Thanks, Gerald:
The Grundig "Signal 700"is probably one of the five rarest offerings frm the original Grundig Werks of Germany. Made only within the 1974-1976 time period, it is one of a series of five true field radios manufactured by Grundig in this period. The others were the Signal 100, 300, 500 and the 2000, a larger field multiband with intergrated cassette . all were ruggedly built and had grerat sound and tuning prowess. These were the only Grundigs other than the Satellit that didnt have the "Boy" suffix.
The 700 is roughly the size of the Sony ICF-5900 and meant to compete directly with that set. It doesnt disappoint. I found mine in Germany (ebay) and ive not seen another since. The radio is finely crafted with design cues ahead of its time. Straighforward, intuitive control and function buttons are part of this great design.
The perfromance is all Grundig., The original Grundig that is, as the new grundig are simply Chinese made , Eton corp semi-junk My opionon , im jaded.. The radio covers AM,FM, and Shortwave and is the equal of several of my top performers.
I am currently on my own " Rosebud" search for the others of this series. As of now , i only have the 700. Ill keep you posted if i get one of the others
Great post Gerald.
I just retrieved my 100 from the garage as a result of seeing your beautiful 700.
The proof is in the pudding. After sitting in the really hot/freezing cold garage year after year, it works.
Wish it had a more 'robust' sound, but it looks to have only a 2 1/2 speaker.
Posted by: Keith Rennie | December 22, 2011 at 12:45 PM
wow keith! do you have a pic of it? does it have the original strap? send a pic if you got one [email protected]
Posted by: gerald | December 22, 2011 at 02:03 PM
I just received my newly purchased Grundig Satellit 500. I've only gotten to test it a bit so far but my initial impressions are very positive. One area where this thing absolutely blows my portable Panasonics out of the water is in SSB mode on shortwave. I'll have to post a more thorough review soon.
Posted by: Brandon | December 22, 2011 at 04:55 PM
Gerald. Pic sent. Merry Christmas.
Posted by: Keith Rennie | December 25, 2011 at 09:10 AM
My dad has a grudig 700. I was trying to find more information on it and I stumbled on your blog. I didn’t know it was so rare.
Posted by: Mirilla | April 14, 2024 at 07:22 PM
What a beauty.
Posted by: Randio | August 04, 2024 at 10:19 AM