Other portable receivers matching the range of the Belka?

[702Jeeper]

I'm shopping for a new portable receiver. While SW and SSB are a given, I'd love to get one that covers a wider range of freqs. I'm geeky enough to listen to beacons. I can live without anything above 30 Mhz, but of course the more, the merrier.

The Belka covers 100 Khz to 30 Mhz. And it's certainly compact and portable. But it's a bit expensive. Are there other portables you'd recommend that cover anything close to the range of the Belka?

For my use case I want a self-contained, battery-powered receiver with an attached (whip) antenna. Not a dongle to use with a laptop, though I realize those SDRs can have wide freq ranges.

 

[jazzboypro]

The Tecsun PL-606 covers that range. The Belka seems quite expensive for what you get.

 

[W8WCA]

From everyone I have known that had a Belka they said they are well worth it.

And they have all had many portables

 

[jazzboypro]

Not saying it does not work well. It's just not something i would buy at that price.

 

[GadgetGeek]

Have you considered the Malahit DSP2? It's pretty awesome. The noise reduction is amazing and it sounds great.

 

[jazzboypro]

Have you considered the Malahit DSP2? It's pretty awesome. The noise reduction is amazing and it sounds great.

Are you talking about these ?

 

[GadgetGeek]

Are you talking about these ?

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No I'm talking about this, https://www.amazon.com/GOOZEEZOO-Ma...cphy=9067609&hvtargid=pla-2281435178578&psc=1

 

[mass-man]

No I'm talking about this, https://www.amazon.com/GOOZEEZOO-Ma...cphy=9067609&hvtargid=pla-2281435178578&psc=1

Slight thread hijack...that's a sweet radio. I love my Belka, but this might need a place in my pile of receivers.

 

[jazzboypro]

No I'm talking about this, https://www.amazon.com/GOOZEEZOO-Ma...cphy=9067609&hvtargid=pla-2281435178578&psc=1

I don't understand, i thought the picture i posted was the official website for the Malahit. The radio does not look at all like the link you posted. On this site the DSP2 is out of production and the DSP3 is on pre-order. What am i missing ?

 

[GadgetGeek]

I don't understand, i thought the picture i posted was the official website for the Malahit. The radio does not look at all like the link you posted. On this site the DSP2 is out of production and the DSP3 is on pre-order. What am i missing ?

Maybe this will help. MALAHIT DSP2 SDR REVIEW

"built in China under license to the Russian MalahiTeam and are commonly referred to as clones - legitimate licensed clones."

 

[bearcatrp]

Here is another option. LAN IQ. Made in Israel. Enjoy using mine. Wider coverage.

LAN-IQ SDR (Stand-alone SDR)

www.afedri-sdr.com

 

[jazzboypro]

Maybe this will help. MALAHIT DSP2 SDR REVIEW

"built in China under license to the Russian MalahiTeam and are commonly referred to as clones - legitimate licensed clones."

Thanks for the info. Looks like a nice radio. Too bad it has so few memories for storing frequencies . The official MalahiTeam website is announcing a DSP3. I may wait to see if their will be a legitimate licensed clone for it.

 

[ditto1958]

Have you considered the Malahit DSP2? It's pretty awesome. The noise reduction is amazing and it sounds great.

The price is a bit of a hurdle, but I’ve been seriously looking at this one.

 

[GadgetGeek]

The price is a bit of a hurdle, but I’ve been seriously looking at this one.

I bought mine from Radioddity but AliExpress is less expensive. Good luck

 

[GadgetGeek]

Anyone try one of these little receivers?

https://a.co/d/eBXgYr0

I ordered one to try.

 

[T680]

Anyone try one of these little receivers?

https://a.co/d/eBXgYr0

I ordered one to try.

That looks interesting, I hope you let us know what you think about it.