Grundig Satellit 1000 (1972)
The Grundig Satellit 1000 is a transistor world-band radio produced in West Germany in 1972. Documentation is thin. There are no professional reviews, no original price records, and no detailed technical specifications (frequency coverage, sensitivity, power supply) in any source the archive has found. What the record does hold is a handful of concrete facts and a couple of seller descriptions.
It's a substantial portable: 260 × 460 × 130 mm and 6.45 kg. The Russian listing that documents it says it covers "all ranges." It has a rotary band selector, which the seller calls a "carousel," plus a full set of buttons and sliders. A 16-page service manual exists in PDF form. The estimated collector value runs roughly USD 159-295, and one Polish listing shows a price of PLN 480.
Seller reports describe a fully working unit with cosmetics rated 5/5, all bands operational, and the carousel and controls in excellent condition. Another European listing notes a working set with one non-original lever and straps holding the rear cover. That's the usual wear on a fifty-year-old portable. No common failure points, spare parts availability, or production end date are documented.
No available source places the Satellit 1000 within Grundig's broader Satellit series. The series is documented (Satellit 205, Satellit 650), but the 1000's relationship to those models isn't stated. Reception details, circuit topology, or a comparison with the Satellit 650 would fill a gap in the archive.
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