Hi,
I am comparing two radios: a Grundig Satillite 700 or a Grundig
Satillite 800. Assuming both are in good shape which is the better
choice?
Thank you,
Mike

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Hi,
I am comparing two radios: a Grundig Satillite 700 or a Grundig
Satillite 800. Assuming both are in good shape which is the better
choice?
Thank you,
Mike

The 700 was the last Grundig radio actually MADE by Grundig, and the build
quality and QC are much better.

Brenda Ann wrote:
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Hi,
I am comparing two radios: a Grundig Satillite 700 or a Grundig
Satillite 800. Assuming both are in good shape which is the better
choice?
Thank you,
Mike

The 700 was the last Grundig radio actually MADE by Grundig, and the build
quality and QC are much better.



I'm with Brenda on that. it also has that Grundig sound.

Drifter...

I don't own a Grundig Satelite 700 or 800 radio, so I really don't
know.I do own a made in Germany wooden cabinet floor model (I think it
is a Majestic model radio) Grundig (I think it was made by Telefunken)
AM/FM/Shortwave/Phonograph radio which I believe was made around 1957.I
also own a made in Germany wooden cabinet Telefunken Opus 7 table model
AM/FM/Shortwave radio (a beautiful looking radio) which I believe was
made in the late 1950s or early 1960s.I paid $14.00 for the Grundig
radio and $4.00 for the Telefunken radio years ago at a Goodwill store.
www.shopgoodwill.com for bargains galore.
cuhulin

www.shopgoodwill.com for bargains galore.
cuhulin


Crap auction site like the other one... no bargains there.

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.

Pete

"Drifter" wrote in message
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Brenda Ann wrote:
wrote in message
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Hi,
I am comparing two radios: a Grundig Satillite 700 or a Grundig
Satillite 800. Assuming both are in good shape which is the better
choice?
Thank you,
Mike

The 700 was the last Grundig radio actually MADE by Grundig, and the
build quality and QC are much better.



I'm with Brenda on that. it also has that Grundig sound.

Drifter...

"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.

On Aug 3, 11:31*pm, "Pete KE9OA" wrote:
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.

Pete

"Drifter" wrote in message

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Brenda Ann wrote:
wrote in message
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Hi,
*I am comparing two radios: a Grundig Satillite 700 or a Grundig
Satillite 800. *Assuming both are in good *shape which is the better
choice?
Thank you,
Mike

The 700 was the last Grundig radio actually MADE by Grundig, and the
build quality and QC are much better.

I'm with Brenda on that. it also has that Grundig sound.

Drifter...- Hide quoted text -

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Good post Pete. I didn't know that about the 210.

I discovered that Satellit 210 back in 1970..........it is a good receiver.
I once repaired a Sat 700 for a friend of mine.................almost all of
the chips in that radio are Philips radio chips. Not a bad radio, but deaf
on the MW band, when you compare it to the older Satellit radios.

"BCBlazysusan" wrote in message
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On Aug 3, 11:31 pm, "Pete KE9OA" wrote:
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.

Pete

"Drifter" wrote in message

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Brenda Ann wrote:
wrote in message
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Hi,
I am comparing two radios: a Grundig Satillite 700 or a Grundig
Satillite 800. Assuming both are in good shape which is the better
choice?
Thank you,
Mike

The 700 was the last Grundig radio actually MADE by Grundig, and the
build quality and QC are much better.

I'm with Brenda on that. it also has that Grundig sound.

Drifter...- Hide quoted text -

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Good post Pete. I didn't know that about the 210.

On Aug 3, 11:31*pm, "Pete KE9OA" wrote:
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.

Pete

"Drifter" wrote in message

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Brenda Ann wrote:
wrote in message
....
Hi,
*I am comparing two radios: a Grundig Satillite 700 or a Grundig
Satillite 800. *Assuming both are in good *shape which is the better
choice?
Thank you,
Mike

The 700 was the last Grundig radio actually MADE by Grundig, and the
build quality and QC are much better.

I'm with Brenda on that. it also has that Grundig sound.

Drifter...- Hide quoted text -

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Forgot to ask. Can you maybe throw a link for that particular piece.
I'd appreciate it. Tx.