XHDATA D219 Portable AM FM Radio, Battery Operated Transistor Radio

I couldn't be more pleased with this purchase. Originally bought as a decor item to go with the mid century vibe of my kitchenette but ended up being very very useful during a local power outage. You never think you will need a compact radio until you do one day.

i pretty much only use this to listen to NPR and occasionally some jazz station near me as background noise on my desk, the speaker is perfectly good for this. When i started looking at small radios i scoffed at these unknown names like XHDATA. But you know what, these are the main guys these days if you want a quality cheap radio. I just don't understand how this radio is so cheap, the quality control with mine is outstanding for the cost. I don't need a second one but i feel like i have to buy a second one for how good it is lol. I'm gonna resist though... maybe... Heres a pic with soda can for scale.

The people that don't understand radios are going to complain about the tuning. This is not the radio for you if you're used to tapping a button and getting instant results. It's not going to happen here. This is an excellent all-rounder. FM is clear on everything I tuned to from end to end on the band with the antenna fully extended. Most AM stations come in clear for the most part. Some have static, but that's the nature of AM. Shortwave works and it's a little harder picking up the weaker transmissions. The ones within 8-900 miles away come in pretty clear when there is a transmission. If you know Morse Code, there seems to be PLENTY of that going on. For the areas in any band that are crowded together, I found I have to use a three step tuning. The radio is very sensitive so it picks up the energy from your body. It will seem as though the tuning moved and it didn't. Turn up the volume a little and tune to your body's energy. Move and if it's not where you tuned it, tune it again to your soul. Move and if the radio calls you back the third time should be the charm and you've tumed it to the radio. Now you know why your grandparents were always admonishing you about touching their radios. Now go and enjoy what you like listening to while doing what you like to do.

A seriously good radio in a small package. This is equal to or outperforms my other small radios in both reception and sound quality. It's DSP but not unpleasant to tune. Locks onto stations fairly easily and doesn't pop off frequency when you move your hand away. I listen to AM at night and this performs about as well as another larger old GE analog from the 80s but this one does better separating two nearby stations compared to the old superhet. Excellent value. I don't think you'll find a better portable radio for less than $20.

......Great quality low price radio! .....Very long antenna, great reception , very solid built radio.

Though small, this radio is too big for a Shirt Pocket Radio, its best for the kitchen counter, or maybe on a work bench, but I wouldn't travel with it. A travel radio should be about the size of a CC Crain Pocket Radio, or smaller and something you could hold with one hand and adjust. As for the sound of this radio, the A.M. sounds a bit flat and muddy....... kind of uncomfortable.......The F.M.,....clear but slightly hollow and echo'ish, which makes for longer listening tedious. I have radio's that are cheaper and smaller, that have a sound better and more pleasurable to listen than this radio. Also, when dialing to different stations, the volume all of a sudden goes up tuning to the next station, so I would have to lower it. At low level volume, there is also a hiss which is annoying, and the power light which is constantly on. I know the radio is on, I could hear it, daahh!!! I don't need a light to remind me, and waste batteries. I wanted to like this Radio, but it falls short on sound quality compared to other radio's I own, which as I said, are cheaper, smaller, and are generic brand radios mostly. I do own the International Version of the Xh Data D-219 in the 1K step, in the Off white color, which I keep in my collection, but it is not My Daily Driver, for Sports, News, or Talk radio, that is for my other radios. I mainly use this radio for listening to Short wave Radio stations, where sound quality is not that important. However, for listening to local stations, sound quality is important, especially if it is my daily driver, and this radio falls short.

BUY the earlier version of the D219 in black. This one abruptly turned to static on the after limited use today. After some troubleshooting, I was able to determine that the DSP tuner malfunctions after a couple minutes. You can turn the radio off, turn it on again, listen to whatever you wanted, and it reoccurs. The only use now is to cannibalize it for parts, like the antenna. I would not say that about the older model from 2023. I did like the color, but, the older had a better build quality.

I love this little radio, I really prefer analog with shortwave... The ability to find tune physically just hits different. The tunning thumb wheel has the perfect amount of smooth resistance and the layout of the controls and ports is really well thought out. It has a little weight to it. It doesn't feel like an empty shell and the lines\seams are really clean. The speaker is probably the only budget feeling factor but if you're into electronics you would have no issues finding an upgrade to swap out. I'm going to build a retro case for this out of leather... This thing drips 1990s

radio excelente, com varias frequências alem do am/fm. Recomendo

This is the coolest personal radio. Excellent reception from a long antenna. Surprised how well it sounds for such a tiny speaker. Easy to use, looks and works great!

Perfeito para o dia a dia, recepção muito boa. Satisfeito com a compra.

Perfect! Easy basic radio - great reception and sound - the doggies love it!

Está funcionando corretamente, ótimo áudio.