My Grundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

.... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.

Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a poor student who enjoys
tuning in to the world?

My Grundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

On Oct 29, 4:15*pm, "Mike K." wrote:
... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.

Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a poor student who enjoys
tuning in to the world?

***MikeK...put a PING out to Bird Brain Brian Anasta...He owns a
Gundig Buzz Aldrin Spec Edition and since he's "not using it anymore"
might just end up giving it to you free of charge...ehhhhh, Bird
Brain...?...*grin*

My Grundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

"Mike K." wrote in message
...
... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.

Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a poor student who enjoys
tuning in to the world?

Check out the Crane cradiosw am/fm/shortwave. It has received some really
good reviews.

bmc

My Grundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

Brian Colwell wrote:
"Mike K." wrote in message
...
... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.

Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a poor student who enjoys
tuning in to the world?

Check out the Crane cradiosw am/fm/shortwave. It has received some really
good reviews.

bmc


I can second that about the CCrane SW radio. It is the Redsun RP-2100,
and has a built in dual ferrite antenna. Pulls in great MW DX. John
Plimmer, the premier MW DXer here, has the Redsun version himself.
Also, pulls in awesome FM!

My Grundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

On Oct 30, 1:10*am, CF wrote:
Brian Colwell wrote:
"Mike K." wrote in message
....
... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.

Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a poor student who enjoys
tuning in to the world?

Check out the Crane cradiosw am/fm/shortwave. It has received some really
good reviews.

bmc

I can second that about the CCrane SW radio. *It is the Redsun RP-2100,
and has a built in dual ferrite antenna. *Pulls in great MW DX. *John
Plimmer, the premier MW DXer here, has the Redsun version himself.
Also, pulls in awesome FM!

Hmm. I guess I have to decide how much I want/need SSB, as the CCrane
(and related Redsun rebadgings) don't seem to have a built-in decoder
for it, but other things at the price range do... Other than
eavesdropping on Hams, does SSB have any real purpose?

Mike

My Grundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

On Oct 30, 5:04*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:
Mike K. wrote:
Other than
eavesdropping on Hams, does SSB have any real purpose?

International aviation and maritime comms typically use USB

--

Operator Bob
Echo Charlie 42

But do they usually communicate on bands covered by a shortwave
receiver? I've never heard anything like that with my current rig.
just broadcast activity and hams.

Mike

Listen To The World Via Your Personal Computer (PC) -was- My GrundigSatellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

On Oct 29, 4:15*pm, "Mike K." wrote:
... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.

- Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a
- poor student who enjoys tuning in to the world?

Mike K.,

You already have one the PC that you are using will
provide you with the Audio of many/most AM/MW
and Shortwave Radio Broadcasters -via- the Internet

In the 21st Century Broadcasting has become
WebCasting and you can Listen to the World
via your Personal Computer (PC) :

Listen To The World Via Your Personal Computer (PC) -was- MyGrundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

On Oct 30, 8:45*pm, RHF wrote:
On Oct 29, 4:15*pm, "Mike K." wrote:

... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.

- Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a
- poor student who enjoys tuning in to the world?

Mike K.,

You already have one the PC that you are using will
provide you with the Audio of many/most AM/MW
and Shortwave Radio Broadcasters -via- the Internet

In the 21st Century Broadcasting has become
WebCasting and you can Listen to the World

But where's the fun in that? I just find something magical about
listening on a real radio!

Mike

Listen To The World Via Your Personal Computer (PC) -was- MyGrundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

Mike K. wrote:
On Oct 30, 8:45 pm, RHF wrote:
On Oct 29, 4:15 pm, "Mike K." wrote:

... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.
- Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a
- poor student who enjoys tuning in to the world?

Mike K.,

You already have one the PC that you are using will
provide you with the Audio of many/most AM/MW
and Shortwave Radio Broadcasters -via- the Internet

In the 21st Century Broadcasting has become
WebCasting and you can Listen to the World

But where's the fun in that? I just find something magical about
listening on a real radio!

Mike

Roger that!
I like just tuning around and seeing what I can trip over just like
browsing at random and hitting a nugget. Why should I want a PC for that?
Bill Baka

Listen To The World Via Your Personal Computer (PC) -was- My Grundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

"Mike K." wrote in message
...
On Oct 30, 8:45 pm, RHF wrote:
On Oct 29, 4:15 pm, "Mike K." wrote:

... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.

- Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a
- poor student who enjoys tuning in to the world?

Mike K.,

You already have one the PC that you are using will
provide you with the Audio of many/most AM/MW
and Shortwave Radio Broadcasters -via- the Internet

In the 21st Century Broadcasting has become
WebCasting and you can Listen to the World

But where's the fun in that? I just find something magical about
listening on a real radio!

Mike

And even better than that, on one you've built yourself from scratch (try
THAT with a digital radio, especially one for IBOC, since they will never
sell individual licenses).

My Grundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

On Oct 31, 5:40*am, Bob Dobbs wrote:
Mike K. wrote:
On Oct 30, 5:04*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:
Mike K. wrote:
Other than
eavesdropping on Hams, does SSB have any real purpose?

International aviation and maritime comms typically use USB

--

Operator Bob
Echo Charlie 42

But do they usually communicate on bands covered by a shortwave
receiver?

Yes

I've never heard anything like that with my current rig.
just broadcast activity and hams.

Keep twirling that dial,
Oh, and use a good antenna,
those maritime signals aren't usually very strong,
compared to the aircraft enroute comms.

--

Operator Bob
Echo Charlie 42

That may be the problem. I used the built-in antenna until my cat
umped off my dresser and knocked the radio over, breaking off the
antenna and now I just use an old wire...

Mike

Listen To The World Via Your Personal Computer (PC) -was- MyGrundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

Bob Dobbs wrote:
Mike K. wrote:
I just find something magical about
listening on a real radio!

Nostalgia for me is smelling the dust cook off the tops of the tubes and hearing
the first hums and crackles as you wait for stations to pop out of the old paper
cone speaker. Of course the E1 is a real treat after one of those sessions.

I still have those feelings. The new radios seem to be "appliances"
rather than radios. Nothing beats sitting up late in a dark room with
the old tube radios glowing, feeling the heat from the tubes, turning
the dials slowly, and THEN getting a DX station!

My Grundig Satellit 3000 is starting to act up...
 

On Oct 29, 6:15*pm, "Mike K." wrote:
... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.

Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a poor student who enjoys
tuning in to the world?

Get it fixed IMO. :-)