[IRCA] Grundig S350

[mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx (Patrick Martin)]

Hi Everyone,

I just bought the S350 this afternoon. First impressions, I really like
the radio. Is it an R8, no by all means. But for under $100, it is a
bargain. I compared it to my SR 1 and The SR 1 is more sensitive. No
doubt about that. But the loop stick on the Super Radios are huge. The
S350 does out preform my old Sony 6500 I bought 25 years ago though.
    The FM on the S350 is fantastic. Sitting on my porch or in the
livingroom tuning around I get a pretty decent signal for 94.9 KOOS FM
Coos Bay, down the coast at 200 miles. It does very well. I have heard
FM signals on it I have never heard. There is a new flea powered OPB
broadcaster in Tillamook 50 miles South on 91.1 and I can hear that
//91.5. I could not even hear that on the van radio when I tried
earlier. One on 88.1 playing rock/blues but I don't know what that is
either.  Excellent on FM. On a scale from 1 to 5 for a portable, I will
give it a 5.
   On AM, still not bad. It gets a lot of Seattle Portland, even Eugene
stations pretty decent, but the Super Radio out does it. I think the
S350 does have an edge on FM though.  As others have stated you leave
the sellectivity in the narrow position. I would guess 10 khz in wide
and 4-5 in narrow. Not too shabby. After all we talking about a $100
radio. On AM I will give it a 3.5. 
   On SW, it does pretty well too. It is touchy to tune on SW, but once
you land on a signal it handles the signal well. I don't really know the
SW bands all that well, but there was a weak to moderate signal this
evening on 9715 khz and the S350 got it about the same as I got it on
the R8. I'll give the SW about a 4 out of 5 for a portable.
   I did notice one weak SW birdie on about 1485 khz, but so far that
was it.
   The Bass and Treble sound pretty good too, but the Super Radio does
have better audio, but for a 4 inch speaker in the S350, it isn't bad. 
   I plugged in my EWE and vertial antenna into the antenna inputs. No
overload. None at all. I was surprised, but I have no strong locals here
either. Just three 1 KW locals in the whole county. The closest is 5.9
miles away (KAST 1370). I could easily turn the radio around to null
KAST basically down to nothing and 1360 and 1380 being total clear. KUIK
Hillaboro OR was quite listenable on 1360.
    I am quite happy with the radio. For under $100 you can't beat it.

73,

Patrick

Patrick Martin
Seaside  OR
KAVT Reception Manager

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