{"id":65920,"date":"2026-04-30T07:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65920"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:05:54","slug":"bruce-is-pleased-with-the-bajei-sdr-portable-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/bruce-is-pleased-with-the-bajei-sdr-portable-receiver\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Is Pleased with the BAJEI SDR Portable Receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Bruce (VE3EAR), who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello Thomas, about a month ago, I bought a portable SDR receiver after reading a few positive reviews about it online. \u00a0It\u2019s a BAJEI, which I purchased from Amazon [SWLing Post affiliate link]<\/em><\/a> and shipped from China. \u00a0It arrived on my doorstep just ten days after placing the order. \u00a0It cost me CND $114, which included shipping and taxes.<\/p>\n

There is a bit of a learning curve to its operation, but I soon figured it out and the \u201cone knob\u201d control became very easy to use! \u00a0It covers a range from 100 kHz. up to 149 mHz. continuous in AM, CW, FM, and SSB modes. \u00a0For a radio measuring just 6 x 3 x 1 inches, it packs a lot of features for its size. \u00a0The colour display is 4.5 inches diagonal.<\/p>\n

The antenna connection is a top mounted SMA female, while the two controls (on-off switch & knob) are on the right hand end, along with a USB-C jack for charging the internal Li-on battery, and a USB-A jack for powering an external 5 volt device. \u00a0A 1\/8 in\/3.5 mm stereo jack for headphones is on the left hand end.<\/p>\n

A small oval speaker to the left of the display sounds good for its size. The black case is ruggedly built from aluminum. \u00a0A collapsable whip antenna and charging cord are included with the radio. \u00a0I use a pig-tail SMA male to BNC female adaptor to connect external antennas, reducing any strain on the antenna jack.<\/p>\n

I am very happy with the set and give it a thumbs-up for anyone who is looking for a portable SDR. \u00a0When I\u2019m using it in my radio shack, I connect it to a broad-band \u201cSuper Loop\u201d antenna, which pulls in the AM broadcast and Shortwave stations very nicely. \u00a0I\u2019m intending to take it for a listening test at an electrically quiet location in my SUV, using an 8 foot whip antenna.<\/p>\n

73, Bruce, VE3EAR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bruce (VE3EAR), who writes: Hello Thomas, about a month ago, I bought a portable SDR receiver after reading a few positive reviews about it online. \u00a0It\u2019s a BAJEI, which I purchased from Amazon [SWLing Post affiliate link] and shipped from China. \u00a0It arrived on my doorstep just ten days […]<\/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":[11101,8460,157,4082,4087],"class_list":["post-65920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-shortwave-radio-reviews","tag-bajei-sdr","tag-bruce-mccreath-ve3ear","tag-sdr","tag-shortwave-radio","tag-software-defined-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-h9e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42934,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/bruces-passion-for-swling-and-single-transistor-regenerative-receivers\/","url_meta":{"origin":65920,"position":0},"title":"Bruce’s passion for SWLing and single transistor regenerative receivers","author":"Thomas","date":"April 21, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bruce (VE3EAR), who shares the following: I live in the village of Saltford, ON, Canada, near the eastern shore of Lake Huron. 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