The big issue these days is a power supply for your Grundig satellit 800 – so often the OEM power supply and the radio are no longer keeping each other company. So people buy them – got a cheapy power supply and then complain that the old radio is no good – I get all this static all the time – grumble grumble . . .
Chances are they are using a switching ( or cheapy ) power supply and the satellit 800 is sensitive enough that you WILL have noise issues. Period.
I had actually forgotten about JAMECO over the years and I searched for linear power supplies for the satellit and JAMECO popped up in the search results – and a little bell went ding in my head – got on their site and ordered 2 ( 1 is none – 2 is one ) – nice stuff and dead quiet – and far cry from feeding D cell batteries into it as it is a total battery whore – eats them like they’re free!
Take some time and peruse JAMECO’s web site – all the little “stuff” that you used to run down to Radio Shack and grab? Chances are JAMECO has it and has it at real good prices AND fast shipping . . .
Here is a Mr. Carlson video that gives a great explanation of switching vs linear power supplies. Sometimes that noise YOU are fighting YOU are creating.
The random wire antenna project shifted to plan B ( head out back to the corner of the shed ) as the tree I was going to use is more than likely going bye-bye late this fall or early spring. And that’s fine – it will end up at at 34 feet plus or minus, which is long enough to get down below AM broadcast band. 57 feet would have been a little better – the loop really falls off fast as you drop down towards a 100khz – and really doesn’t do much at all below that. With any luck and if the creek don’t rise I should get that done this weekend.
Here’s a look at a comparison video – 750 vs 800 . . .
For me and my purposes the 750 is just as good and easier to use – YOUR ACTUAL MILEAGE MAY VARY – LOL!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
And thanks for asking – but I did find a home for my boat anchors – part of the deal was would I please find a power supply for the Grundig – you do what you gotta do – LOL! And the Grundig still works great and the nostalgia factor is off the scale – BUT – I am totally spoiled with the SDR.
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