<<< Features look very similar to CCrane's Skywave series. >>>
Yes, Ed, the D-808 was "inspired" by the CC Skywave SSB model (to use a term very generous to the Chinese reverse engineers). Both are manufactured in Shenzhen, China, and the D-808 appeared a few months after the Skywave SSB, with amazingly similar features.
The full details of this wholesale design appropriation are unlikely to ever be revealed to the general public, but C. Crane has reason to deeply regret its decision to manufacture at the Redsun factories in Shenzhen. And most likely XHDATA company's 2018 restriction on direct shipment of the D-808 to North America was related to their fear of a copyright lawsuit by C. Crane.
Gary
> On February 19, 2019 at 2:37 AM Ed Muro <emuro3@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Features look very similar to CCrane's Skywave series.
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> On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 5:15 AM Gary DeBock < d1028gary@comcast.net mailto:d1028gary@comcast.net wrote:
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> > As most North American DXers found out last year, the cost to purchase an XHDATA D-808 AM-FM-LW-SW-AIR SSB portable in the USA or Canada was significantly higher than in the rest of the world (around $ 112, in comparison to around $ 75).
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> > Apparently an eBay seller is now offering new D-808 models to USA purchasers for around $ 75, but you need to order through the Australian eBay system at https://www.ebay.com/itm/XHDATA-D-808-Digital-Portable-Radio-FM-stereo-SW-MW-LW-SSB-AIR-RDS-Multi-Band/183176708238?hash=item2aa62ec08e:g:KG8AAOSwHqdaz1l6:rk:17:pf:0
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> > You will need to pay AU $ 12 shipping (about $ 8), but the radio is shipped from China, and the total cost will still be far below the other eBay listings. I don't know if this is a quirk that will soon disappear, but interest in the model remains very high, so nail down your new D-808 at $ 75.64 while you can.
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> > A full 16 page article describing the development, features and 7.5" loopstick transplant procedure for the XHDATA D-808 model is posted at http://www.mediafire.com/file/t2989hg61vbkb5h/Supercharging_the_XHDATA_D_-808-FinalMWLW.doc/file
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> > 73 and Good DX,
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> > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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