XHDATA D-608WB Wind Up FM/AM/SW Radio Torch Solar Hand Crank Emergency Rechargeable Battery Weather Radio Bluetooth MP3 USB Phone Charging Flashlight Reading Lamp SOS Alarm Headphone Jack for Camping

The media could not be loaded. I bought this little Chinese radio just over a week ago - and I've been giving it a good try out. What a neat little thing it is! 👍😀I don't normally do big chunky reviews on electrical products as I'm rarely that impressed with stuff nowadays...... but for this XHDATA D-608WB - I'll make an exception because I'm very impressed - and I wouldn't want you to miss out on this great radio.I took it through it's paces - doing a scan for stations on Medium Wave & FM, and did a couple of quick recordings. Unfortunately Amazon will only allow ONE video in a review - so I have uploaded the video of the FM scan I did in my back garden.Apart from the great reception & audio quality it's also quite a rugged piece of kit - sturdy, well built, and easy to hold. (It also comes with a carrying strap attached). I think it is marketed for outdoor use - trekking, hiking etc - but it's also really good for general listening and DXing (you'll know what that means if you know what that means 😁👍)What surprised me about this XHDATA D-608WB is the number of great outdoor "emergency features" it has. The radio has a "Power Generator" crank handle. So, if your radio is running out of power - you can charge the battery by using the charging handle - what a brilliant idea! And - using the sockets on the side of the radio you can also charge a mobile phone FROM the radio (in case of an emergency & your phone battery is running low). Plus(!) you can charge the radio from an external power source also. This makes it great for trekking outdoors & not having the worry about running out of power.Equally - the radio has a set of solar panels on top which you can use for charging. (Admittedly I've not had much success with this in rainy old England... lol... but a friend of mine out in California says it works brilliantly👍😀)There's also a very bright torch. And a set of LCD lights on top👍The radio also has a massive screechy ALERT button! I did do a video of that - but it was too loud to load up as I didn't want to scare anyone! 😁 But trust me, if you had fallen down a ditch or something, you would certainly attract attention by pressing that button.For American users the radio also comes with preset frequencies for "weather alerts".But apart from it's ruggedness, great radio reception, charging options & emergency bits & pieces - you can also use the radio's bluetooth facility to play your own music through it. And it's so easy to set up - I've included a couple of screenshots of the little video of it showing how simple it is to do (I couldn't load the video as only one video per review is allowed👍😀)And if you have your music on an SD card, then there is the ability to plug that into the radio as well 👍Phew! Honestly - the XHDATA D-608WB is a super bit of kit. It goes well beyond being "just a radio". It's great for the outdoors, general listening, and DXing.Would I recommend it? Of course I would! And at time of writing this review it was under £30! 👍😀You will not find a radio like this that has all these options, looks goods, sounds great & has excellent radio reception across all the bands.You've seen my video and pictures of it's performance, so STOP LOOKING FOR A RADIO - and buy the XHDATA D-608WB - you won't be disappointed.👍😀

A good standby emergency radio I bought as a companion to my Xhdata D808, with only one issue I've noticed so far.I received this today and noticed that, with a bit of light use, the screen is already scratched. It's a radio, that whilst prett rugged, the screen is plastic so, if you are going to purchase this and minor scratches are a problem for you, bear this in mind. I haven't been rough with it so its a bit disappointing but, in fairness, when the screen is on you can't see the scratches anyway.Otherwise, it's pretty amazing what they have packed into this thing for the price!

A nice simple to use radio with a few odd quirks. As a radio it's great, good audio quality, fast tuning. Bluetooth is easy to pair with my android phone. However, the charging is a little odd, it will not charge from a USB-C charger, despite having a USB-C socket, you have to use a USB-A to C cable which is provided. The charge light also only come on when using the crank.

I was trying to find a windup/solar radio that wasn’t low quality. This radio ticks all the boxes for me. Its not to big and feels very solid. You can exchange the 18650 battery which means you can take spares. The solar panel is very efficient. The windup part by its nature is slow but designed for emergencies. The sound quality is genuinely very good although I use it mainly for spoken work audio instead of music. It has a memory card slot so I can take music and audio books with me. The manual is well written. Fab bit of kit and recommend.

This little radio has it all! Two lights ( a torch and a reading light) MW/LW/FM radio, Blue tooth for phone connection, wind up power generator, USB C charging, SOS distress light and alarm, built in long lasting battery. All package in a robust housing with Digital Touch button running! Fantastic! Can’t recommend highly enough. Well worth the money.

A Surprising radio. Very good as a backup

So far I’m really pleased with this. It’s just arrived and I’ve tested all its functions. After doing about 8 hours research I think this is the best one on the market because it has Bluetooth as well as all the other said functions. The Bluetooth connectivity works really well. Would love it if the sound could go higher for outdoors but it’s good enough and apart from that, it’s very robust and easy to use. Just hope it lasts. Will update in a few months.

I am impressed with the build quality and functionality at such a reasonable price