[TOP 3] BEST PORTABLE SHORTWAVE RADIOS IN 2024!

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►3. XHDATA D219 – Best Budget Portable Shortwave Radio
►2. Tecsun PL880 - Best Premium Portable Shortwave Radio
►1. Retekess TR629 - Our Top Choice

In this video, we have done an extensive review of the top 3 portable shortwave radios and we rated them according to Features, Audio Clarity, ease of use, and Value for Money.

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[Ankjell]

I'm so happy you mentioned the D219 😊

[davidaaaa]

I have a Realistic Dx-440 made in Taiwan that I have had for 35 or so years. And it works like new. Thanks for the video, I did not know they still made good radios.

[JerryScot]

Good video, cool radios. But was this voice over generated?

[KRAFTWERKK]

The D.-219 is definitely an absolute nobrainer if you want the cheapes radio and not cutting too much corners. Built quality is really good and doesn't feel too weak or cheap. The antenna extends and retracts with not too much force needed and it runs on two easily available AA batteries. It doesn't come with a DC cable though but you can get a USB to DC (center negative) power cable for it to run it on Solar powerbanks if you want to. Keep in mind that radio is using a DSP (digital signal processor) so it doesn't have the analog radio typical smooth scanning but a rather choppy one. However for a DSP radio the short silent breaks when scanning are very short and it's one of the fastest DSP scanners in that price range. I have tested several other DSP based radios who cost way more and their choppy audio breaks when changing the radio frequency, were a lot longer and more annoying. So yeah this thing is definitely a recommendation if it has to be super simple and just radio only.

[Recordesk]

Now, here is a well-presented review. I appreciate your rating summary.

[vahanyazarian]

I, ve had aTecsun 880 for years and own severalother radios (all analog) . There is no comparasion between analog and chip tuned radios as you will see on weak stations.I focus on tuning abilitywhen choosing a radioand thats where analog circuits shine, When your chip celects astronger signal over a weaker one you're trying to hear you'll see what i mean.

[mtchim]

I've been considering this since it first came out but I have the D-328 which I liked so much I bought 2 more for my grandsons.

[Vntilator]

Norway were the first country in the world to go full digital on Radio back in 2011, so i guess none of these will work here as AM, FM etc. is long gone.

[ruggugglan]

I got both the PL880 and the Xhdata 808. I use the Xhdata most 😂

[dennismau]

I had the Tecsun PL-880 and I couldn't get ONE SW station from my house, but with the XHDATA D109 I received a solid 30 station with just the standard antenna. So the $40 XHDATA D109 outperforms the $180 Tecsun PL-880. The XHDATA D109 also has equivalent sound quality. I returned the Tecsun PL-880 and kept the much superior XHDATA D109.

[unbearable]

Is there anything to listen to on SW anymore???

[ramamonato]

The communications receiver is the best shortwave receiver on earth. Try to get a used one.

[afzaalkhan.m]

Tucsun seems to be a Gundig designed radio, Grindig had the very finest analogue radios

[wasylbakowsky]

The Eton Satellit 750 is actually a rebadged Tecsun S-2000. For not much more money than the Retekess, the Tecsun PL-330 has better sensitivity, LW, and USB. And who wants to carry a radio with 3 D cells? Talk about ancient tech!

[fwfefrtefdv]

Hi, which brand and has best clear sound for FM radio? No need world band

[skykingimagery]

I would bet none of these receive anything without a good antenna

[johnholdson]

Come on, show the good ones like the big old ones

[petersorensen]

Tecsun 880 overloads near transmitter of just 5 watts.

[rezzer]

I hate liquid crystal displays; they make any unit look cheap. PASS

[RadioRich]

Most of these radios are junk. How this guy picked these is beyond me. Especially the Tecsun 750 worst tabletop out there and not worth the money.