cannot do.AM (medium wave) is not bad, but performance on this band isn't quite at the same level as FM and shortwave. Weak signals do come in but they're very quiet - in a few cases not loud enough to be listenable with the volume all the way up. If AM is your main priority, you already know that a bigger radio (with a larger internal ferrite AM antenna) is going to work better for you than a pocket radio of any kind. This one is fine for local/regional AMs during the day, and of course the dial comes alive at night with far off stations, as on all AM radios.MP3 player works great and has the useful feature that you can advance 10 tracks at a time. Saves having to push the forward or back button dozens of times to navigate through the audio files on your micro SD.The rechargeable battery is user-replaceable, as it sits behind a regular battery door. The capacity is 1020 milliamp-hours, giving very long playing times before needing to recharge. (For comparison, an iPhone SE 2020 has an 1,821 milliamp-hour battery - and look at the exponentially higher power consumption of a smartphone compared to a radio.)Tuner and all other controls work smoothly. The volume control is especially nice in that it increases the sound level very progressively across its whole range of adjustment. (On many other inexpensive radios, the first third or so of the volume control's range does little, and then the volume increases rapidly after that, so it's harder to get exactly the volume you want.) Feels well built overall. The glossy finish makes the radio look sharp, but it does show fingerprints.You can beat this XHDATA D-328 if you're looking for a pocket shortwave receiver. Performs as well as or better than much larger ones, for a very low price, and shortwave band coverage is better than that of any other conventionally-tuned pocket shortwave radio I've ever seen.

This inexpensive radio offers a surprising amount of functionality: AM, FM, and shortwave reception; and will also play mp3 files from a micro SD card, not included (also known as a TF card). It also has a separate band for FM reception below 88 MHz, used in some areas of the world. If you're curious about shortwave, the D-328 performs well enough on shortwave to answer your curiosity. But read a few websites about what shortwave is all about first, to calibrate your expectations.PROS: Attractive glossy black plastic, solid feeling construction. Receives FM, AM and even shortwave OK for its price. Plays MP3 files in mono. Good speaker sound for its small size. Includes a rechargeable BL-5C lithium battery, and a short cable, for use with a USB charger (not included).CONS: No clock, memories, nor digital display. This means only blind stepping forward and backward through MP3 files, no text or album/playlist navigation. Most disappointing to me, no stereo through headphones, on FM or MP3. Although the speaker sound is good, it does not play loudly, but is fine for personal use in a quiet area, or through headphones or earbuds (not included). The upper end of its AM band ends at 1620 KHz, according to enclosed specs, confirmed by my testing. A bit surprising, since the North American AM band was extended to 1700 KHz over 30 years ago.Bought from Amazon for the price of a sandwich and a cup of coffee, I can't complain, except that as of this writing Amazon's product description DOES SAY that it plays MP3 in stereo, though it does not. This should be corrected. The product packaging does not say anything about stereo.The D-328 does what it says adequately well, though much more performance can be had in products costing about double the low price of the D-328.

This little radio has a nice features one is of a rechargeable battery that lasts a long time on a charge. The tuning is really nice and volume is good. It's antenna is retractable and if you accidentally break the antenna replacements are available. Everything functions great. If you have music on a little mp3 card it will play that too.Set I up at night with a short wave reel antenna that clips to the antenna and have fun finding stations.When I bought this it was discounted and said- Condition: Used - GoodMinor cosmetic damage on top, front or side of the item. Minor cosmetic damage on bottom or back of the item. Minor packaging damage observed during inspection.It has no damage, no signs it was removed from its original box, and was in new condition.A good deal for a fun little potable radio.

Exelente, se recibe nítida en todas las ondas. Muy muy recomendable, y usada en lugares remotos de la Patagonia chilena.

ProsGreat soundAlso an MP3 playerSensitiveDSP grabs stations, helping with tuning (see Cons)Frequency coverage extends well out of traditional bandsConsBright strobing LED when playing MP3 files (I deducted one star because this is very annoying in the dark)Markings on the black plastic are hard to readThe way DSP grabs a signal can make it hard to tune weak stations next to strong onesYou have to remove the SD card to change MP3 files; connecting radio to computer only charges batteryMP3 is play onlyOverall it's a decent radio, a value at the under $20 price

i tell you what this tiny Radio works it just works, i sit around and can tune on almost all the channels.it picks up stations as well as my ats 20 + or my new tecsun pl330... now don't get wrong it does not fine tune and maybe not really better than the ats 20+ or the pl330 but it picks up as well as the higher end radio's.. i ordered the D-808 and hope it does as well as this tiny radio.