Sihuadon FM/MW/SW/LW/AIR DSP Receiver R-108
Dongguan Xinhuaide Electronic Commerce Co. (XHDATA); Dongguan
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Dongguan Xinhuaide Electronic Commerce Co. (XHDATA); Dongguan
- Year
- 2020 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 333296
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- Number of Transistors
- Semiconductors present.
- Semiconductors
- Main principle
- DSP, Digital Signal Processor
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave, more than 2 x SW plus FM or UHF.
- Power type and voltage
- Batteries / addl. power jack / Lion: 3.7 / DC 5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Power out
- 1 W (max.)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Sihuadon FM/MW/SW/LW/AIR DSP Receiver R-108 - Dongguan Xinhuaide Electronic
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 118 x 73 x 27 mm / 4.6 x 2.9 x 1.1 inch
- Notes
-
Sihuadon belongs to the same Group making Radiwow and XHDATA radios.
The original Radiwow R-108 released in 2018, was later produced as Sihuadon R-108 released in 2020, together with an updated Radiwow R-108.
The differences between the three versions are not officially disclosed, but are inferred from publicly available documents and pictures:
Sihuadon (2020) Radiwow (2020 update) Radiwow (2018 original) Cabinet colors Black, Gray Gray Gray Cabinet front label R-108 500 Memory Presets R-108 500 Memory Presets R-108 500 MEMORIES PRESET Built-in Speaker 4 Ω 5 W 4 Ω 5 W 4 Ω 3 W Backlight color Randomly White or Amber (As of Oct-2021, some sellers offer color choice at Customer's request) Randomly White or Amber (As of Oct-2021, some sellers offer color choice at Customer's request) White Firmware version Unknown, but operation behavior changes have been reported. Unknown, but operation behavior changes have been reported. Unknown Main specifications
- Band coverage
- FM: 64 - 108 MHz (Russia), 76 - 108 MHz (Japan), 87.5 - 108 MHz (EU, USA) - Selectable in the setup
- Sensitivity < 3 uV @ 30 dB S/N
- Selectivity > 60 dB (± 150 kHz)
- MW: 520 - 1710 kHz (USA), 522 - 1620 kHz - Selectable
- Sensitivity <0.5 mV/m @ 26 dB S/N
- Selectivity > 60 dB (BW=3kHz, ± 9 kHz)
- LW: 150 - 450 kHz
- Sensitivity < 10 mV/m @ 26 dB S/N
- Selectivity > 60 dB (BW=3kHz, ± 9 kHz)
- SW: 1711 - 29999 kHz
- Sensitivity < 10 uV @ 26 dB S/N
- Selectivity > 60 dB (BW=3kHz, ± 5 kHz)
- AIR: 118 - 137 MHz
- Sensitivity < 0.5 uV @ 26 dB S/N
- Selectivity > 60 dB (BW=3kHz, ± 25 kHz)
- FM: 64 - 108 MHz (Russia), 76 - 108 MHz (Japan), 87.5 - 108 MHz (EU, USA) - Selectable in the setup
- Memory presets: 500
- Audio output: 1 Watt @ 10% distortion
- Built-in speaker: 5 Watt, 4 Ohm
- 3.5mm stereo earphone socket
- Clock and Alarm (buzzer or radio)
- Power Supply
- 3.7 V DC BL-5C Li-Ion battery
- 5 V DC via USB charger port
- Band coverage
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 0.190 kg / 0 lb 6.7 oz (0.419 lb)
- Author
- Model page created by Jose Mesquita. See "Data change" for further contributors.
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Forum contributions about this model: Dongguan Xinhuaide: Sihuadon FM/MW/SW/LW/AIR DSP Receiver R-108
Threads: 2 | Posts: 2
Having acquired the Sihuadon R-108 version 2020 of the original Radiwow from 2018, I have dismantled it to check the hardware setup. This is what I could find so far. Updates and corrections are welcome.
The radio uses two main PCBs and two small socket holder PCBs.
The small PCBs are used to hold the Antenna and Earphones sockets.
The main PCBs are:
- The MAIN BOARD - Installed at the back cover, contains the Power Supply and the Analog/Digital Receiver sections.
- My unit came with the "R-108 DSP V06 MAIN BOARD 2019-03-18" assembly.
- Older Radiwow units may show other versions, like this one: "R-108 DSP V03 MAIN BOARD 2016-11-08"
- The KEY BOARD - Installed at the front cover, contains the Digital Management and Display sections.
- My unit came with the "R-108 DSP V04 KEY BOARD 2018-11-30" assembly.
- The two assemblies are joined in piggyback configuration using one single interconnect (JP1 male on the KEY BOARD PCB, JP2 female on the MAIN BOARD PCB).
"R-108 DSP V06 MAIN BOARD 2019-03-18" PCB main components
IC1 | Si4734D60GU | Silicon labs DSP Radio Receiver |
IC2 | 65K5 | 1.8V LDO Regulator |
IC3 | 6209A | MicrOne LDO Regulator |
IC4 | Unidentified | Charger, near MicroUSB, hidden by a capacitor |
IC5 | CS8575S | 2-Channel Audio Power Amplifier |
IC6 | CD7358GS | FM Front End for Air Band (at the underside of PCB) |
IC7 | FS8308 | PLL Frequency Synthesizer for Air Band |
X2 | 35.328 XTAL | Crystal for Air band synthesizer |
X3 | Unidentified XTAL | Crystal for SiLabs Si4734D60GU |
"R-108 DSP V04 KEY BOARD 2018-11-30" PCB maain components
U1 | Unmarked | MCU and LCD Display driver, under epoxy blob, 80 pin SMD |
IC8 | 24C08BN | 8 KByte Serial EEPROM |
X1 | Unidentified XTAL | Crystal for MCU |
Brief technical details (to be detailed at a later time)
In order to be able to offer Air Band on these R-108 models, XHDATA added dedicated chips for that RF band, where the SiLabs DSP Receiver chip covers the LW/MW/FM/SW bands. As a consequence, while soft muting is observed on the DSP covered bands, the Air band behaves like any other analog receiver with no soft muting at all.
Jose Mesquita, 06.Nov.21
Bugs and fixes
According to reports from some owners and testers, namely the well known radio enthusiast "todderbert" on YouTube that is also a Amazon seller, at least two operation bad behaviors were found on the 2018 version of the Radiwow R-108 documented by "todderbert" on his videos for the old and new versions:
- Decrease in AM sensitivity when switching between radio bands - Select MW and tune a weak radio station; switch to another band and then return to MW band; the weak station is now noticeably weaker.
- The workaround fix was to turn the radio Off and On.
- This firmware bug was fixed on the 2020 version of Sihuadon R-108.
- Popping sound on earphones when pressing some keys - When browsing with the Up / Down buttons and when changing between radio bands a popping noise is heard on earphones.
- This behavior is not noticiable on the built-in speaker.
- No workaround except to use presets and staying on the same band when using the earphones.
- This bug was not fixed on the new 2020 version.
Overlooked or hidden features
Some operations are not indicated as primary or secondary functions at the buttons/knobs labels. Depending on the user guide version in use, some operations may be omitted altogether, namely these ones:
- Audio tone - Press and hold key "4" to choose between Music or News audio mode.
- Toggling SW bands - When in SW band, use the key "0" to toggles the shortwave bands.
Jose Mesquita, 02.Nov.21