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What Happened to Grundig?
Von Fourche wrote:
Every happened to Grundig shortwave radios? Did Grundig sell their shortwave department to Eton? And who or what is Eton? Is Eton a Chinese company? I had a Grundig Yacht Boy 400 back in the mid 1990's and I loved that little radio. Unfortunately I got mad one night and busted that radio. I sure wish I had not done that. I'm thinking about buying another one off e-bay, maybe. Anyway, what's the story on Grundig and Eton? Although Grundig produced radios in the 1930's, when most of us hear the name we have visions of those large wood cased radios and later tv's that were so popular from the late 1940's through the early 1970's. Mellow sound, large controls, long analog dials festooned with city names, etc. characterized those products. Later they began producing some really pricey and good sounding luggable shortwave radios (Satellit) and a lot of smaller modestly priced units (the many Boys). Philips gradually took a controlling interest over maybe 2 decades beginning in the mid 1970's. Grundig sales began to suffer and to me at least it seemed that they had a tough time breaking free of the analog radio model that served them so well for so long. Their digital Satellit models were not as inspired or made as well as competition from Japan. I suspect the sea-change that overtook the SWL hobby had a bigger part to play in the downfall of Grundig though. A hobby that was once popular with guys of all ages began to grey as the number of people twisting shortwave radio dials dropped in the mid 1980's and plummeted thereafter. There are very few people demanding and companies supplying new shortwave radios compared to what once was. Grundig got caught up in a combination of inattention by it's owners and a dramatic drop in demand for it's products. Philips bailed out late in the downward plunge and sold the name to yet another group. Those owners I believe sold the Grundig naming rights to Eton and limited the applicability to radios sold in the US. That deal tells me the owners were trying to wring whatever cash they could get from a failing investment. Grundig reorganized in bankruptcy and sold some of their divisions. The radio products sold in the US under the Grundig name have no association with Grundig in europe. Grundig GMBH appears to sell a modest range of tv's, mp players, cd units, clock radios that you would find in the catalog of any other consumer electronic manufacturer. The range of units for sale may be bigger than is found on their website. They do sell yacht boy, concert boy, city boy and other recievers with shortwave coverage. Those units look like they come from Degen/Tecsun/Redsun, etc., factories. The Grundig europe website recognizes Eton on their worldwide map but they do not provide any information on their products at all. I don't know if I would spend too much time trying to figure out where the real Grundig radio company is located and where their products might be found. My opinion is that if there ever was a real Grundig, it was disappearing rapidly by the early 1980's. It's just a brand name pasted on a radio. Since Eton sells a variety of radios under the Eton and Grundig names let's focus less on the name and more on how the radios in question perform. The Eton E1 to me looks like quite a radio for the money. The only issue I've seen is the lack of a ferrite rod antenna which according to some users is not a big deal. |
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What Happened to Grundig?
That History of Grundig,devilfinder.com search I mentioned.One of those
sites says Grundig was the first to produce VHF sets.(or something like that) Kind Ladies and Gentlemen,may I direct y'alls attention (Thank You) to another www.devilfinder.com search? The Key Brothers Meridian Mississippi and where it says,Old Terminal Building,Hanger and Powerhouse at Key Field. Thanks for bending an ear. cuhulin |
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"John S." wrote in message ups.com... \ The Eton E1 to me looks like quite a radio for the money. The only issue I've seen is the lack of a ferrite rod antenna which according to some users is not a big deal. I read a review on some shortwave site. It gave that radio great reviews. Over one thousand pre-sets? Awesome. I have XM Radio. It would be interesting to have a radio that picks up local FM/AM, shortwave, and XM. Then again, that just may be too many channels. |
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I have read a billion reviews before.That doesn't mean they are always
right.Yesterday morning, Paul Gallo on the radio www.supertalkms.com and another guy who phoned into Paul's radio talk show said something about commie biased hates America Consumers Report magazine that I have always known.. cuhulin |
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What Happened to Grundig?
Over 160 DirecTV channels I get,and I can only watch one of them at a
time. cuhulin |
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What Happened to Grundig?
Over 160 DirecTV channels I get,and I can only watch one of them at a
time. You need to buy more TV sets. wrote in message ... Over 160 DirecTV channels I get,and I can only watch one of them at a time. cuhulin |
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What Happened to Grundig?
I am stinking about buying a Lyngsat satellite dish (no monthly
subscription fees either) with the satellite dish antenna and hand held remote control.That would mean I would go out and buy another CRT tv set.I have two CRT tv sets turned on and looking at me right now. cuhulin |
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