XHDATA D808 Review of Memories

This is a short introduction to how user-friendly the memories are on this radio. Any questions please feel free to ask via comments.

[Knife_Collector]

I have been searching for a long time for a video explaining the memory and how to access it. I am still a bit fuzzy on everything, but you have told me more in 6.48 minutes, than I have learned in weeks.

[TheKninpeaks]

This memory management is great, but you have to keep track of the memory presets externally (spreadsheet or notebook) in order not to duplicate or overwrite existing presets. I also like the PL-330 approach, where you just hit the memory button and it just sets the next free preset, plus the sort and delete duplicates function.
As others have said, to have a combination of both would be fantastic!

[SeventiesVet]

Very nice explanation. I actually prefer memory scrolling via the tuning knob as with my R108. Especially with Air bands, it's convenient to quickly find active communication without having to individually press each memory in sequence. On the other hand, this becomes impractical with a large number of memories in storage. It would be nice to have both features!

[SeasparrowDD]

Brilliant!!!
For some reason I was having a brain fart....
I was thinking the "page" had 10 memories when in fact the "page" itself is the memory channel...
100 pages=100 frequencies....
I feel like such an idiot...
I'll blame it on covid fog lol!!
Thank you for this video👍

[simonhockenhull]

Thanks for the video, very clear and concise.

[theirishceltguy]

Holding the sw or other frequency button automatically searches and stores all signals in memories...

[anulearntech]

I wish there was a way to quickly scroll through all the channels using the tuning knob or even the up down buttons, it would have been like scrolling through all frequencies except only the ones which have a signal😅.
I also wished it had more memories of sw. 100 isnt enough.

[MRDPadam]

that's a very good question and the short answer is no. This is because every single channel already arrives with something stored in it. So straight out of the box if you go to page 0 and channel 1, a frequency will already be in there and each subsequent channel. On a scanner this would be disastrous! But because the 808 does not scan it doesn't seem to present any problems, at least not to me.

With the Tecsun PL660 which I also have and use a lot for scanning through the shortwave memories, fortunately you can delete stored frequencies.

Hope this helps. 73 Adam

[saltybull]

I have the Sihuadon R-108 that has a slightly different button layout. I can't figure out how to recall it's memory layout. The manual doesn't cover it & I can't seem to find a video on it thats clear. Can anyone point me to the info? I would like to ise the radio but can't.

[kamja]

Thanks for the video, I wish it had autosave in-memory feature like Tecsun 880

[Niei]

What I find very annoying is that the memory number disappears a few seconds after you've chosen it. You can check which page number you're on by pressing the page button but there's nothing to check which of the 0 to 9 memory locations you're listening to.

[roeslan]

Thanks for your video. But that memory setup & search process is just awful! Tecsun's ETM is so easy & intuitive!

[coroamanicolai]

Can you deletes frequencies form the memories? Or you can only replace them with others?

[tickingtime]

Great review would you recommend this over say ats25 please may I ask

[valmiroliveira]

Hi Mr.... I did like your video and a have a question, first just to say, I am Valmir M7ACX and if you could help me, I have got this radio as well, I bought it not so long ago but now, the problem is that when I turn it on, first does not let change from fast to slow on the display, also I just hear something when it is in the Air Band mode. Any help I appreciate. Have a nice.

[nclflyer]

What happens if you want to tune through ALL of the stored channels in every ‘bank/page’?. Can you just keep pressing the Up/Down, or when you reach channel position 9 do you have to keep pressing the ‘bank/page’ for the next page?

[abbeyroadstudios]

I don't see the point in this radio at all. What use is ANY radio without either ATS or ETM, personally I find this radio a piece of junk. I purchased myself one, wish I hadn't bothered. How can you call this "easy tuning" it's a bloody nightmare. Give me a Tecsun any day.

[Costinmusca]

I almost haven't bought this radio because of this absolutely stupid page memory system.. It is not intuitive at all. I much prefer the Tecsun VM/VF over this mess..
If anything, a better system would have been to have "VM" instead of "PAGE" and simply key in the two digits for whatever memory you want.. 75 for ex.. or 23.. easy..
VM > 2 > 3 - Done!.. Not needing to remember what page you are on.. Where is the current page number even indicated ?? Nowhere, that's where.. Stupid.. Absolute garbage.
Same for Freq. Symply VF (or "FREQ" in this case.. ) > punch in the freq - Done!.. And the Digital Tuning Up/Dn Keys should change mode as well from VF to VM for the 2 seconds you're pressing VM
Press VM and you could either key in a preset number from 0 to 99, click on the two face tuning Up/Dn Keys to scroll next/prev through the memorized stations, or hold to auto fast scroll until release
After 1 or two seconds of no input the face tuning keys should be returning to the default VF mode..
In fact, I would just replace the "FREQ" button with the "VM" button and default the keypad to VF until you press VM - Then the keypad would be in VM mode for a second or two, allowing for keying in a memory preset (two stupid digits.. ) and maybe replace the current "PAGE" with "Enter" or a decimal separator..
I find it absolutely stupid to have a page system and to add insult to injury, you don't even have the current page you're on displayed at all times.. This is just lazy software programming with no excuse whatsoever. Absolute stupid system and absolute laziness and incompetence.
The more I look at this, the more stupid it seems.. I simply cannot understand the laziness and the thought process that went into releasing such a garbage UI..
Come to think of it I would even add an option to choose which mode should be the default one when there is no input for a second or two.. VF or VM..
How the fuck is this more logic than simply keying in two digits and go straight to any of the stored memories.. ??? Just like pressing "VF" and entering the frequency...
Also, even in frequency mode it's so stupid to have to press the "FREQ" button TWICE!.. Once before (which makes sense, as you're changing to VF mode input entry.. ) and second time after.. (which makes no sense.. )
It just boggles the mind how laziness is so easily excusable simply because "we can adapt".. "we can find workarounds, ways around a problem".. Well then, problems like these will keep coming, because "we can simply work around them, don't we.. ?"..

[andrzejsluzbowy]

I do not believe it. HXDATA did the most stupid system and found people like it.
More than 6 minutes for explanation that pressing dozens of buttons to go trough list of presets is better than using a simple knob or up and down buttons.