I have one and I like it. Whether it is the best, I don't know. earlier, Spiro, wrote:
>I've heard their stuff is great too. > >On Mon, 29 Dec 2008, Bill Stephan wrote: > > > Spiro, in the perfect world, I'd have so much money I could buy > both radios, try them out then give away one, but that's not > possible. C Crane, I guess that's the CC you're asking about is > supposed to make some really nice stuff. I bought the Grundig just > because I'd heard good things about Grundig products. > > > > > > > > Bill Stephan, > > Kansas City MO > > Email: <mailto:wstephan%40everestkc.net>[email protected] > > Phone: (816)803-2469 > > > > -original message- > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Christmas radios > > From: Spiro <<mailto:spiro%40iamspiro.com>[email protected]> > > Date: 12/29/2008 07:58 > > > > Do you guys find this better than the C.C.Radio? > > I have a Sony 650 that beats that thing, in one room of the house. > > Elsewhere it's very good. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 25 Dec 2008, Ron Yearns wrote: > > > >> Will William, Santa was good to me the Eaton , Satellite 750 was > under the tree for me. Yes it apppears it is going to be a task to > learn to operatee it well I am already impressed. I had been > listening to Carrolton, 100.7 FM and only one radio in the house > could get it . only upstairs and still had lots of problem with > intereference from a 101 FM station from Harrisonville. This little > jewel brings it in with no problem. And we hadn't even found the > pull out antenna yet. Also brings in the 1450 khz Warrensburg > station with very tgood clarity during the day. Now I can keep up > with the local news from where I moved from. It has a rotating loop > antenna on top for the AM to help in the turning. Good luck with yours. > >> Ron > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: William Stephan > >> To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > >> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 6:59 PM > >> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Another Antenna question > >> > >> > >> Nah, mine I think came from an outfit called Universal Radio Ron, it's > >> pretty nice, but some of it is still a mystery until I can get > somebody with > >> eyes to look at the thing. > >> > >> I already accidentally reset the thing because I guessed wrong about what > >> side of the tuning nob the fast tuning button was on, and now I have to > >> recalibrate the A.M. band for US spacing since it defaults to Eurpean. > >> > >> And, I can't do that until I figure out the keypad. Do any of you have > >> suggestions for reading buttons? I used a KNFB reader, and it got some of > >> them, but since the formatting's screwed up, it's not very > helpful. I tried > >> an Optacon, but can't make sense of it that way either. It sure would be > >> nice if somebody'd make these things talk. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > m [mailto:[email protected]] > >> On Behalf Of Ron Yearns > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 16:41 > >> To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Another Antenna question > >> > >> Ah so you are the lucky guy that got the 750 from Associated > Radio. I looked > >> at one a few weeks ago and called, but it had sold. Of course he can get > >> another. Hope Santa has gotten the hint. For your antenna I don't know for > >> sure I think either will do for the listening side of radio. > There is a skin > >> effect at various frequencies. It is more pronouced at the higher one goes > >> and this has a affect on current flow and if so stranded would > be the better > >> choice. Happy listening. > >> Ron > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: William Stephan > >> To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > yahoogroups.com > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:53 PM > >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Another Antenna question > >> > >> All: > >> > >> The receiver I recently purchased, which is a Grundig Satellit > 750, seems to > >> be mostly accessible. I'm going to ultimately have to get some sighted > >> assistance to figure out the keyboard, but it looks doable. So, I'm going > >> to run some long wire antennas, and was wondering what kind of > wire I should > >> be using. I have a roll of speaker wire I could split, but I seem to > >> remember that braded wire is best. Anybody know if that's right? > >> > >> Thanks in advance. > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > > > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.1/1870 - Release Date: >12/31/2008 8:44 AM John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
