I ordered an RX-888 via eBay October 6th, it arrived today, ten days later, not too long of a wait.
Not a very large box:
Not much in the box, the radio wrapped in some bubble wrap (not taped), and a hefty USB3 cable:
Some pictures of the RX-888:
I got SDR Console v3.0.25 running, details on how to do this and install the Cypress FX3 driver here:
https://www.sdr-radio.com/rx-666No antenna, you can see there are a few birdies:
20 dB attenuation knocked them down a little:
0-30 MHz, 20 dB attenuation, 58 ft T2FD:
31 meter band, 58 ft T2FD, 20 dB attenuation:
MW band, 58 ft T2FD, 20 dB attenuation:
MW band, 58 ft T2FD, no attenuation:
MW band, 1000 ft Loop On Ground antenna:
The 49m band just after 1900z, stations from Europe are just starting to fade in:
I'm going to use it on the 49 & 48 meter bands tonight checking for Europirates, and compare to my other receivers.
While I have seen reports of it running hot, it is just barely warm. Maybe the Yak scattered power helps. Oh wait, that's another Chinese product