LITEMALADSP MLite-880 SDR portable radio: what's in the box and first impressions

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrMR_svfRps

Hi there, I hope you guys had a great summer. There's been quite a lot of (mostly positive) hype surrounding the MLite-880 which eventually piqued my interest sufficiently to purchase one. Here are my initial thoughts and forward plans with this little radio. Thanks for watching and 73.

Reach Beyond Australia 15400 kHz, copied with the JRC NRD535 and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCgpp9c09ic

Hi there, a really nice signal from Australia on the NRD535. I have the audio routed through my Bose SoundLink Mini2 speaker. This rig is supposed to have better audio than my 525, but I'm not so sure - and I have a direct comparison video coming soon. Recorded in Oxford UK on 11/06/26 at 13:43 hrs UTC.

Radio Tarma, 4775 kHz Peru, re-emerges from the ether for the first time since August 2025

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kivfAGevrQ

Hi there, Radio Tarma has been so weak for many months now, so much so, that I started to wonder whether they are operating on lower power. Great to finally copy them again on the NRD535. Recorded in Oxford UK on 10/06/26 at 00:59 hrs UTC using a Bonito MegaLoop FX antenna via a GI1000 galvanic isolator. Thanks for watching and 73.

Voice of Korea (DPRK) 15.2452 MHz Spanish Service copied in the UK at 23:50 hrs local time

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0BBUODZXMc

Hi there, slightly surprised to hear North Korea's Spanish service at ten to midnight in the UK. Their signal was coming in quite well given they were on the 19m band. Recorded using a Yaesu FRG-8800 and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna via an NTi AntennaJet RF splitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator. Thanks for watching and 73.

A daytime scan through shortwave using the Tecsun S2200x at 15:00 hrs UTC and a Wellbrook ALA1530

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_FDQb0A2qk

Hi there, here's a tune though the shortwave bands mid afternoon in Oxford UK, using the Wellbrook magnetic loop and the S2200x. A great radio for broadcast band listening and DXing. Thanks for watching and 73.

USCG Marine Weather broadcast, Chesapeake, Virginia 8764 kHz; only my second ever copy

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2d2dMOMIeI Hi there, this is only the second time I've copied the Marine weather transmission from Chesapeak, Virginia, so nice to hear this again. Recorded in Oxford UK on 27/06/26 at 23:25 hrs UTC using an ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna as the auxiliary and my end-fed wire via a Howes matching unit as the main antenna, into my MFJ noise cancelling unit. Thanks for watching and 73.

90m band D-layer test at the end of the eclipse: Shannon VOLMET 3413 kHz - poor signal returns

 Hi there, as the influence of the eclipse diminishes and 90m band conditions return to normal, the signal from Shannon has degraded significantly - as expected.

Links to previous videos in this series:    • 90m band D-layer test during the eclipse: ...      • 90m band D-layer test during the eclipse: ...      • 90m band D-layer test during the eclipse: ...   Recorded in Oxford UK, using an Elad FDM DUOr and a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop (outdoors). Thanks for watching and 73.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfbDcHxTLkc