Grundig Mini World 100
 

While browsing through Radio Shack last week I found a Grundig Mini 100 PE
and decided it would make a nice little radio to possibly pick up some of
the super strong SW stations and maybe AM and FM locally here while out for
my daily walks....To break the boredom at times so to speak!

Ive used it early in the mornings here in Kentucky and tuned a lot of the
usual powerhouses around the US in and then a bit later found
Russia....Australia....and quite a few other west European nations all on
the stock pull out antenna! This 29$ radio is a blast! I handled a bit of
overload at times by simply pushing in the antenna ....I still recieved
Australia loud and clear with only a third (About 6 inches) of the antenna
pulled out.

I own a pair of RX-340's from Ten Tec...a Yaesu FT1000D....A pair of
Icom -718's and a pair of Icom R-75's and have miles of wire up.

I've had more fun with this little radio than all the others put together in
the last few months! This would be a great radio for a kid too!

Bill

Hi,

When I got mine I too was quite shocked by what it could do, even in my
apartment. Although I have a DX-398, Grundig 400PE and Sat-800, and some day
one or two of those will go (I'm *considering* getting rid of my DX-398
since I hardly ever use it, preferably here in Canada), I doubt if I'll
ever get rid of the 100PE.
--
Have Fun
Abb N
VE3003SWL
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

"Pirate Bill" wrote in message
...
While browsing through Radio Shack last week I found a Grundig Mini 100
PE
and decided it would make a nice little radio to possibly pick up some of
the super strong SW stations and maybe AM and FM locally here while out
for
my daily walks....To break the boredom at times so to speak!

Ive used it early in the mornings here in Kentucky and tuned a lot of the
usual powerhouses around the US in and then a bit later found
Russia....Australia....and quite a few other west European nations all on
the stock pull out antenna! This 29$ radio is a blast! I handled a bit of
overload at times by simply pushing in the antenna ....I still recieved
Australia loud and clear with only a third (About 6 inches) of the antenna
pulled out.

I own a pair of RX-340's from Ten Tec...a Yaesu FT1000D....A pair of
Icom -718's and a pair of Icom R-75's and have miles of wire up.

I've had more fun with this little radio than all the others put together
in
the last few months! This would be a great radio for a kid too!

Bill

How does the Mini World 100 compare to other cheap analogs? I have tried
several cheap analogs and I must say the 100 is the best of the lot so far.
But, the 100 is nowhere in the same league of a Grundig digital SW radio.
Pirate Bill wrote in message
...
While browsing through Radio Shack last week I found a Grundig Mini 100
PE
and decided it would make a nice little radio to possibly pick up some of
the super strong SW stations and maybe AM and FM locally here while out
for
my daily walks....To break the boredom at times so to speak!

Ive used it early in the mornings here in Kentucky and tuned a lot of the
usual powerhouses around the US in and then a bit later found
Russia....Australia....and quite a few other west European nations all on
the stock pull out antenna! This 29$ radio is a blast! I handled a bit of
overload at times by simply pushing in the antenna ....I still recieved
Australia loud and clear with only a third (About 6 inches) of the antenna
pulled out.

I own a pair of RX-340's from Ten Tec...a Yaesu FT1000D....A pair of
Icom -718's and a pair of Icom R-75's and have miles of wire up.

I've had more fun with this little radio than all the others put together
in
the last few months! This would be a great radio for a kid too!

Bill

Well I have 'em all and think the WRX911 is the clear winner in the "cheap"
category!



"snow" wrote in message
...
How does the Mini World 100 compare to other cheap analogs? I have tried
several cheap analogs and I must say the 100 is the best of the lot so
far.
But, the 100 is nowhere in the same league of a Grundig digital SW radio.
Pirate Bill wrote in message
...
While browsing through Radio Shack last week I found a Grundig Mini 100
PE
and decided it would make a nice little radio to possibly pick up some
of
the super strong SW stations and maybe AM and FM locally here while out
for
my daily walks....To break the boredom at times so to speak!

Ive used it early in the mornings here in Kentucky and tuned a lot of
the
usual powerhouses around the US in and then a bit later found
Russia....Australia....and quite a few other west European nations all
on
the stock pull out antenna! This 29$ radio is a blast! I handled a bit
of
overload at times by simply pushing in the antenna ....I still recieved
Australia loud and clear with only a third (About 6 inches) of the
antenna
pulled out.

I own a pair of RX-340's from Ten Tec...a Yaesu FT1000D....A pair of
Icom -718's and a pair of Icom R-75's and have miles of wire up.

I've had more fun with this little radio than all the others put
together
in
the last few months! This would be a great radio for a kid too!

Bill

I have a new Grundig Mini World 200
from Restoration Hardware website that
is great on FM and fun on shortwave
channels. The Radio Intel website
did a review of the Mini World 200
about a month ago, so check it out.

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* Tom Welch *
* HP Pavilion, Real Player, *
* Henry Kloss Model One Radio, *
* Kaito 1102, Sony SRF-59, *
* Sangean DT-200V, Grundig Mini *
* World 200, Koss SportaPro *
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I have a Mini World 100 and a WRX911 too, and I would have to say that the
WRX911 is the better enthusiast's radio. But there are trade-offs. The
Grundig is more shirt-pocketable, and it offers stereo FM through
headphones. Personally, I much prefer the WRX911 for shortwave listening.
Pierre

"Jim Hackett" wrote in message
ink.net...
Well I have 'em all and think the WRX911 is the clear winner in the
"cheap"
category!

You're right. For M.W. I think the mini100 is better as the antenna is
situated better when radio is in your pocket. When the WRX911 is in your
shirt pocket, the radio and antenna are "sideways". For S.W., the WRX911 is
the "clear" winner...



"Pierre L" wrote in message
.. .
I have a Mini World 100 and a WRX911 too, and I would have to say that the
WRX911 is the better enthusiast's radio. But there are trade-offs. The
Grundig is more shirt-pocketable, and it offers stereo FM through
headphones. Personally, I much prefer the WRX911 for shortwave listening.
Pierre

"Jim Hackett" wrote in message
ink.net...
Well I have 'em all and think the WRX911 is the clear winner in the
"cheap"
category!

"Pirate Bill" wrote in message .. .
While browsing through Radio Shack last week I found a Grundig Mini 100 PE
and decided it would make a nice little radio to possibly pick up some of
the super strong SW stations and maybe AM and FM locally here while out for
my daily walks....To break the boredom at times so to speak!

Ive used it early in the mornings here in Kentucky and tuned a lot of the
usual powerhouses around the US in and then a bit later found
Russia....Australia....and quite a few other west European nations all on
the stock pull out antenna! This 29$ radio is a blast! I handled a bit of
overload at times by simply pushing in the antenna ....I still recieved
Australia loud and clear with only a third (About 6 inches) of the antenna
pulled out.

I own a pair of RX-340's from Ten Tec...a Yaesu FT1000D....A pair of
Icom -718's and a pair of Icom R-75's and have miles of wire up.

I've had more fun with this little radio than all the others put together in
the last few months! This would be a great radio for a kid too!

Bill

Though I have a Realistic dx390, and a Grundig 300PE, I bought a 100PE
to carry in my pocket. It is a neat little radio for its price. The
antenna is okay, and I hear the powerhouses quite well. I also hooked
up a wire antenna to it, by using a simple alligator clip. I was able
to DX suprisingly well. The only big problem with it (at least with
mine) Is the SW1 band is a whopping 900Khz off,for example, I will
hear WWV 5000 Khz on 5900 Khz approx. I returned the radio, and the
second one I received has the same problem.
Fred Burgess

In article . net,
Jim Hackett wrote:


"snow" wrote in message
...
How does the Mini World 100 compare to other cheap analogs? I have tried
several cheap analogs and I must say the 100 is the best of the lot so
far.
But, the 100 is nowhere in the same league of a Grundig digital SW radio.
Pirate Bill wrote in message
...
While browsing through Radio Shack last week I found a Grundig Mini 100
PE
and decided it would make a nice little radio to possibly pick up some
of
the super strong SW stations and maybe AM and FM locally here while out
for
my daily walks....To break the boredom at times so to speak!

Ive used it early in the mornings here in Kentucky and tuned a lot of
the
usual powerhouses around the US in and then a bit later found
Russia....Australia....and quite a few other west European nations all
on
the stock pull out antenna! This 29$ radio is a blast! I handled a bit
of
overload at times by simply pushing in the antenna ....I still recieved
Australia loud and clear with only a third (About 6 inches) of the
antenna
pulled out.

I own a pair of RX-340's from Ten Tec...a Yaesu FT1000D....A pair of
Icom -718's and a pair of Icom R-75's and have miles of wire up.

I've had more fun with this little radio than all the others put
together
in
the last few months! This would be a great radio for a kid too!

Bill

Well I have 'em all and think the WRX911 is the clear winner in the "cheap"
category!

Look at the Tecsun R9700 and R9702. They are both dual-conversion; the
latter with digital readout; and can be had from various eBay sellers for
$25 or so from time to time.

You're right. For M.W. I think the mini100 is better as the antenna is
situated better when radio is in your pocket. When the WRX911 is in your
shirt pocket, the radio and antenna are "sideways".

My main problem with the mini 100 is that I WISH the dial was laid out
sideways. Especially on MW the scale is way too cramped for easy bandscanning.
BTW, last I looked, the mini100 was on sale at J&R for $19. At that price, it's
an absolute bargain! ---Ken