"Pete KE9OA" wrote in message
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I thought that the 700 was a Philips design, like the 600 and 650. None of
these receivers have audio quality like the old German designed Satellit
receivers. When you listen to a Satellit 210, 1000, 2000, 2100, 3000, and
3400 you are reminded of the sound that the old Grundig Majestic tube
consoles had.
These older units also were more sensitive, and had better IMD rejection.
The Satellit 800 was actually an R.L. Drake design, very similar to the
Drake SW-8. The Satellit 800 has much better performance than the Satellit
700...................when it works. The problem with the Satellit 800 is
that as Brenda Ann mentioned, because of the very poor quality control it
is a hit or miss game of finding a good one.
In contrast, I still have the Satellit 210 that I bought 30 years
ago...........no problems with this one. My wife is the new owner of the
210, and she listens to it almost every day.......for the last 14 years.
That radio uses an RF amplifier on the MW and SW bands that has an ft of
600MHz, with a 3 or 4dB noise figure. That is almost unheard of in the
portable radio that was sold in 1970. The trimmer capacitors are the high
Q ceramic types that you typically see in Hewlett Packard test equipment.
Collins Radio Company also used these types of trimmers in their radio
equipment, so it gives you an idea of how well designed these older German
Satellit radios were.

I, too, am a fan of the older Grundigs, both tube and SS. I have a
Transistor 1000 (Satellite 304?) that is the pride of my portable
collection. The sensitivity is awesome, as is the sound. I had another of
these many years ago that my boss at a repair shop gave me (abandoned by
customer). It needed a new speaker and new output transistors. A testament
to Grundig design, it sounded great even with a cheap 4x6 replacement
speaker and a pair of ECG102A's as replacements. I had that one for a number
of years until I came upon hard times and had to sell it.