RadioBanter - Grundig 800 reception

On Aug 22, 8:36 pm, m II wrote:
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- I tried the Grundig yesterday, after a long lack of use.
- The AM reception on the Broadcast Band was horrible.
- It was mid day, but the time station on 10MHz came in
- loud and clear,

WWV @ 10 MHz usually is good during the day-light hours.

- just the Broadcast band didn't work.

Check your SW[AM] Antenna Switch and the 500
Ohm and 50 Ohm Antenna Connections : Both have
to 'match-up' -or- Select "Whip" for the internal AM/MW
Ferrite Rod Antenna. and Naturally the front far-right
"Band" Switch has to be "AM" not "SW".
* AM/MW displays "AM" & KHz
* SW displays "AM" + "SW" + "Meter" & KHz
Note 1 - Make sure that the Attenuator [ATTN] Button
is not pressed 'On' [ATTN] displayed.
Note 2 - Make sure that the "Air Squelch" Knob
is Turn CW to "9".

- Does the 800 use two separate front ends for AM reception?

IIRC there is a Shortwave RF Pre-Tuner Section
and a separate AM/MW RF Pre-Turner Section

- I've seen different front ends used for AM and
- FM sections, but not for AM-BC and AM-SW.

- Anyone with schematics?

Check-Out the Grundig Satellit 800 Group on
Yahoo for the RF & IF Block Diagram in the
'Photo' Section of the Group.
-why-not- join-and-ask-them-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Satellit800/

- mike

First :
There are Two 'separate' external Antenna Switches
on the back side of the Grundig Satellit 800-M
http://www.mwcircle.org/mw_rec_grundigsat800.htm
1 - SW [also AM] : Whip & 50 Ohms & 500 Ohms
2 - FM/AIR : Whip & 75 Ohms

Note 1 - #1 SW[AM/MW] Switch in the "Whip" position
connects the internal 4" AM/MW Ferrite Rod Antenna
which is 'positioned' Front-to-Back on the left-side-top
above the Speaker in the GS800-M -where-as- most
Radios have the 'positioned' Side-to-Side [LR]
http://www.radiointel.com/Radpic/sat800/image003.jpg

Note 2 - Placing a small [12"] External AM/MW
http://www.classic-audio.com/marantz/dpics/AMA.gif
Loop Antenna on the GS800-M has the Loop {Hole}
http://images.nevadaradio.co.uk/large/eton/an200-1.jpg
F2B and the Loop [Ring] S2S to Couple to the Radio's
http://cdn2.ioffer.com/img/item/126/612/061/eIyF.jpg
Internal Ferrite Rod Antenna.
http://img.youtube.com/vi/xdHafza7Ym8/0.jpg
-reminder- the Radio has to have the Switch for the
SW [AM] External Antenna in the "Whip" Position
to use the built-in AM/MW Ferrite Rod Antenna
with an Top-Mounted AM/MW Loop Antenna.

Note 3 - -don't-laugh- Place the GS800-M on a Lazy
Susan with the Loop Antenna on it Top just over the
Speaker. Rotate the Radio & Loop Antenna as one
unit Turn the Radio and Dial-in the Antenna to get
your best AM/MW Reception.
-reminder- the Radio has to have the Switch for the
SW [AM] External Antenna in the "Whip" Position
to use the built-in AM/MW Ferrite Rod Antenna
with an Top-Mounted AM/MW Loop Antenna.

SECOND :
There are Three 'separate' external Antenna Inputs
on the back side of the Grundig Satellit 800-M
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../0800rear.html
1 - "F" Connector 75 Ohms for FM &AIR
2 - Twin Red & Black Push Terminals 500 Ohms
for Shortwave [SW] and AM/MW
3 - SO-239 Connector 50 Ohms for SW & AM/MW

Reminder - Make sure that you have both the Antenna
Selection Switches and the Right Antennas 'connected'
to get the best -if- any reception with the GS800-M.

MORE INFO :Grundig Satellit 800-M Radio / Receiver
http://www.radiointel.com/review-satellit800.htm
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1699

MANUAL : Grundig Satellit 800-M "Manual" Download
http://www.radiolabs.com/downloads/m...S800manual.pdf

Another AM/MW Small Loop Antenna to AM/MW
Ferrite Rod Antenna -trick-
Take 50 Feet of Speaker Wire with a Mono-1/8" Plug
on the Near-End to Plug-into the Loop Antenna's 1/8"
Mono-Jack. Run the Speaker Wire from the Radio
and out a Window of Hole-in-the-Wall; up the side
of the House up to the Eaves or Roof-Line. Tie a
Knot in the Speaker Wire to Mount it to an Insulator.
From the Far-End split the two Insulated Wires of
the Speaker Wire Apart forming two arms/legs.
Run these two Legs as a Dipole or a "V" Antenna
-or- Out-and-Around to form a Loop and strip and
reconnect the Wire Ends to complete the Loop
Antenna. Plug the 1/8" Mono-Plug into the 1/8"
Mono-Jack of the Loop Antenna. Use the Top
Mounted Loop Antenna as a AM/MW Antenna
Tuner for the External Speaker Wire Antenna.
-reminder- the Radio has to have the Switch for the
SW [AM] External Antenna in the "Whip" Position
to use the built-in AM/MW Ferrite Rod Antenna
with an Top-Mounted AM/MW Loop Antenna.

hope this helps - iane ~ RHF