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I live in the USVI(Virgin Islands) and after Hurricane Maria hit in 2017 I bought this radio for the house because we were without power for months. My sister couldn't figure out how to use it. She’s a senior. I was going to give it away but I like it. I am going off-island for a few months but when I come back shi h will be in the midst of hurricane season I will listen to this TH-cam tutorial.
I know I'm late butttt ..I just found this radio on eBay in great condition with box manual ect I'm in middle Alabama and I couldn't believe it with the stock antenna I'm listening to my old favorite station wbbm 780 clearly full signal it's 9pm Tuesday night now but I was shocked it's Clear and strong I did purchase an tecsun powered antenna haven't used that yet it's new in the box but both I got for $85 free shipping I love this radio and your channel
Thanks for the review todderbert. My experience with the Eton Field BT is that it's great on FM and SW and the lower half of AM. It is increasingly deaf as I tune upwards from about 1000 or 1100 kHz. The AGC needs improvement, when moving from weak stations to strong stations, I have to turn the volume up and down to make up for the ineffective AGC. It looked like you had the same issue when tuning from 650 to 700 kHz. I also don't like the muting. I ended up trading it to my brother for a CC Radio SW. He wanted the FM RDS and I wanted the superb AM of the CC SW. We are both happy. One thing I really like about the Field BT is the great audio and the unique display which is the same as my Eton Executive Satellite.
I have this same radio. I think my brother actually got it for free where he works. My dad said “He never uses it, take it home with you” I said heck yeah!
What an awesome radio with so many features including external antenna jacks in case the telescopic antenna ever breaks. Good value for the price, even without SSB. Two thumbs for the review. 👍👍
The features on his radio are similar to the C.Crane CC Radio SW. The MW performance of the C.Crane CC Radio SW with the twin coil ferrite antenna is better. Also on the C.Crane CC Radio SW it is nice to be able to use either AA or D size rechargeable batteries and the radio will recharge the batteries.
I don't know why Grunding/Eton manufactured this big robust radio and left out SSB, Weather, and Air Control frequencies. And also memory presets, as you pointed out. It's like they're saying "You want all that, go buy the C Crane Skywave." I don't like the small size of the Skywave, but it does cover all the bases.
I have this radio and the FM reception is just incredible! AM is great too, very sensitive and the bluetooth function is great, and it does have excellent sound quality in general but it doesn't go very loud in terms of volume, particularly in a crowd but that's ok it's not a boombox or a party speaker.
I've been using this as my primary fm radio for the past week now. Within the first day I logged 70+ stations from my semi rural location. It sure is great.
Hey Todd, I just finished watching your video it was very informative, and thank you for that. I just bought this radio as a gift to my dad. He's in his late 70's and really slowing down now. I grew up surrounded with Grundig radios around the house. My dad is very fond of his Grundig radios so I know he will love this one. I think he only has a couple left. The other ones either died or he gave away. It was funny just today I was talking to my mom on the phone and I can hear him in the background telling me to buy him a Grundig radio, haha. I just have to spend some time with him so he can learn how to use this particular model. I'm kinda of bummed out that this one doesn't have the 110-240 voltage adapter only 110v. And some kind of travel case would of been nice to go along with it, after all it is a Grundig. Again your review was very informative and thank you very much!
Nice! I have had this radio for about 18 months. I actually do use mine in conjunction with another little radio that has mp3 recording capabilities to record late night talk on FM... The only problem I`ve had is that the treble knob kept sliding out until I lost it. I have to plug Eton`s customer service. I sent them an email about it and within 24 hours they contacted me back asking for an address to send a new knob. I put a little locktite on it.... I also learned early on to use the AC cord. If you listen to it a lot, it goes through those big D batteries fairly fast. But yeah, Its a great radio.... Something that you may be interested in- I believe it was on SWLING, I read an article, about a couple of modes that a fellow done on this radio. One was to put a longer ferrite antenna in it that he scavenged from another radio for excellent MW reception. I have not done this yet. My daddy told me one time "If it ant broke, dont fix it" and I found out the hard way, at least in that one instance, He was right, lol.
I found the web page that I referred to earlier. radiojayallen.com/etongrundig-field-550-ngwfb/ He tells step by step along with photos how he done the mods. He calls it "Hot rodding the Field". He replaced the 5.4" ferrite antenna with an 8" twin coil ferrite antenna from a Sangean PR-D5 . He also Installed a different speaker (mine sounds good as it is) and a couple more mods. Just FYI in case anyone may come across this and is interested..... I found it interesting and informative.
Todderbert I read about an update to this radio on radio jay allen. After the improvements he discussed and reviewed, I decided to give it another go. I got it brand new/unopened for $65 shipped on eBay from a trusted seller in California, I received it in 2 days. As mentioned in my original reply 6 months ago, I traded my original Field BT Grundig Edition to my brother for a CC Radio SW which I dearly love. I just received my new BT Field today and scanned through the bands. The easiest way to tell the difference is the radio now just shows "Field BT" logo in the upper right corner and Eton on the grille. There is no longer Grundig Edition logo across the top front panel. Internally, it now has a built in 3-way speaker which sounds awesome. There is now a shield over the DSP chip which vastly reduces spurious noises. I don't hear any digital noise on AM that I heard on the original. Tuning is a bit smoother, Eton made some modification to the tuning encoder, there is less noticeable backlash. Finally, the AM reception discrepancy between the bottom and upper half is much improved. It's still there but nowhere near as weak on the upper end above 1000 kHz. I suspect maybe a better AGC circuit but I'm not sure. Bluetooth is easy to use as before. I like this radio, FM is superb! Shortwave is as good as any portable in the price range. It is terrific for program listening. I'm going to keep this one.
I read that too on Jays website. This might be my next purchase. If Grundig can make a 5 star radio for medium wave DX listeners, add SSB, and Air band without sacrificing quality. I'd be more than willing to drop $200 on one. The Bluetooth option can be dropped if needed to get SSB and air band. Grundig, can you do it...?? Additionally, I'd like to see a AM band scan of this radio ( the newer version ) during the evening hours.
Great review, I have and love this radio. Nice to have the bluetooth option when the bands are weak. I use it in the garage, camping and even as a nightlight. Love the glow of that backlight. Great radio all around.
Very nice...although I might have the overload issues mentioned by Kenny in the comments below...be sure to do some manual shortwave tuning when you're not in a hurry - the auto-search seemed to miss some stations. Looking forward to more videos on this one! Glad to hear the FM is so good!
If this radio had SSB I would get it in a heart beat. Still may get it anyway as it should be great for playing podcast from a phone with great audio for voice.
You give a great review! I have this radio for about 2 years; I lost my manual. I can get a pdf for that. I still am trying to figure this radio out. I still can't set the time. Thanks for the review.
Since there are 2 or 3 versions of this radio, which one has rhe best MW performance and how do I know which one is which on Amazon? Thank you for your great reviews.
Hey Todderbert, Just bought this radio from your link above. Hope you get a little kickback from it. Jay Allen just did an update on a newer version of this radio that doesn't say Grundig Edition on it.
There is a switch on the side. Also there will always be information displayed just not lit up. th-cam.com/video/khNq3JYFOQQ/w-d-xo.html While the power is off the Qtune button should also be able to cycle the display light.
I’m looking for the “ultimate” portable fm dxer, that matches or betters stock car stereos. Jay Allen rates this “as good as it gets” category. I’m curious as how well this does, compared to the C.C radio EP Pro as far as Fm performance goes. As of yet, I have not heard of any radio that is better for dxing Fm radio reception, than stock car stereos. For some reason, they excel at that, like no other radio. I’m hoping for the day, they can finally get portables to match. What’s your take on this Tobb?
FM Radios in cars are great, and hard to match. They are portable, but hard to take into the woods, bed, ect ;) I like the Sangean line of radios for FM reception. The best portable radio I have tested is the Sangean PR-D12. It is super sensitive, and selective on the FM Band.
@@todderbert thank you for your reply. I should mention that I have many radios Sangean PR-DW4 C.C EP pro C.C skywave SSB Sangean PR-D5 GE super radio 2 (2) Panasonic 2200 A few tecsun’s and small pocket radios They are all good on FM, but I’m searching for the “holly grail”. I’m looking to buy one more radio and be done with it. I was looking at this Elton/Grundig OR the C.C radio 2E / 3E. Since I have a few Tecsun radios, the 502x is on hold. Stock car stereo decks have always been outstanding, for dxing the FM band. Nothing has compared to how sensitive or selective they are. It’s the one (and only) strength they have over aftermarket radios. I regret pulling my stock deck everyday, but having the sound quality and flexibility to run Bluetooth, amps, etc just overshadows the outstanding radio of stock decks.
That sound effect scared the living daylights out of my cat. Yikes. So you like field radios and you like Tecsun so the next logical step is the S-8800. It’s expensive but it sure is cool.
Wish it had a weather band , how long is the battery life ? So many choices and features . storms and power outages makes a radio a vital piece of a survival kit . I might get this and the C. Crane Skywave . you can always use a back up .
What store bought external short wave antenna would you recommend for this radio? Would a FM dipole with the F connector work for shortwave? Also do you know of any long line antennas that come with a lightning arrester and are out of the box compatible with this radio? Great review BTW and thanks for your time.
I live in a condo so my external antennas are limited to a simple wire. The FM reception with the whip is amazing. Learning antennas and what I can do to try and stealth one in my area. I'm finding it a challenge.
Is there any difference between the Grundig edition and the Eaton edition radio? Apart from the name. I am thinking about importing one from eBay to the UK, this is quite an expensive prospect with import duties and postage, so I want to buy the correct version. I mainly want FM reception which I think this one does very well. You mentioned the Prd19 by Sangean but I like a tuning dial. Cheers in advance. Also is 85 dollars too much for a tidy Grundig field? It is 150ish with shipping and duty.
todderbert no it is the Grundig Field BT. So the Eton new version is better? Sorry for all the questions. Most radios I look at, you have a video for it. I also looked at the Tecsun PL880 and s8800, do they compare? Have read mixed reviews on them. Again I only want to primarily use it for FM use. Thanks again.
todderbert got myself an Eton Field BT. eBay global shipping was nearly as much as the radio though. Now I sit and wait. Cheers for your reviews. I am waiting for the Tecsun s9900 release now.
I don't understand why Eton would design this radio to require a Wall-wort that was SEVEN volts and NEGATIVE tip polarity!?!?! Do they want people to smoke the radio if the external power supply is broken or lost and the owner is half blind or careless?
Whatever your intention is for buying this radio I do not know, ok it's 99 dollars, but what a fantastic radio for the money. The sound is awesome, and it has loads of features, yes it would be nice with SSB and aluminum controls, but look at the price if you wanted that in the Pl 8800 it is way over priced. I hope you are going to keep this bad boy you deserve it, and man that sound is effortless 👍 Tam.
They are pretty much the same, different label and coloring. If the radio says Grundig Edition without the BT, it does not include Bluetooth. The newer Elite model has Bluetooth.
Try pressing the Alarm button on the station you want to save, then use the arrow up and down buttons to pick a slot, after you choose the slot press the Alarm button again to confirm. You have 10 presets per band. That is 10 on FM, AM, SW1, SW2 & SW3. After your done storing stations use the Preset key to bring them up and keep tapping the preset key to cycle through them.
Can you please recommend me a good external antenna for this radio , or do you think with the internal antennas it's more than enough ?? I'm planning on using more for sw radio Thank you
It has a substantial whip antenna which will work great outside. Indoors I use my 23' Kaito T-1 Wire antenna strung outside to my balcony. There are better solutions, but I try to keep things very portable and simple. If you find MW lacking, the Tecsun AN-200 will help the boost gain of those signals.
@@todderbert I'm planning on using it just infront a window balcony , with no interference around , do you think it's enough with just the internal antennas?
@@AdamBuckmantechpad1642 By location, signal strength and time of day. I then listen for call letters or station logos to figure them out and add them to my log. Day time stations are much easier to figure out then evening ones.
The company that manufactured SW radios is long gone. The brand is owned by a Turkish company and remains as a line of home appliances and other consumer products in Europe. I think we had a microwave by that name while living in London. Eton, who I think was a distributor of real Grundig radios back in the day, licensed the Grundig name for use on their own products here in North America. I’m wondering if that deal has expired, as I have not seen the Grundig name on anything recent.
Have you plugged it into mains power? Mine worked for 10-15min and suddenly stopped. Then I realized that the power supply was smoking. I took it off unplugged the 7VDC connector from the radio and put it back on the mains power (just the power supply not the radio). I thought it was dead but the power supply (1500mA) was actually working! The radio on the other hand wasn't. I powered the radio with another (reversible polarity) 7VDC power supply and nothing. It must have burned a diode or something. I tried on batteries and it was working fine. I ordered a new one but I'm not gonna power this one with the original power supply (which is a transformer inside four diodes and a couple of capacitors on a small circuit board). I think I will create a USB cable with reversed polarity and use it on the radio on a 2Amp power supply.
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I live in the USVI(Virgin Islands) and after Hurricane Maria hit in 2017 I bought this radio for the house because we were without power for months. My sister couldn't figure out how to use it. She’s a senior. I was going to give it away but I like it. I am going off-island for a few months but when I come back shi h will be in the midst of hurricane season I will listen to this TH-cam tutorial.
I know I'm late butttt ..I just found this radio on eBay in great condition with box manual ect I'm in middle Alabama and I couldn't believe it with the stock antenna I'm listening to my old favorite station wbbm 780 clearly full signal it's 9pm Tuesday night now but I was shocked it's Clear and strong I did purchase an tecsun powered antenna haven't used that yet it's new in the box but both I got for $85 free shipping I love this radio and your channel
I see 29 thumbs down. Must be just angry people because this is an excellent video. Just got my unit, thanks.
Thanks for the review todderbert. My experience with the Eton Field BT is that it's great on FM and SW and the lower half of AM. It is increasingly deaf as I tune upwards from about 1000 or 1100 kHz. The AGC needs improvement, when moving from weak stations to strong stations, I have to turn the volume up and down to make up for the ineffective AGC. It looked like you had the same issue when tuning from 650 to 700 kHz. I also don't like the muting.
I ended up trading it to my brother for a CC Radio SW. He wanted the FM RDS and I wanted the superb AM of the CC SW. We are both happy. One thing I really like about the Field BT is the great audio and the unique display which is the same as my Eton Executive Satellite.
glad to hear you like the audio. the speaker design is very strange. so i wasnt sure. but keep hearing good things
I have this same radio. I think my brother actually got it for free where he works. My dad said “He never uses it, take it home with you” I said heck yeah!
What an awesome radio with so many features including external antenna jacks in case the telescopic antenna ever breaks. Good value for the price, even without SSB. Two thumbs for the review. 👍👍
The features on his radio are similar to the C.Crane CC Radio SW. The MW performance of the C.Crane CC Radio SW with the twin coil ferrite antenna is better. Also on the C.Crane CC Radio SW it is nice to be able to use either AA or D size rechargeable batteries and the radio will recharge the batteries.
I don't know why Grunding/Eton manufactured this big robust radio and left out SSB, Weather, and Air Control frequencies. And also memory presets, as you pointed out. It's like they're saying "You want all that, go buy the C Crane Skywave." I don't like the small size of the Skywave, but it does cover all the bases.
You saved me from a lot stress, my tuning knob wasn’t working and I forgot which button to press to enable it. Big thanks🎉
I have this radio and the FM reception is just incredible! AM is great too, very sensitive and the bluetooth function is great, and it does have excellent sound quality in general but it doesn't go very loud in terms of volume, particularly in a crowd but that's ok it's not a boombox or a party speaker.
That FM reception took me by surprise. Very impressed, the MW isn't half bad either.
I've been using this as my primary fm radio for the past week now. Within the first day I logged 70+ stations from my semi rural location. It sure is great.
Hey Todd, I just finished watching your video it was very informative, and thank you for that. I just bought this radio as a gift to my dad. He's in his late 70's and really slowing down now. I grew up surrounded with Grundig radios around the house. My dad is very fond of his Grundig radios so I know he will love this one. I think he only has a couple left. The other ones either died or he gave away. It was funny just today I was talking to my mom on the phone and I can hear him in the background telling me to buy him a Grundig radio, haha. I just have to spend some time with him so he can learn how to use this particular model. I'm kinda of bummed out that this one doesn't have the 110-240 voltage adapter only 110v. And some kind of travel case would of been nice to go along with it, after all it is a Grundig. Again your review was very informative and thank you very much!
Nice! I have had this radio for about 18 months. I actually do use mine in conjunction with another little radio that has mp3 recording capabilities to record late night talk on FM... The only problem I`ve had is that the treble knob kept sliding out until I lost it. I have to plug Eton`s customer service. I sent them an email about it and within 24 hours they contacted me back asking for an address to send a new knob. I put a little locktite on it.... I also learned early on to use the AC cord. If you listen to it a lot, it goes through those big D batteries fairly fast. But yeah, Its a great radio.... Something that you may be interested in- I believe it was on SWLING, I read an article, about a couple of modes that a fellow done on this radio. One was to put a longer ferrite antenna in it that he scavenged from another radio for excellent MW reception. I have not done this yet. My daddy told me one time "If it ant broke, dont fix it" and I found out the hard way, at least in that one instance, He was right, lol.
I found the web page that I referred to earlier. radiojayallen.com/etongrundig-field-550-ngwfb/ He tells step by step along with photos how he done the mods. He calls it "Hot rodding the Field". He replaced the 5.4" ferrite antenna with an 8" twin coil ferrite antenna from a Sangean PR-D5 . He also Installed a different speaker (mine sounds good as it is) and a couple more mods. Just FYI in case anyone may come across this and is interested..... I found it interesting and informative.
Todderbert I read about an update to this radio on radio jay allen. After the improvements he discussed and reviewed, I decided to give it another go. I got it brand new/unopened for $65 shipped on eBay from a trusted seller in California, I received it in 2 days.
As mentioned in my original reply 6 months ago, I traded my original Field BT Grundig Edition to my brother for a CC Radio SW which I dearly love. I just received my new BT Field today and scanned through the bands. The easiest way to tell the difference is the radio now just shows "Field BT" logo in the upper right corner and Eton on the grille. There is no longer Grundig Edition logo across the top front panel.
Internally, it now has a built in 3-way speaker which sounds awesome. There is now a shield over the DSP chip which vastly reduces spurious noises. I don't hear any digital noise on AM that I heard on the original. Tuning is a bit smoother, Eton made some modification to the tuning encoder, there is less noticeable backlash. Finally, the AM reception discrepancy between the bottom and upper half is much improved. It's still there but nowhere near as weak on the upper end above 1000 kHz. I suspect maybe a better AGC circuit but I'm not sure. Bluetooth is easy to use as before.
I like this radio, FM is superb! Shortwave is as good as any portable in the price range. It is terrific for program listening. I'm going to keep this one.
I read that too on Jays website. This might be my next purchase. If Grundig can make a 5 star radio for medium wave DX listeners, add SSB, and Air band without sacrificing quality. I'd be more than willing to drop $200 on one. The Bluetooth option can be dropped if needed to get SSB and air band. Grundig, can you do it...?? Additionally, I'd like to see a AM band scan of this radio ( the newer version ) during the evening hours.
Could you send me the link of the seller
Just ordered one from ABT electronics. Had a 54 year old Lafayette tube shortwave that finally died. I hope this radio lives up to the hype.
Great review, I have and love this radio. Nice to have the bluetooth option when the bands are weak. I use it in the garage, camping and even as a nightlight. Love the glow of that backlight. Great radio all around.
Thank you KellXr7 g, it is going to serve me in one capacity at the moment, then it will be a companion radio on SW next to my Panasonic 3100.
Very nice...although I might have the overload issues mentioned by Kenny in the comments below...be sure to do some manual shortwave tuning when you're not in a hurry - the auto-search seemed to miss some stations. Looking forward to more videos on this one! Glad to hear the FM is so good!
Oh...it is so sweet sounding the the FM, it is one of the best. The EP-Pro and my Sangean PR-D15 give it a run for its money.
I think this is the my next radio. I’ll use the link above to return the favor you’re doing for us.👍🏼
Thank you.
Just bought it today! Hope to enjoy it!!
Excellent. A proper sounding radio for sure.
Excellent review. Who needs instructions, your video explained all.
If this radio had SSB I would get it in a heart beat. Still may get it anyway as it should be great for playing podcast from a phone with great audio for voice.
You give a great review! I have this radio for about 2 years; I lost my manual. I can get a pdf for that. I still am trying to figure this radio out. I still can't set the time. Thanks for the review.
Your Welcome Dontswin.
Alas, you got yourself the BT again! Hope this one performs better than your last one.
I hope so, the FM is cool, and when you see my next video you'll see why I purchased this receiver,
That's an amazing radio. I'm interested in shortwave radios and this might be my first one
I love mine but, wish it included wx & air. Some wanted ssb but, to each thier own.
Just added this one to my collection
Excellent review....except now I have to have one. Wish it had bfo as I also listen to cw and ssb...may have to add external one.
Thank you XR80H, I've see mods for SSB, would like to know more about this.
eton elite field vs eton field bt grundig Which one is better?
I bought one of these at my local thrift store for 5 bucks. What are they worth? Anyone know?
I’m salivating for a CC crane ep VS. Eton Field Gundig bt comparison review!
Looks like some filters in that power supply. Very nice
Great review... you sold me. I'm using your Amazon link so a little money is coming your way. Thanks!
Thanks Mike! you rock.
Since there are 2 or 3 versions of this radio, which one has rhe best MW performance and how do I know which one is which on Amazon? Thank you for your great reviews.
Hey Todderbert, Just bought this radio from your link above. Hope you get a little kickback from it. Jay Allen just did an update on a newer version of this radio that doesn't say Grundig Edition on it.
Thanks Cobra. I'll have to check out the Jay Allen article.
Great video for an amazing radio. I love the sound effects.
hehe, had to add the girls screaming...seemed appropriate.
wha t kind of SW antenna
Great old video my radio is great except for the pop on headphones when switching band switch .
How do you set the alarm? You didn't address this
Thanks for the update.
They just need to add SSB and Air Band for $50 more.
the Amazon reviews say that side-band works on this radio - using a BFO, whatever that is.
Beat Frequency Oscillator... Let's you find in SSB manually.
it has better fm reception than degen 1103?
Thanks for the overview.. I have this radio, like it, and want to turn off the display light when the radio is off. Not clear how to do this......
There is a switch on the side. Also there will always be information displayed just not lit up. th-cam.com/video/khNq3JYFOQQ/w-d-xo.html While the power is off the Qtune button should also be able to cycle the display light.
I’m looking for the “ultimate” portable fm dxer, that matches or betters stock car stereos. Jay Allen rates this “as good as it gets” category. I’m curious as how well this does, compared to the C.C radio EP Pro as far as Fm performance goes. As of yet, I have not heard of any radio that is better for dxing Fm radio reception, than stock car stereos. For some reason, they excel at that, like no other radio. I’m hoping for the day, they can finally get portables to match. What’s your take on this Tobb?
FM Radios in cars are great, and hard to match. They are portable, but hard to take into the woods, bed, ect ;) I like the Sangean line of radios for FM reception. The best portable radio I have tested is the Sangean PR-D12. It is super sensitive, and selective on the FM Band.
@@todderbert thank you for your reply.
I should mention that I have many radios
Sangean PR-DW4
C.C EP pro
C.C skywave SSB
Sangean PR-D5
GE super radio 2
(2) Panasonic 2200
A few tecsun’s and small pocket radios
They are all good on FM, but I’m searching for the “holly grail”. I’m looking to buy one more radio and be done with it. I was looking at this Elton/Grundig OR the C.C radio 2E / 3E. Since I have a few Tecsun radios, the 502x is on hold.
Stock car stereo decks have always been outstanding, for dxing the FM band. Nothing has compared to how sensitive or selective they are. It’s the one (and only) strength they have over aftermarket radios. I regret pulling my stock deck everyday, but having the sound quality and flexibility to run Bluetooth, amps, etc just overshadows the outstanding radio of stock decks.
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That sound effect scared the living daylights out of my cat. Yikes.
So you like field radios and you like Tecsun so the next logical step is the S-8800. It’s expensive but it sure is cool.
Time to page my rich uncle. I was looking for something higher end, but alas the home needed attention..water heater gave up the ghost.
Wish it had a weather band , how long is the battery life ? So many choices and features . storms and power outages makes a radio a vital piece of a survival kit . I might get this and the C. Crane Skywave . you can always use a back up .
Long weekend off & I got that question answered. 15 continuous hours using cheap dollar general batteries & volume level at 1/2 way mark.
What store bought external short wave antenna would you recommend for this radio? Would a FM dipole with the F connector work for shortwave? Also do you know of any long line antennas that come with a lightning arrester and are out of the box compatible with this radio? Great review BTW and thanks for your time.
I live in a condo so my external antennas are limited to a simple wire. The FM reception with the whip is amazing. Learning antennas and what I can do to try and stealth one in my area. I'm finding it a challenge.
yah no SSB but very impressed..can't wait to see the Supersonic..
That was a big help. Thanks.
You need to get yourself one of those small swivel stands.
suffers horrifically from overload in my location. needs a bandpass to keep out MW from lower SW freqs
I agree it's a nice set. SSB would be supper cool.
Is there any difference between the Grundig edition and the Eaton edition radio? Apart from the name. I am thinking about importing one from eBay to the UK, this is quite an expensive prospect with import duties and postage, so I want to buy the correct version. I mainly want FM reception which I think this one does very well. You mentioned the Prd19 by Sangean but I like a tuning dial. Cheers in advance. Also is 85 dollars too much for a tidy Grundig field? It is 150ish with shipping and duty.
It it's the Grundig Field without the BT $85 is a bit much. I had issues with MW on my Grundig Edition Field BT, but the newer Elite Field is great.
todderbert no it is the Grundig Field BT. So the Eton new version is better? Sorry for all the questions. Most radios I look at, you have a video for it. I also looked at the Tecsun PL880 and s8800, do they compare? Have read mixed reviews on them. Again I only want to primarily use it for FM use. Thanks again.
@@georgiehogman2001 Go with the Grundig Field BT or Eton Elite Field for FM: th-cam.com/video/euMbLrjoYOI/w-d-xo.html
todderbert thanks for the advice. I will stop hassling you now. Haha
todderbert got myself an Eton Field BT. eBay global shipping was nearly as much as the radio though. Now I sit and wait. Cheers for your reviews. I am waiting for the Tecsun s9900 release now.
It is still too bad this neat radio does not have SSB. That's a deal breaker for me for not purchasing.
Nice podcast, great job man continu your ....
I don't understand why Eton would design this radio to require a Wall-wort that was SEVEN volts and NEGATIVE tip polarity!?!?! Do they want people to smoke the radio if the external power supply is broken or lost and the owner is half blind or careless?
Hey Todd, quick question, between this and the PL 880/660 Which one do you find better for long distance DXing?
On AM band my friend
My experience the 880 was the best followed by the 660 then the Field. My Field is really weak on the top of the AM band.
I may have missed it in you video, but is there any way to disable 'mute tuning' ('soft tuning')?
no there isn't :(
Whatever your intention is for buying this radio I do not know, ok it's 99 dollars, but what a fantastic radio for the money. The sound is awesome, and it has loads of features, yes it would be nice with SSB and aluminum controls, but look at the price if you wanted that in the Pl 8800 it is way over priced. I hope you are going to keep this bad boy you deserve it, and man that sound is effortless 👍 Tam.
yes, it will be a keeper. watch tonight's video for why I purchased this radio :)
todderbert Can't wait to find out 👍 Tam.
Just heading to bed now, 4am...took me awhile to put that video together :)
todderbert That is not surprising, you have a great sleep , you have earned it buddy 👍 Tam.
Does it have extended FM band (64-108Mhz) ?
Buenas, dónde puedo conseguir el manual de ese radio en español?
wait, so this radio does not have weather band?
What is the difference between the Elite Field, the Field BT and the Grundig Edition?
They are pretty much the same, different label and coloring. If the radio says Grundig Edition without the BT, it does not include Bluetooth. The newer Elite model has Bluetooth.
Could you use, as an antenna, an old unused satellite dish?
nope, possibly a TV antenna on the roof for VHF(FM). Satellite is at a higher frequency that the Field does not support.
I just received my radio. Having problems trying to store stations. Can anyone help? Will keep on trying.
Try pressing the Alarm button on the station you want to save, then use the arrow up and down buttons to pick a slot, after you choose the slot press the Alarm button again to confirm. You have 10 presets per band. That is 10 on FM, AM, SW1, SW2 & SW3. After your done storing stations use the Preset key to bring them up and keep tapping the preset key to cycle through them.
Hello friend! Does this radio have SSB?
I like the design of this radio and how the main wheel is brought to life. But the Power Button click sounds so cheap. imho.
This thing eats batteries even when using ac
Can you please recommend me a good external antenna for this radio , or do you think with the internal antennas it's more than enough ?? I'm planning on using more for sw radio Thank you
It has a substantial whip antenna which will work great outside. Indoors I use my 23' Kaito T-1 Wire antenna strung outside to my balcony. There are better solutions, but I try to keep things very portable and simple. If you find MW lacking, the Tecsun AN-200 will help the boost gain of those signals.
@@todderbert I'm planning on using it just infront a window balcony , with no interference around , do you think it's enough with just the internal antennas?
@@blackhat1894 You would have to extend the whip antenna and I think you will still get decent reception if near a window.
sorry to keep asking questions but I am new to this so are you saying this will get more FM stations then a regular radio I don't live in a big city
If any radio can do it, it will be this one. Also, add an external antenna if needed too.
Can this radio charge its own batteries plugged in
No, it doesn't.
are the knobs metal?
no, plastic.
can you hook up an external speaker for a better sound
It has great audio on the stand alone speaker, but you can hook up external speakers via the Line Out jack: th-cam.com/video/khNq3JYFOQQ/w-d-xo.html
@@todderbert another question is all the extra stations you were getting how did you know where there form
@@AdamBuckmantechpad1642 By location, signal strength and time of day. I then listen for call letters or station logos to figure them out and add them to my log. Day time stations are much easier to figure out then evening ones.
I have never seen the advantage of Memories. Find a sw station one day and may not hear it again for quite a while
also how long will this last on the 4 batteries
15 hours using cheap ones at 1/2 volume
Grundig.... always so conservative with presets
Do a review on the Tecsun PL 398BT
It's been on order, but its late, I should of had it July 1st.
todderbert is the shipping delayed
Brian 1610 AM DX I've had my PL-398BT fora few years. It's just a hair better than all the other PL-3xx models. Beefier then the PL-390, too.
Peter Atkinson does it have good AM reception.
Brian 1610 AM DX The PL-398BT's AM performance is very good... Just under the PL-660. I don't own a 600 or a 680, so i can't compare it to those.
Is grundig still a company or has eton or someone else bought them out?
The company that manufactured SW radios is long gone. The brand is owned by a Turkish company and remains as a line of home appliances and other consumer products in Europe. I think we had a microwave by that name while living in London.
Eton, who I think was a distributor of real Grundig radios back in the day, licensed the Grundig name for use on their own products here in North America. I’m wondering if that deal has expired, as I have not seen the Grundig name on anything recent.
Have you plugged it into mains power? Mine worked for 10-15min and suddenly stopped. Then I realized that the power supply was smoking. I took it off unplugged the 7VDC connector from the radio and put it back on the mains power (just the power supply not the radio). I thought it was dead but the power supply (1500mA) was actually working! The radio on the other hand wasn't. I powered the radio with another (reversible polarity) 7VDC power supply and nothing. It must have burned a diode or something. I tried on batteries and it was working fine. I ordered a new one but I'm not gonna power this one with the original power supply (which is a transformer inside four diodes and a couple of capacitors on a small circuit board). I think I will create a USB cable with reversed polarity and use it on the radio on a 2Amp power supply.
Yes, I ran this radio for two months 24/7 on the included power adapter, when I was doing my FM DX recordings. No issues.
Is there any deference between Grundig eton filed and Grundig Edition.
I'm not sure on the older model, but this one has bluetooth and may have a larger speaker.