
WERE the UK official distributors of Grundig radios from mid-1999 to November
2001. They appear to have ceased to fulfil this role. Currently, they only
sell the Satellit 800 as a refurb, and as this is a discontinued model,
stocks will wither soon. In any case, who wants one now the Eton E1 is
around?
The
Shortwave Radio page of Gary Sawyer, is no more sadly, it did feature
the Satellit 700 and tips on what to listen to and how to listen to it.
But most importantly, it had a section on checking and adjusting the alignment
of the Satellit 700's BFO (used for USB/LSB) which will probably prove
to be the most useful tip you will ever read for using this set to receive
utilities/hams and weak stations. I have a copy of his page (with his permission)
here, since his site is gone. I recommend
you do make the adjustment. I did, and now I can switch between AM, USB
& LSB without retuning. The mod is easy to do, and does not involve
any dismantling or soldering, simply a small screwdriver & if the screwdriver
is all metal, as mine is, I recommend some insulation to avoid static discharge
problems (I used some kitchen paper roll!) Gary does not claim the credit
for this mod, as it was discovered by his friend Donald Reeve. Thank you
Donald, for the one of the most important tips to improve the Satellit
700 on the whole web! In the words of Wayne & Garth, "We're not worthy!"
The
homepage of South Coast Electronics, Worthing, once a Grundig Prestige
Centre, they are increasing their interest in other manufacturers as Grundig
UK are inactive during the current difficulties at Grundig AG. They were
possibly the last place to stock the Yacht Boy 500, which they sold out
of in April 2003. TV's only at present.
Robert's
Radios, Now, if you are a UK resident, you might be wondering what
this is doing here. For non-UK residents benefit, Roberts Radio is a manufacturer
of classic style wood & leather clad portables, and re-badged Sangean
sets. This site, however, is nothing to do with them. Robert Thompson is
having a little fun with the name. Visit his excellent site, and see many
classic radios, Grundig and non-Grundig. He has a Bush TR130, for example,
which I once owned an example of. He also has catalogue scans including
a Grundig one from 1969, and even scans to allow you to make mock-ups of
obsolete batteries. Well worth a visit.
do
the high capacity (4 Ah) rechargeable D-cells intended for use in the Satellit
500 & 700. The part number is Order Code AG20, price around £5.99.
However, I prefer 2.2 Ah
NiMH cells, cheaper, and no memory effect. Available almost everywhere.
One
of 2 UK distributors of Grundig spares and accessories. Not sure if they
still fulfil this role, or have any stock left, they used to have everything,
the last time I tried, it was almost the opposite. No on-line ordering
except for the trade, but website has contact details, and you can mail-order
over the phone using your credit card. This site used to have a guest mode
for non-account holders wishing to make spares enquiries etc. That seems
to have been discontinued. Try the e-mail
for general / sales.
The other UK parts distributor
is
,
and while you can search their website for products, you can't search for
parts, you have to phone or e-mail them, and you can get the details to
do so at the website.
is
the website of the regional free-ads publication which comes out weekly.
www.loot.com covers the whole country, and shows ads over 3 days old free.
Grundig
Satellit Warehouse: maintained by me for a group of fellow Satellit
enthusiasts, the site is nearly full, so little new is likely to appear
there, but you may find something useful, if you're looking for a manual
or a schematic.
DX
Radio.co.uk: Useful site with lots of UK related links and info, in
particular, I often visit the RDS data pages, commercial
and BBC which help
with ID of stations if you only get a burst of RDS data to decode the PI
code. Also links to Herman Wijnants
site, non-UK, which does the same job for the whole of Europe and beyond!