Great signal coming in tonight (01:15 UTC) from CRI to the midwest of the US on the XHDATA D-220 using the Par EF-SWL antenna (near field induction to the whip). I decided to fire up the Yaesu FT-891 on the bigger antenna (66 ft endfed) to do a simple compare of the signal quality. The D-220 sounds very good for the price point! I'm quite impressed when there is either a good antenna or the radio is in a radio quiet area. Take a look at my short video I posted this afternoon also on the 16 meter band (17.400 - 17.995 mhz).

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