"Teddy Bear" wrote in message
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After some googling I realized Grundig Satellit 800 were highly
preciated
receivers (as per they steep prices), how good are they compared to
the Sony
7600GR I'm going to buy?

I personally like mine, but it was my third SW radio after
some years spent evaluating my likes and dislikes. If
you're interested in a less expensive radio that will do
the job until you're ready to upgrade, stick with the
7600GR.

For one thing, the Sat 800 is big. BIG. As in 80's boom
box big. Another item is that the initial runs were
inconsistent in quality, so having the radio sent to
RL Drake for tweaking was almost mandatory if you
had a dud. There are also numerous birdies around
on the receiver, but that probably wouldn't bug you
too much if you're a casual listener. The balance on that
is that the sound is nice, and with the sync on the
Sat 800 you can eliminate (not completely, but a good
chunk of) a good portion of the problems that make
SW listening less than perfect, like heterodynes and
interference from adjacent stations.

My thinking is that it's a good radio for the price, but
if you're just getting into SW, it's not the one you want
to start with. I cut my teeth on a Realistic DX-440 (the
Sangean ATS-803A that was sold by Radio Shack), and
for the bang for the buck, a DX-440 or a 7600GR is
a good value. My sister in law uses a Sangean 606
for listening to spanish language programming, and
that's another good buy for the money.

If you're getting into shortwave, you could do much
worse (or spend much more money) than a Sony 7600GR.

--Mike L.