XHDATA D-901 Shortwave Radio AM/FM/SW Analog DSP Radio Transistor Radio with Good Reception Battery Operated Or AC Power USB/TF MP3 Player and Wireless BT Play with Large Knob Good for Parents, Elder

I already have one of these and it's why I bought another. Didn't want to lose the chance before they go out of stock. Besides the radio functions, it receives Bluetooth, can play USB media sticks, has an aux port and headphone jack.It has a good quality rechargeable battery that can be removed to run it on its C type recharge cable. I plug it into a port on an electric surge strip. I don't leave the battery in when I run it on the recharge cable so it doesn't overcharge.The tuner has a peculiar FM selection for FM 1 and FM 2. Have to see it and try it.Shortwave is broken up into various bands. For FM, it's fairly local and can use the whip antenna, an antenna that plugs into the auxiliary jack, or an auxiliary that uses an alligator clip direct to the antenna. AM is longer distance and variable depending on propagation that changes with sunup or sundown and weather. It benefits from the use of an aux antenna. Shortwave is extremely long distance and the best signals require an auxiliary antenna. In the mountains I used to have outdoor wires that were hundreds of feet long strung out the window and received signals on various bands from the east coast and Canada as well as throughout the states. It's a great hobby.This XHDATA was tested in the city with a short wire strung out to the eaves and with an indoor PVC stick antenna hung on the slider. It was definitely more sensitive than my Retekess and SuperSonic tuners. It pulled a shortwave show on a frequency the others couldn't bring in.Tested on Bluetooth and USB function and it has a good sounding speaker for what it is. A good pair of wired headphones will give best sound for any radio that has a jack but small speaker.I use the USB function at night in bed with headphones to listen to audiobooks.I also recommend the much smaller XHDATA D-368 that has the same functions as the D-901 with the exception of the Aux port, but can still clip an extension antenna wire on.Overall the D-901 is a fairly easy radio to operate, good stuff.

I purchased several different radios along with this one, and this was the best of the bunch. It picks up the most channels and has the best sound. And the usb port plays MP3. Plus it is a flash light. I like this little radio and its rechargeable battery.

Easy to use and with an external antena it works good for sw.

The radio works well and after testing all its features I am quite pleased. FM and AM reception is good and I picked up some SW stations with the telescoping antenna as well. With an external antenna attached it would probably get very good SW reception.Bluetooth played music from my phone and was easy to pair. The SD micro card player is picky, I tried two Sandisk cards that didn't play, then tried a third one from my spare phone (songs in MP3 and WMA) and it played perfectly. All three SD cards worked in my phones so it must be the radio's finicky card reader.The flashlight is bright and the rechargeable battery has lasted for a few hours so far at medium volume. I didn't try it with 2 D cells.Sound quality is what you would expect from a radio this size, it sounds good with a hint of bass but obviously not hi-fi at this price.Overall, I'd say this radio is an excellent value with decent sound, good reception, and useful fun features.Update: 05/17/23 The shortwave reception is impressive at night wirh the telescoping antenna and I've found the recharcgeable battery lasts for many hours of listening. An excellent innexpensive radio!

I was initially interested in this radio for the shortwave. It was the USB port that sold me on it. I knew I had some flash drives that I had downloaded some music files years ago. I attached a couple of pictures. The San Disk Cruzer Blade 8GB is packed with hundreds of classic rock songs. The sound is excellent playing on this XHDATA D-901. I spent a couple of hours scrolling through the shortwave frequencies. It was fun to mess with, but playing crystal clear classic rock songs from the flash drive was much more enjoyable.I was concerned at first that the XHDATA D-901 didn't include a traditional power cord. I'm not bothered at all by the power situation now. It's no different than any of the other devices I use. I plug it in when it needs to be charged. The internal battery works fine. I doubt that I will ever use D-cell batteries, but it's nice to have that option in a pinch.

This small radio has pretty good sound, even at a loud setting. The rechargeable battery lasts for several hours and recharges quite quickly. I purchased two of these, one of them is not playing from the TF card, both play from a USB stick. I have not connected with the bluetooth. Overall, this radio is easy to use, has good sound for the size, it's lightweight and easy to move around.

This is an awesome radio for the money great sound and reception

This X-Data radio has a great sound. It's a bit thick but manageable. I was looking for a radio that I could tune and adjust volume with a knob instead of buttons. I like that it has a 18650 (button top) battery that is removable. The SD card for music is a plus. Tuning is very fiddly, so it is not good for AM trolling for distant stations at night. FM is outstanding, and the speaker sound is bright and clear. Shortwave is ok on reception , but hard to tune like the AM band. Volume is very sensitive, so use the knob very slowly. The unit I ordered had a charging problem, otherwise I would have not returned it. Overall, it's a good little radio, even with it's tuning shortcomings.