As the title says here I’m new to SWL. I’m using a Tecsun pl-990 and the an-48 antenna. I’m currently in Utah. I have scrolled and scrolled and tried all the frequencies identified from the helpful websites. I’ve heard a lot of different static, but no voice yet. Any tips or suggestions?

Just purchased one - very fun radio. However it didn't come with USB-C headphones. All USB-C headphones I've found include a microphone and are intended for phones.

I bought one of these wired earbuds anyway and I'm not getting any sound from the radio. I checked all the radio config settings and didn't see anything specific to turning on headphone sound. I adjusted the volume to high. Still no sound until I pulled the USB-C plug out and the speaker was blaring.

The headphones work fine with my phone. Not sure if the existence of the microphone is the problem, but I haven't found any of these without a microphone.

I haven't heard back from Choyong Support yet. Any ideas? Thank you.

Greetings community!

Planning on putting up a longwire antenna soon but internally debating on a decent height. I mean i realize the higher the better but I am limited to my ladder height (and fear of heights) but i wanted to put this out in the SWL community.

In your expertise, what's a good height for a longwire antenna?

Happy radio-ing!

Does anyone enjoy Worldwide Country Radio on WWCR? I usually listen to the 12:00 AM Sunday CST show on 4840 kHz.

I am putting up a new antenna. But what is best. End feed or center feed? Bare enamel copper wire. Length is almost 50 feet. Please excuse my bad tech drawing.. Thanks in advance.

I have been thinking of getting into shortwave radio listening. After researching different radios to get started with, I have been focusing on the Malahit DSP2.

However, the background to this receiver is confusing and as clear as mud. I want to make sure I am purchasing a radio that will be supported by the manufacturer and I'm not feeling 100% that is the case here.

From what I can tell, these receivers were designed by https://malahiteam.com but strangely they only show the https://malahiteam.com/en/product/receiver-malahit-dsp2/ model which doesn't look anything like the model everyone is reviewing online which looks like : https://www.amazon.com/Malahit-DSP2-10kHz-380MHz-404MHz-2GHz-Reduction/dp/B0D1R5YSV6 .

Yet, the startup screen on the later model which the reviewers are using refers to https://malahiteam.com and also shows a 'Device ID' which I believe is important to get firmware updates?

To throw more confusing information into the mix, I often see people refer to these as Malachite. Where does this name come from?

I've heard mention of Chinese clones. Are all the Malahit DSP2 receivers that look like https://www.amazon.com/Malahit-DSP2-10kHz-380MHz-404MHz-2GHz-Reduction/dp/B0D1R5YSV6 , unofficial clones of the device designed and sold by https://malahiteam.com ? Or are they manufactured officially?

What does this mean when it comes to the firmware and updates? Are the clones 'stealing' the firmware software from MalahiTeam? Does this mean that there is a risk that firmware updates won't be available in the future. Is there differing quality in these clones? I've seen them sold everywhere from Banggood, Ali Express, Amazon, etc. Do they all originate from the same manufacturer?

It is confusing. Can anyone shed some light and understanding on this topic?

Hey folks,

I know it’s a bit of a weird wishlist combination but ideally I’m looking for a portable full band radio including SSB that also allows for playing mp3s and Bluetooth connection.

I’ve looked at the Choyong LC90 and the Tecsun PL990. Are there any others you would recommend?

Thanks for your help

I'm curious if you all know of other shortwave archives than those I mentioned in the title. In searching the web, I see references to the BBC WS radio archive, but it seems to no longer exist.

Thanks for any tips you can share.

For those needing it in written format.

All times in UTC

Europe
Times: 15:00 – 16:00, 18:00 - 19:00, 21:00 - 22:00, 13:00 -14:00

Frequencies:

• 7570khz
• 12,015khz

North America
Times: 15:00 - 16:00, 13:00 -14:00.

Frequencies:

• 9435khz
• 11,710khz

South-East Asia
Times: 05:00-06:00,

Frequencies:

• 13,650khz
• 15,105khz

Times: 10:00-11:00

Frequencies:

• 6185khz
• 9850khz

North-East Asia
Times: 04:00- 05:00, 06:00-07:00

Frequencies:

• 7220khz

• 9445khz

• 9740khz

Middle-East and North Africa
Times: 16:00-17:00,

Frequencies:

• 9890khz
• 11,645khz

Times: 19:00-20:00

Frequencies:

• 9875khz
• 11,635khz

Southern Africa
Times: 19:00-20:00

Frequencies:

• 7210khz
• 11,910khz

Central & Southern America
Times: 04:00-05:00

Frequencies:

• 11,735khz
• 13,760khz
• 15,180khz

Times: 10:00-11:00

Frequencies:

• 6170khz
• 9435khz

I recently had to get a new garage RIP

I found this antenna and am not sure if it is worth keeping. I've been thinking of getting a radio and wasn't sure where to start and if this could be the kickstart I needed.

Any suggestions for where to read on starting this journey are welcome!

Hi, Is there better active loop antenna than Tecsun AN-48x? I don't have anything to compare with but it looks like the telescopic antenna of PL-330 works almost the same