Accessories¶
Better encoder knobs¶
20x13mm 6mm flower shaft (aliexpress.com, aliexpress.ru):
20x15mm 6mm round shaft with a hex screw (aliexpress.com, aliexpress.ru):
Carrying cases¶
The simplest and cheapest option is an eyeglasses case:
A small Tin HiFi headphones case (amazon.com, aliexpress.com, aliexpress.ru):
A rugged option is the Pelican/Peli 1010 waterproof case:
A cheaper rugged option (ozon.ru):
Portable wire antenna¶
XHDATA AN-80 (aliexpress.com, ozon.ru):
It is quite easy to do yourself - just solder a couple of meters of the 26 AWG ultra soft silicone wire (ozon.ru) to an alligator clip or an SMA-M connector (just the center pin).
Tiny antenna¶
The SRH805S SMA-M antenna supports 144/430/1200MHz and is not really suitable for the bands supported by the receiver. But it is tiny and could work for strong FM signals.
Bluetooth audio¶
UGREEN 2-in-1 Bluetooth Adapter Transmitter/Receiver (aliexpress.com, aliexpress.ru)
TwelveSouth Air Fly Pro (or Pro 2) (twelvesouth.com), known to work well with AirPods:
Line-level to Smartphone Mic adapter¶
It allows you to connect the receiver headphone output to a smartphone 3.5mm headset socket (or a 3.5mm jack to USB-C/Lightning adapter if there is no socket) to record audio or decode Morse/RTTY/SSTV/Fax on a smartphone.
This one from headsetbuddy.com (or a simpler one without audio monitoring) should work:
It is also possible to build one yourself (schematics, tested on iPhone/Huawei with 3.5mm jack to Lightning/USB-C adapter):
