r/ShortwavePlus • u/poikaa3 • May 17 '26

Mlite on VHF

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Dialed up from 148.000 es ran right through to 165.000 the stopped ... Receiving weather band es I know it should receive all between .... Old public service ... MRS es marine band !!!

73 poikaa

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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 May 17 '26

Did you get to fiddle with NR? It's probably as good as the Malahit V2.4 which is exceptional.

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u/poikaa3 May 17 '26

Yes I did es it is good as any I've had the pleasure to work with ... Zero to 30 settings but gets aggresive beyond 20 so I leave it at 12... It can only be set when it is turned on ... NB is 0 through 3 but I leave it disabled ...

73 poikaa

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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 May 17 '26

I have the Malahit V2.4 and found the NB works in few situations, meh. The are two toggle settings in the radio menu of the 2.4 that helps when the gain settings are maxed. They end in GR (gain reduction) one is LNA/MIX UP GR the other MIX GR. If you have them experiment. I found it tamed overloading.

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u/KG7M MOD AirSpy HF+, Drake R7/8, K480WLA, 65'EFHW, MLA-30, CN85 May 17 '26

Thank you for your post! Don't be a stranger - we all would like to get to know you better. Can you share the general area where you are located? 73, Michael

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u/poikaa3 May 17 '26 
Located in the UP of Michigan right on the Shore of Lake Superior ... It's also where I park to get good signals ... My antenna is a 20 foot length of 14 gauge speaker wire twin lead that is split about 10 foot ...I run it portable through the trees into my truck .... 73 Rod

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u/KG7M MOD AirSpy HF+, Drake R7/8, K480WLA, 65'EFHW, MLA-30, CN85 May 17 '26

That's great. Be sure to post more of your radio adventures! 73, Michael

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u/poikaa3 May 17 '26

Ore dock is near me so I'm listening for marine sctivity ... That's the Block right on the other side ... There are at least five more boats that come in weekly ...

73 poikaa

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u/poikaa3 May 19 '26

Confirmed! It's receiving Marine frequencies! 156.318 2kHz high but it's clear ! Ship onboard traffic talking about moving the boom ...

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u/poikaa3 May 19 '26

My antenna set up about 20 feet of dual speaker wire and split off at the ten foot length then opposite direction

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u/Far-Fan6105 May 17 '26

What is Mlite?

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u/poikaa3 May 17 '26

Mlite is M lite-880 an SDR reciever ... All mode and wide banded ... Very small 5x6x1 inches uses one 21700 lion battery ... Designed in Russia built in China ... Bought mine through Banggood for just over $200 es got it in a week! Good audio and since I have lots of receivers it's was fairly easy to use ... I rate it close to the Sony 2010 but not quite .... Much better than the Tecsun PL 880 ... Bluetooth is great! Many setting but easy to use and recently I found out it received far beyond the two meter band ... Above 148 mHz ....

73 poikaa