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| Reviews Summary for Grundig Satellit 750 |
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Reviews: 4
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Average rating: 3.5/5
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MSRP: $300
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Description: The Grundig Satellit 750 with Advanced DSP technology is an exciting portable that brings the world to you! You will get complete coverage of all long wave, medium wave and shortwave frequencies as well as FM (stereo to the earphone jack). Plus the Satellit 750 also receives the VHF aeronautical band (117-137 MHz). Your shortwave coverage includes the reception of the single sideband (SSB) mode allowing the reception ham radio operators, maritime and shortwave aeronautical stations. You can select either wide or narrow selectivity to reduce co-channel interference. You can tune your favorite stations by the conventional tuning knob, quick keypad entry of via the 1000 memories. And you will enjoy the fidelity you have come to expect from Grundig enhanced by separate bass and treble controls. The radio features both an Earphone Jack and a Line Output Jack. Long distance Medium wave (AM band) reception is possible because of the built-in rotatable, directional ferrite antenna. External antennas may also be attached. 14.65 x 7.24 x 5.75 inches. There is even a USB (5V) outlet for MP3 or mobile phone charging function
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More info: http://www.etoncorp.com/product_card/?p_ProductDbId=351064
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VE3ARL
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 21, 2008 13:16
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Top Notch Radio
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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The Grundig 750 is a rather complex receiver in a way, with many tuning features and coverage, FM,AM,SW and Air Band, all easily accessible with the push of a button. SSB is supported and fine tuning provided by a variable freq. BFO. USB and LSB are button-carousel selectable.There is a real analoge S-meter scaled to S9 and 10db over, etc. and SINPO 1-5. There is a graphical display of attenuator setting for 'off' '10 and 20 db' Frequency display has large numbers and dial tunes 1khz or 5khz button selectable in SW and 9 or 10 khz in AM band and 2 choices if FM. The overall display is very attractive and a highly readable size with orangy/amber backlighting, which stays on for a few seconds on turn-on but pressing any button or turning dial turns light on again, until you stop pressing or tuning. A very nice feature indeed. Both on battery power (4 beefy D cells) and wall-wart power light will stay on by pressing light button after short cutoff and blinks then light stays on full time. There is an antenna selection icon on the display with switch control for'internal' or 'external' antenna. The antenna sockets are on the right side of the radio, one for SW and one for FM. Antenna connector Plugs are avaialble from radio stores but I will not go into this now. There are also wire antenna plugs for longwires. Overall build quality is solid. The memory setup is one of the best for versatility. 1000 memory presets are availble and the 500 useable ones can be configured several ways. I chose 25 pages with 20 presets per page so I can enter freqs. for each UTC hour of the day. i.e. 0100 UTC is Page 1. 0200 UTC is Page 2, etc up to 2400 UTC is Page 24. The other 500 presets are configured to each mode, AM, FM, SW,LW, and Airband,etc. ATS loads very quickly in AM and FM bands, so be careful. Anyway apparently you can alter these presets (see manual for method). Memory entry in the other 500 presets, user selectable, is easy once you get the hang of it, but follow manual instructions for this closely, or you may get frustrated by lost memories. Follow instructions meticulously! Once programmed the memory feature is sheer pleasure to use. The only memory feature lacking is Alpha-Tagging of Pages and presets. When in Memory mode, page and peset numbers appear in upper right of the display. Now to the nub of the story. How does the radio perform ?
What a very pleasnt surprise! World band sparkles with both weak and strong signals. with even only poor to fair prop. conditions,and weak stations come through very readable due to an amazingly low noise floor. Medium and powerhouse stations blast in and pin the S-meter. This is using a good outdoor antenna. Mine is a Hutler 5BTV vertical, ground mounted. The whip antenna works very well but the external antenna is amazingly effective. SSB reception is wuite good especially in the Ham CW bands where very weak signals are readily readable,again due to the very low noise floor.
The AM broadcast band is good, and the rotatable antenna on top resolve station quite well, especially at night. FM band is O.K. but would probably benefit greatly with an outdoor FM antenna. The radio has a very beefy carry handle, a very big plus for convenience.
Well, time and space suggest i summarize now. As a good solid world band radio, the 750 is hard to beat as a moderately priced radio, with oustanding weak signal capability, and is very enjoyable to use, especially for long tabletop sessions. Am I happy I spent 299 bucke to get ths radio. You bet!!
73 and good listening from VE3ARL, alias SW4ever.
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N2AUF
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 13, 2008 03:03
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Great Radio!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I am not writing this as a technical review. Rather, as a semi serious listener, especially on the ham bands. I can honestly say that this is the best portable receiver I have ever had the pleasure of using. I have had probably over two dozen others over the years, including Sony 2010, SW55, Panasonic RF2200, RF2900, several Grundigs, and many more. This radio can also be compared to such base rigs as Icom R75 and Lowe HF150.
The user interface is intuitive. No manual needed if the operator has experience with similar equipment. The performance is stellar! I have not heard such a low (quiet) noise floor on a portable. The SSB reception is stable, sensitive, and the rejection is excellent. With the narrow filter, I hear only the frequency showing on the display. General coverage and AM reception is excellent. Some users might want a synch detector.
I don't miss it. The features on this radio are perfectly comprehensive for me. Tuning is precise, and accomplished easily by way of the keypad or the tuning knob. The finish and feel of the materials and controls leave nothing to be desired. I firmly believe that for $300, this radio is a bargain!
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N4CQR
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Rating: 2/5
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Aug 14, 2008 17:42
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Fair Performer. I don't think it was what was expected...
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I don't remember the serial number but it is similar to the G5 type numbers and ending in 000023
Compaired the Satellit 750 with the E1xm for a while this PM. Initial observations are as follows and in no specific order.
Whip antenna is very tight on the 750
E1 wins in the audio quality area which is expected and has a bigger speaker.
The VFO wobbles a bit - about the same as the original satellit 800 did.
I am not a fan of the battery contacts. The "+" side is a coil of wire rather than a metal plate like most other radios.
The display back lighting is very good.
Display is (to me) much easier to read than the E1xm under normal room lighting. Very good contrast.
RHC (Cuba) at 2030UTC was better on the 750 than the E1
At approximately 1700UTC, the 750 could copy WWV on 20mHz. The E1 did not hear it.
Side by side tests with the E1, the 750 is much better in the AM BCB reception.
On FM, the E1 is the winner. But not by a long shot. There are some low powered FM stations around here. Both radios could hear them - but the E1 heard them better.
The 750 appears to have a much lower noise floor than the E1. Much lower.
SSB operation is hit and miss. Frankly the 750 is not near as good as the E1xm. No ALC and the AGC is slow. No two stations sound as close to being on frequency as with the E1xm.
There is a noise when tuning the VFO rapidly. Perhaps from the display. I don't know....
It seems to get worse - Today is far worse than yesterday
The rotatable antenna works! But your hand in the vicinity messes with it. After twirling it for a day or so, you will notice a "pop" or "thump" sound when the bar rotates from zero in either direction.
The little dial below the antenna is probably of
little use. Mine is about 5 degrees off when the antenna is in it's nested position. Then again... it ain't no compass.
You W I L L be using the volume control a lot!
In order to hear WKJK,550 in Cincinnati, I have to set the volume to the 12:00 or 1:00 o'clock position. Tuning up the band to 590 WVLK (45-miles north and 30Kw) you will turn the
volume down quickly.
The add on Universal Radio's website mentions the availability of a USB (Universal Srial Port) for charging other devices. Mine does not have it. In place of the USB port is picture (icon) of a audio component.
(see photos at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Satellit-750/
The small knobs will be a problem in two areas. One, they are small, the volume control IS NOT where you would expect to find it, and, the knobs only push on to their respective shafts about 1/4" or less and they are easily pulled off.
There is a neat storage compartment in the rear of the radio. Very nice feature but I'll be damned if I can figure out what you would put in it. Wall wart won't fit nor will a roll-up antenna or earbud case. I guess someone figured BNC adapters or just a random length of wire.
The radio's design is not conducive to tilting. Not that you can't, it is just that it looks odd at a 45 or so degree angle. Imagine a 6x6 piece of wood laying on one edge.
Last thing I can think of is this... The damn power supply connector is center "-" Yep, shield is hot. Why, why!.. I never like that type of arrangement.
So far I like the radio. But it DOES have severe shortcomings. Out in the yard a G5 can whip it's ass pretty easily in a number of areas.
Please Understand This
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These observations were made with the above radios, on their own antennas/ whips, on a dining room table, on battery power, in a brick house, at 1000' ASL and within 3 feed of a large glass window facing east. And, with absolutely no
type of scientific equipment. Just ears.
For more info, see or join:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Satellit-750/
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W4ARZ
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Rating: 2/5
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Aug 14, 2008 09:05
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Made In China
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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OK I read the ads for this what about 6-8months ago ? And ordered 1. And I waited 3 months for it. Finally it arrived, opened the box, put in the batteries, hmmmm battery door is a bit flimsy...the fit is a bit odd, quite a bit of pressure on the little plastic tabs with 4 D batteries installed.
Turned it on and wow, I didn't get any signal but it did sound like an Evenrude, best "motorboating sound" from a receiver I've ever heard!. OK so I called the supplier and well.... none in stock, They came from China and only a limited quantity were shipped. Eton claims ALL their receivers are now made ( outsourced) from China. So I'm getting my $300 refunded. I also noticed they took away that great Sync button that cut out the drift on SW bands.They do give you a CPU Reset button....but they conveniently put it beside the main tuning knob which is great for Dumping the Memory accidently.Although the receiver looks BIG in the ad photos, It actually is 1/2 the size of it's predecessor the Satellit 800. In some ways that's a plus. The overall layout is good( except for the reset button location). Also note. These receivers will drain the batteries due to the clock display being always on. I installed a switch on my 600 to cut power from the batteries when not being used. It is a typical cheap light weight plastic case. Overall, it is a disappointment from the quality of past Grundig/Eton sets. I'm told these also have the " digital chuffing" sound when tuning. Maybe Kiwa will design a fix for that .All in all I'll give it a 2. It would be nice to see what it's like to actually get one of these that works.
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