Product Description 100 kHz to 30 MHz Frequency range / Synchronous signal detection / Selectable sideband .com Take one look at the Grundig Satellit 800 AM/FM shortwave radio and you'll know it means serious business. From the easy-to-read liquid crystal display and traditional analog signal strength meter, to the silky-smooth tuning knob that creates absolutely no audio muting, this radio defines shortwave at its best. Continuous frequency coverage of 100-30,000 KHz gives you broadcasts from every corner of the globe. Even listen to ham radio operators, or planes as they take off and land at your local airport. Design and Controls Weighing in at a hair over 14 pounds, the Satellit 800's sleek, modern cabinet is 20.5 inches across and eight inches deep. The sturdy cabinet has metal guards, much like a rack-mounted component. A built-in antenna on the top of the device handles AM, FM and shortwave reception. To the right of the full-range speaker on the front of the unit, a massive 6 x 3.5-inch multifunction LCD panel displays all the radio's functions and tuning parameters. The display offers up to 100 Hertz accuracy on the AM, SW and VHF aircraft bands. An evenly lit backlight enables display viewing under all lighting conditions. To the left of the screen is an analog signal strength meter that helps achieve perfect tuning accuracy. A keypad below the LCD screen allows illustrious shortwave listeners to directly enter their shortwave band of choice, giving instant access to known broadcasts. Meanwhile, a selectable automatic gain control (AGC) offers fast and slow modes. Tuning options abound; you can choose from a variable-rate tuning knob, the aforementioned direct keypad frequency entry method, up/down buttons, or programmable memory scan. And when you have your station locked in, you can tweak the sound quality with separate, continuous bass and treble tone controls. A bridged type audio amplifier provides high output power, even when the radio is operating on battery. Tuning and Bands The Satellit 800 is designed to receive a broad range of signals in the 100-30,000 KHz range, which includes shortwave, medium wave AM broadcast band and longwave. FM reception is robust, with tuning available in the 87-108 MHz ranges. VHF aircraft band reception is also supported. While you make your broadcast discoveries, you can add them to the Satellit 800's programmable memory, which features 70 frequency entries. As an added bonus, entries are immune to power loss, ensuring that your favorite tunings are never lost. For tuning precision, the unit offers selectable bandwidths (7.0, 4.0, and 2.3 kHz) for excellent selectivity. And to top it all off, the Satellit 800's high dynamic range tuner allows for detection of weak signals in the presence of strong signals. And for those who enjoy tuning into far-flung AM stations, the Satellit 800 features a single sideband synchronous AM detector. Connections and Power The Satellit 800 is packed with connectivity options, including a stereo line-level output for recording or connecting the unit to a home stereo. There's also a stereo headphone jack for private listening (high quality headphones are included with the radio). For the truly dedicated, the Satellit 800 offers vital external antenna connections. Take your pick -- professionally engineered shortwave antennae, long-wire shortwave antennae, specialized AM broadcast band antennae, FM broadcast band antennae, and air band antennae can all be connected. The unit can be powered with the included AC adapter, or via six "D" batteries. A low battery indicator is provided, as well. Extras Grundig thought of everything, so they've included dual programmable clocks. You also get a dual-event programmable timer that can be used for timing a recording or as an alarm clock. What's in the Box Satellit 800 radio, stereo headphones, AC adapter, and owner's manual.
A**D
Excellent Reciever
This is a fantastic reciever! I have had many sine the 70s and I can say it is the best I have owned. Its not exactly truely portable in the sense of carrying it around but it is reasonably moveable. I was suprised with the decent preformance on the internal whip antenna. Ofcourse it does excellent with an external antenna with a tuner. Overall a great radio!I can recommend it and am glad I bought it.
S**N
I LOVE IT. HOOKED UP TO A A-99 OUT SIDE ...
THE VFO DOES NOT WORK AS A V.F.O. WHICH IS A VERIBLE FREQUENCY OLSILATOR . BUT OTHER THAN THAT .. I LOVE IT . HOOKED UP TO A A-99 OUT SIDE INT ,,SHORT WAVE WORKS BETTER THAN ANYTHING I HAVE EVER SEEN . I HAVE MANY SHORT WAVE RADIOS .
A**M
The radio received on arrival was not working at all.
This radio is very expensive but the one sold to me was not working. It was only making annoying noise and couldn't pick any frequency.The seller knew the problem but he didn't disclose it to me or the AmazonI had to spend extra cash to fix this radio. Today it works but not to its fully potentials and the digital buttons are no longer working.I know these radios and what they are capable of achieving that is why I was willing to spend extra cash to get it, but the seller was not honest enough to disclose that information to me or to the Amazon.The radio came with the box and all the necessary accessories, when you look at it there is no doubt that it is a new product but it was not working.Therefore, I might as well say that the seller sold me a lemon and not a Grundig Setellit 800 which otherwise a fantastic radio.
G**S
Two Stars
Too noise
M**P
Absolute junk as far as reliability goes.
Nice looking radio, sounded good for about 3 hours total use. THEN..power on/off selector, except for counter clock, will not power up ANY functions. Should be easy to fix, right? NO. Small town repair shop(S) CAN NOT fix it. Save your money. Marv Krupp
C**E
Eton took a once great Grundig radio and destroyed it.
Purchased 1 of the satellit 800 radios last year for my boat. I have the actual Grundig Satellit 800 and it has hands down been the best portable/sw/am/mw/fm radio ive ever owned.10 yr old radio still works as flawlessly as it did when i bought it.The Eton version is chinese trash. Im of the opinion eton came in and took over Grundig, took all their schematics and sent them to ShenZen China and said "Make these with the cheapest possible components" and that they did. Fit and finish were reasonable, component quality of the Eton units is laughable... Within 90 days of getting the Eton model it started to get the "scratchy" volume control that all poor quality VRs get..and it is far from fixable. Even tuner spray does not alleviate the issue. Volume sounds horrific when you touch it, and even bounces to unreasonable levels when fiddled with. Next to go is the VFO...within 10 months of VERY LITTLE USE the VFO is now jumping multiple steps forward/back when even touched. Side by side comparison of the Eton Vs Grundig models elicit a huge difference in tonal quality of sound. FM sounds flat and lifeless or tinny on the Eton...while the Grundig actually has bass response and more audio bandwidth.In short, this is a really good 50 dollar radio and a lousy 400 dollar radio when Eton makes it.
B**L
Nearly Perfect
What you have here is a general-coverage shortwave receiver that approaches, or perhaps equals, the performance of communications receivers costing twice as much or more.The 800 meets the dictionary definition of portable, because it has built-in antennas and can run off its internal D-cells. But the truth is, it's luggage-sized. It's also hard on batteries. Feel free to lug it out to the back yard on a summer evening, but don't think you're going to be operating it like a real portable.In fact, you might be cheating yourself if you did. It works well using its own built-in antennas. The fact that the FM-Shortwave telescoping whip is about the biggest, beefiest one I've seen no doubt helps here. AM performance on the internal antenna is, ehhh, OK I guess; not as good as the GE Superadio that costs a tenth as much. But this set is designed to be able to use, really use, a good external antenna. It really lights up when you do, on AM as well as on shortwave.Sound quality is good, and there are jacks for an external speaker if you want to go really high fidelity. The controls are large and easy to operate. (With a radio this hyooooooge it would be a crime if they weren't!) It has three bandwidths. The filters seem well-chosen and act like they're good quality. The synchronous detection, which lets you lock in on one sideband or the other of a shortwave signal instead of the whole signal, is wonderful for avoiding interference from adjacent, strong signals; just pick the sideband away from the interfering signal and hear its interference drop away. Often right down to none.I've had mine for a couple years now, I think, and if anything I like it better now than I did when I got it. I wish they'd decided to make it a bit smaller (and they could have, since the Drake SW-8 upon which the Satellit 800 was based appears to have been less than half as big). But that's not enough to make me lose any of my fondness for this fine radio.
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