"Brenda Ann Dyer" wrote in message newsI find the Grundig YB-400 to be especially bad on batteries.. even if
you don't use the radio, the batteries will die within a couple weeks or
so.. and if you do use it, you get far less than 20 hours (of course, those
are AA, and not D size.. )

Gee, I've had batteries in my YB-400 for well over a year and they
still work fine! I only ocassionally use the radio, but battery
replacement for me has been much less than once a year.

Brenda Ann Dyer wrote:
"Gary" wrote in message
m...

No where did I say how many hours I get with batteries - I merely said
the set eats them up quickly. I get at least 20 hours on batteries
which, to me, is a waste of money.


One expects such a large radio with so much energy-intensive circuitry to
suck down the batteries.. most boom-boxes have atrociously short battery
life. I find the Grundig YB-400 to be especially bad on batteries.. even if
you don't use the radio, the batteries will die within a couple weeks or
so.. and if you do use it, you get far less than 20 hours (of course, those
are AA, and not D size.. )




That's funny, I've got a YB-550PE that's quite energy-efficient. I only
have to change the batteries in this thing about every other month.

Jeff Seale
Louisville, KY
YB-550PE, Satellit 800

Jim Hackett wrote:

Although, you COULD put a 12 volt motorcycle battery into the Sat 800. The
handle would probably break when you try to lift it

I just run mine off the 'mains'. I put batteries in it though for when
bad stuff happens (power outage, severe weather, etc.)

Jeff Seale
Louisville, KY
Satellit 800, YB-550PE

From: Jeff Seale

I just run mine off the 'mains'. I put batteries in it though for when
bad stuff happens (power outage, severe weather, etc.)

Jeff Seale
Louisville, KY
Satellit 800, YB-550PE

What do you use your S800 for?

Doesn't it have a slight AC hum, particularly through the headphones?

When you turn the tuning knob fast, doesn't the noise floor go way up?

Does your low battery indicator start flashing about an hour after you put new
batteries in? Does your sync start to how after you've left batteries in a
while?


I've had a lot of radios. I'm just suggesting that compared to the others I've
owned, the S800 is disappointing.



Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A
GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
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Michael Bryant wrote:
From: Jeff Seale


I just run mine off the 'mains'. I put batteries in it though for when
bad stuff happens (power outage, severe weather, etc.)

Jeff Seale
Louisville, KY
Satellit 800, YB-550PE


What do you use your S800 for?

Doesn't it have a slight AC hum, particularly through the headphones?

When you turn the tuning knob fast, doesn't the noise floor go way up?

Does your low battery indicator start flashing about an hour after you put new
batteries in? Does your sync start to how after you've left batteries in a
while?


I've had a lot of radios. I'm just suggesting that compared to the others I've
owned, the S800 is disappointing.



Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A
GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
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For one thing, I use it for WeFAX downloading. This radio and my PC are
a great team. I've had no problems with the headphones or any of the
external audio jacks on the radio. Heck, those Grundig headphones are so
nice, I use 'em with other stuff in my shack (i.e.: scanner, PC,
mini-disc recorder).

Like I said earlier, I don't run this thing off the battery very much,
only in emergencies, so I haven't had that problem you mentioned just yet.

This radio's been good as gold in the month that I've had it.

Jeff Seale
Louisville, KY
Satellit 800, YB-550PE

"Jeff Seale" wrote in message
news:KBaec.118119$K91.332078@attbi_s02...
Michael Bryant wrote:
From: Jeff Seale


I just run mine off the 'mains'. I put batteries in it though for when
bad stuff happens (power outage, severe weather, etc.)

Jeff Seale
Louisville, KY
Satellit 800, YB-550PE


What do you use your S800 for?

Doesn't it have a slight AC hum, particularly through the headphones?

When you turn the tuning knob fast, doesn't the noise floor go way up?

Does your low battery indicator start flashing about an hour after you
put new
batteries in? Does your sync start to how after you've left batteries in
a
while?


I've had a lot of radios. I'm just suggesting that compared to the
others I've
owned, the S800 is disappointing.



Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A
GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
(remove "nojunk" to reply)

For one thing, I use it for WeFAX downloading. This radio and my PC are
a great team. I've had no problems with the headphones or any of the
external audio jacks on the radio. Heck, those Grundig headphones are so
nice, I use 'em with other stuff in my shack (i.e.: scanner, PC,
mini-disc recorder).

Like I said earlier, I don't run this thing off the battery very much,
only in emergencies, so I haven't had that problem you mentioned just yet.

This radio's been good as gold in the month that I've had it.

Jeff Seale
Louisville, KY
Satellit 800, YB-550PE

I see you're both in Louisville. One of you needs to lug your S800 to the
other, and you guys could try them side-by-side. That would be interesting.

-- Stinger

From: "Stinger"

I see you're both in Louisville. One of you needs to lug your S800 to the
other, and you guys could try them side-by-side. That would be interesting.

A lot of posters in here over the past few years have been from Louisville.
Louisville's growth rate, combined with the recent city-county governmental
merger, make us the 16th largest city in the US.

Mr. Seale, I went to high school with someone with your name. What part of town
do you live in?


Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A
GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Grundig Satellit 800, like all SW radios, is not perfect. But at
its price level, it is by far the best receiver available. It offers
FM and portability which other communication receivers do not. It is a
much better radio for program listening than the stock ICOM R75, the
SW receiver closest in price, which must be modified by "third-party"
companies (or yourself at your own risk) in order to function
properly. The sound quality in all modes is very good.

That said, it is apparent that the quality-control problems have not
been solved, Eton's spokesperson(s) to the contrary. There are two
solutions: one is to return (and keep returning) defective units until
you get one "right;" you must insist that the company pay for return
shipping (inquire about this before the purchase) or buy it locally.
(If you purchase one from Universal Radio, they will test it for you
on request before shipping; this ensures that your particular unit is
satisfactory.) Second is to buy a Drake-refurbished unit as available.
Not only is that cheaper, you know it will be "right." Several
companies offer this.

I have an early-production (May 2000) model which I purchased new from
Universal Radio; it arrived in June 2000. It operated satisfactorily
until last year when the encoder started to "go." I sent it to Drake
who repaired the encoder and totally refurbished the radio, bringing
it up to current standards. The price was $109.00 including all
shipping and packaging. I thought that, given the amount of use the
radio has had, this was quite reasonable, though I feel that the
"refurbishing" shouldn't have been necessary. (I had violated one of
my own rules: never be the first kid on your block to buy a new
product. Let others be the guinea pigs.)

I would like to mention the battery "problem." I use the radio almost
exclusively on batteries due to local electrical noise prevalent at my
location. The solution is to buy NiMH "D" cell batteries (I got mine
from C.Crane Company) and use a recharger (I also purchased mine from
C.Crane). These batteries last 30 - 40 hours and can be recharged many
times. If you buy two sets of betteries, as I did (quite expensive as
a one-time purchase, but far cheaper in the long run), you will always
have battery power. When I sent my radio to Drake for
repairs/refurbishing, I asked that the battery indicator be set for
1.2V rechargeable batteries as opposed to 1.5V alkalines. They did
this for me.

This radio is superb for program listening and is an excellent DX
machine. This past winter I was able to clearly listen to Morocco on
5980 kHz which is right next to the BBC powerhouse. This is very good
performance. (The ICOM R75 is a better DX receiver, but not in stock
form. Certain factory options must be purchased and, after the
required "third-party" modifications, which must be put off until the
warranty expires, are effected, the price is much higher than the
Grundig. Plus the audio, therefore, the recoverable signal, is not as
good. This makes the ICOM much inferior for program listening.)

Want better sound? Run the Satellit through your stereo system. The
sound will then be as good as your system can make it.

I use an AOR WL500 Active Window Loop with my Grundig receiver. It is
much superior to the whip, though the whip is satisfactory for
outdoor/portable use. On MW I use a Justice antenna indoors and a
Select-a-Tenna outdoors.

The Satellit is not my main SW radio, but I do listen to it
extensively, especially on my deck or in my yard, or for program
listening to powerful stations. I also do some Dxing with it, both on
SW and MW. It could easily be someone's exclusive SW radio as,
considering the price, no apologies for performace are necessary. I am
very glad I purchased it.

I hope this has been of some help to those owning or contemplating the
purchase of a Satellit 800.

Lawrence

Jeff Seale wrote in message news:5Z2ec.8398$wP1.26196@attbi_s54...
Jim Hackett wrote:

Although, you COULD put a 12 volt motorcycle battery into the Sat 800. The
handle would probably break when you try to lift it

I just run mine off the 'mains'. I put batteries in it though for when
bad stuff happens (power outage, severe weather, etc.)

Jeff Seale
Louisville, KY
Satellit 800, YB-550PE

I'm assuming you have first hand experience with an R-75 and are not just
"parroting" what you've read or been told?


"Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message
m...
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Grundig Satellit 800, like all SW radios, is not perfect. But at
its price level, it is by far the best receiver available. It offers
FM and portability which other communication receivers do not. It is a
much better radio for program listening than the stock ICOM R75, the
SW receiver closest in price, which must be modified by "third-party"
companies (or yourself at your own risk) in order to function
properly.
{SNIPPED}

huh ???

hummmmmmmmm .......... I must have missed something ! I drove
through Louisville , on my way to Covington , Ky last september
and it seemed deshelved , poor ( people didn't have avery high
standard of living ) ...and rather smallish. where are all those
people, prosperity and growth located at ?
I live in one of the smallest metro areas in my own state , a
agriculture based town / metro of only 1.3 million people. quite
smallish for my state where metro areas can exceed 15 million
people. as a matter of fact , I can't even find Louisville on this
list of top 48 cities / metros of population

http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa122099c.htm

this site says that Louisville is the largest city
IN KENTUCKY ... and 16th in the USA .......
( course it is the CC site ah ahaha , possibly stating that from
some measurement technicality )

http://www.gotolouisville.com/

hummmmmmmmmmm ......... must be something amiss
somewhere. Louisville seemed quite tiny to me ... and rather
poor .... ( low cost houses average price of a house in
my little town is about $387,000 beat cars most old cars
are illegal polluters , out here ...and ... undeveloped metro
spaces , lots of oldish urban decay ) ......... I kinda felt sorry
for many of the towns I went through and Louisville was
definitely one of them. hey what do I know ..??? ...maybe
I misjudged the place !!! haaah ah ahaha ha


k.....................

btw: I was born in Ky in Covington and lived in harlin county
when " they shot the sheriff " , got my first radio license there
too. the " entire " town of Covington has turned into slums
nowadays .... only about a 3rd of it , was slums when I lived
there. sad to visit my old blue collar neighborhood now ........
everyone probably moved to Louisville ......




A lot of posters in here over the past few years have been from Louisville.
Louisville's growth rate, combined with the recent city-county governmental
merger, make us the 16th largest city in the US.

Mr. Seale, I went to high school with someone with your name. What part of town
do you live in?