Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Mike, Jeramy Phillips, Fred Waterer, and Dennis Dura for the following tips: Nebraska Radio History Many thanks to SWLing […]
High Noon: Belka MW shootout part 2, with a review of the AFA200C active MW ferrite antenna by 13dka When I reviewed the updated Belka (gen3, 2022) for its MW/LW performance in October last year, I just wanted to know if it’s any good with just the whip antenna and used the XHDATA D-808 as […]
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Pavel, who shares the following message and images. Note that this message was originally sent to me prior to Christmas, but never arrived in my inbox. Thank you, Pavel, for the follow-up: Hi Thomas, First of all, I wish you and your entire family and all blog readers a […]
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Georges Ringotte (F6DFZ), who writes: When I did tests on my Belka-DX, I noticed that the signal level scale was extremely accurate, each mark is 10 dB I regretted that the manufacturer didn’t use the IARU S meter scale. So I decided to make my own. With RF Gain […]
The new 2022 “Belka” (generation 3) general coverage receiver by 13dka Since its introduction in 2019, the super-tiny Belka (back then called “Belka DSP”) shortwave receiver sure gained an enthusiastic followership among SWLs and hams. The main reason for this is certainly the way how the Belka is incredibly small yet playing in a different […]
After posting information about the new Belka upgrades yesterday, Belka designer, Aleksandr Buevskiy, reached out to me and shared the following details and clarification about the latest design: I would like to share some more details/photos about Belka so that there is clear understanding of what features the new version has. First, regarding its name. […]
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Garr, who writes: I have some interesting news for all of those Belka DX fans, Alex the guy behind this magnificent receiver has just announced the introduction of a new model. Ok so it is still called the Belka DX but it has now got a total frequency […]