{"id":48411,"date":"2021-04-05T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=48411"},"modified":"2021-04-04T07:03:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T11:03:47","slug":"fenus-assessment-of-the-belka-dx-dsp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/fenus-assessment-of-the-belka-dx-dsp\/","title":{"rendered":"Fenu&#8217;s assessment of the Belka-DX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Belka-DX-SC-Coast-Dockside-DX-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46880\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Belka-DX-SC-Coast-Dockside-DX-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Belka-DX-SC-Coast-Dockside-DX-2.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Belka-DX-SC-Coast-Dockside-DX-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Belka-DX-SC-Coast-Dockside-DX-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Belka-DX-SC-Coast-Dockside-DX-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Belka-DX-SC-Coast-Dockside-DX-2-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I recently noticed that Fenu (at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fenu-radio.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fenu-Radio.ch<\/a>) has added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fenu-radio.ch\/Belka-DSP__Belka-DX.htm#Belka-DX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a review of the Belka-DX<\/a> on his excellent website.<\/p>\n<p>He agrees that the Belka-DX is a brilliant little portable that delivers a lot of performance and features for the modest price.<\/p>\n<p>As with my Belka-DX, Fenu&#8217;s unit includes <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/installing-the-belka-dx-dsp-speaker-option\/\">the built-in speaker option.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GLHm6hhV_p8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a video<\/a> he posted on YouTube, Fenu demonstrates reception, speaker quality (including a small issue with button vibration at high volume), and how you can connect IQ out to an SDR application like SDR#:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GLHm6hhV_p8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fenu-radio.ch\/Belka-DSP__Belka-DX.htm#Belka-DX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to check out Fenu&#8217;s full review.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>More on the Belka-DX and Belka-DSP:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/dockside-dxing-with-the-super-portable-belka-dx-receiver\/\">Dockside DXing with the super-portable Belka-DX receiver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/bluetooth-adapter-that-also-serves-as-a-belka-stand\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bluetooth adapter that also serves as a Belka stand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/state-of-the-art-spy-radio-a-comprehensive-review-of-the-belka-dsp-portable-shortwave-receiver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State-Of-The-Art Spy Radio: A comprehensive review of the Belka DSP portable shortwave receiver<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently noticed that Fenu (at Fenu-Radio.ch) has added a review of the Belka-DX on his excellent website. He agrees that the Belka-DX is a brilliant little portable that delivers a lot of performance and features for the modest price. As with my Belka-DX, Fenu&#8217;s unit includes the built-in speaker option. In a video he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,43,154],"tags":[8933,8886,1764],"class_list":["post-48411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-shortwave-radio-reviews","tag-belka","tag-belka-dx-dsp","tag-fenu"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-cAP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41649,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/video-fenu-demonstrates-the-belka-dsp-receiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":48411,"position":0},"title":"Video: Fenu demonstrates the BELKA-DSP receiver","author":"Thomas","date":"January 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following video demonstration of the BELKA-DSP receiver by Fenu Duarte: https:\/\/youtu.be\/N1lxciU35Ms Click here to view on YouTube. Thanks for sharing this, Dan.\u00a0 I must admit, it seems the BELKA-DSP has some excellent receiver characteristics. I like the backlit display\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Belka-DSP.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Belka-DSP.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Belka-DSP.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Belka-DSP.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46832,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/the-new-belka-dx-speaker-option\/","url_meta":{"origin":48411,"position":1},"title":"The new Belka-DX speaker option","author":"Thomas","date":"December 8, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0 Alex (EU1ME)--developer and manufacturer of the Belka DX\u00a0 and Belka DSP shortwave receivers--who shares information about a new version of the Belka-DX: [Based on customer feedback, we've] added a built-in speaker to the Belka DX version. It's an option that I believe also can be useful when\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_5276-e1607434802412.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_5276-e1607434802412.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_5276-e1607434802412.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_5276-e1607434802412.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_5276-e1607434802412.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48308,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/a-new-belka-dx-dsp-speaker-from-mobimax\/","url_meta":{"origin":48411,"position":2},"title":"A new Belka-DX DSP Speaker from Mobimax","author":"Thomas","date":"March 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Markku (VA3MK), who shares a link to this new Belka-DX speaker option from Mobimax: This speaker option is similar to the one we featured a few months ago, but keeps the larger 2200 mAh battery pack and has fold-out legs. The compromise is the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Belka-DX-Speaker-Feet-e1617050069649.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Belka-DX-Speaker-Feet-e1617050069649.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Belka-DX-Speaker-Feet-e1617050069649.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Belka-DX-Speaker-Feet-e1617050069649.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47344,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/installing-the-belka-dx-dsp-speaker-option\/","url_meta":{"origin":48411,"position":3},"title":"Installing the Belka-DX DSP speaker option","author":"Thomas","date":"January 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This month, I received my Belka DX speaker option in the post and recently did this very simple install. All it really requires is a small Phillips-Head screwdriver and maybe 10 minutes of time. You start by removing the four screws holding on the left side panel. The side panel\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;How To&quot;","block_context":{"text":"How To","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/how-to\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Belka-DX-Speaker-Installation-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Belka-DX-Speaker-Installation-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Belka-DX-Speaker-Installation-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Belka-DX-Speaker-Installation-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Belka-DX-Speaker-Installation-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48596,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/belka-dx-installing-the-new-speaker-and-battery-pack-from-mobimax\/","url_meta":{"origin":48411,"position":4},"title":"Belka-DX: Installing the new speaker and battery pack from Mobimax","author":"Thomas","date":"April 20, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Last month, Mobimax announced a new speaker option for the Belka-DX DSP receiver. This speaker is slightly different from the original Belka-DX speaker in that it has a full-size battery pack and fold-out legs to prop up this pocket-sized receiver. 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The new Belka-DX receiver is about 5 euros more expensive but great. I bought it here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.mobimax.bg\/en\/BELKA-DX-shortwave-receiver Very fast delivery !!! Thank you for the tip! 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