I was inline to buy the original malachite sdr, the price creeped up and I was given a vague way to pay and even more conditions that I just won't abide by.
I was told that a website would be created in a few weeks and maybe that will be slightly better buying experience, but not forgetting I am halfway round the world and things happen, if I have a problem I have few solutions.
I don't have money in pocket buying a hole, these radios have already crept up from very affordable to too much cost.
Here is my favorite problem with buying Chinese, there are, lets say 100 models of clones and there is no way to tell what you will get, and forget prices they are all over the map.
I saw Steve Ellington (utuber) and he had one that had no reception with the whip, it only worked with his outdoor antenna system.
Just wondering if anyone has found any of these clones that work good even if you had to mod it.