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Technical Topics => Equipment => Topic started by: Ray Lalleu on September 25, 2019, 2058 UTC

Title: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: Ray Lalleu on September 25, 2019, 2058 UTC: New member muromdx recently put that link in the european forum :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcCbfIHkW9o
(how he heard Johnny Tobacco in Russia with that new receiver).

Followed by a couple of files on youtube.

Interesting small RX !
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: Pigmeat on September 26, 2019, 1838 UTC: That thing is tiny! Any idea what they're selling for?
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on September 26, 2019, 1947 UTC: https://ea1uro.com/radio/belka/

Apparently 7600 Rubles / 105 Euros.

This is their website, which seems to be hosted on some Russian knockoff of Facebook: http://www.vk.com/belkadsp
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: Josh on September 27, 2019, 2115 UTC: That'd be neat, an hf rx in a pocket.
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: Pigmeat on September 28, 2019, 1419 UTC: Look at the knob on that thing! Al may buy them all.
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: QRP on January 17, 2020, 1354 UTC: Nice little RX

https://swling.com/blog/2020/01/video-fenu-demonstrates-the-belka-dsp-receiver/
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: OgreVorbis on January 18, 2020, 0709 UTC: I wonder if it is an actual DSP or if it just uses a Silicon Labs chip.
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: East Troy Don on January 18, 2020, 1654 UTC: Never trust a Commie !
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: dxace1 on January 18, 2020, 1741 UTC: Just ordered one of these -- FYI, you are likely to get a security warning if using VISA -- so you have to confirm the sale is OK, using the VISA email, then re-process the order for the SDR...
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: Josh on January 18, 2020, 2259 UTC: Quote from: East Troy Don on January 18, 2020, 1654 UTC
Never trust a Commie !

Yer, I'd wanna see inside before spending, mebbe a rtl inside it run by a timex sinclair 8088.
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: chanito on January 19, 2020, 2133 UTC: Looks worth $109. Where to buy? I didn't see a shopping cart on the Facebook page.
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: OgreVorbis on January 20, 2020, 0616 UTC: Quote from: Josh on January 18, 2020, 2259 UTC
Quote from: East Troy Don on January 18, 2020, 1654 UTC
Never trust a Commie !

Yer, I'd wanna see inside before spending, mebbe a rtl inside it run by a timex sinclair 8088.

Hehe. I know you're joking, but I do suspect it's not a real DSP. Probably the Si4735. Which is what all those cheap clone Chinese receivers use.
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: czar on January 20, 2020, 1901 UTC: I don't see anywhere or any place to buy one.
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: Josh on January 20, 2020, 1911 UTC: More info but your russkii better be good;
http://psmdpro.meximas.com/belka/
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: czar on January 21, 2020, 1836 UTC: Hey DXace1 if you ordered one where did you order it at ? I see no way to order one, so where did you ? People would like to know.
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: dxace1 on January 21, 2020, 1915 UTC: Had to use the (Byelo) Russian site, and translation to go through the steps. It worked, but cards require that you confirm no fraud before the purchase will go through. Received my email confirmation pretty quick and tracking info.
Title: Re: Belka-DSP : miniature DSP receiver
Post by: sat_dxer on January 21, 2020, 2152 UTC: Interesting, but lacks coverage outside 3.5 to 30 MHz