Grundig Satellit 2400 (c. 1979–early 1980s)
The Grundig Satellit 2400 is a large, heavy portable world receiver, the "Stereo Professional," built in Fürth during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It's a double-conversion design covering FM, LW, MW, and six shortwave bands, with FM stereo reception and five FM station presets. It measures 53 × 29 × 12 cm and weighs 7.4 kg. That makes it slightly wider than the Satellit 3000/3400 models that followed in the same family. The Satellit line goes back to 1958, starting with the Satellit 205.
The Grundig Satellit 1400SL is described as the mono version of the 2400. That implies the 2400/2400SL is the stereo variant, though the difference between the "Satellit 2400" and "Satellit 2400SL" designations is not clearly documented. Tuning is analog, with FM coverage from 87.5-108 MHz. The formal record gets thin after that. The usual directories have no original price, no sensitivity or selectivity figures, and no detailed frequency range data for the shortwave bands.
What owners and sellers report is generally positive. One Catawiki listing calls it "still very popular despite its age," and a YouTube restoration series describes it as "a fantastic radio" while noting that "this complex world radio from Grundig needs some TLC to get it back to working order." The digital display is a known weak point. One seller noted theirs was "fading out." Original antennas turn up with replaced tips. The station memory PCB (Senderspeicherung) is available as a spare part, which suggests the 2400 has some form of station memory, though its exact function isn't documented in the sources at hand.
Service documentation is easy to find. A service manual and schematics exist for the Satellit 2400 Professional Stereo, including a downloadable schematic PDF. One HiFi Engine commenter called the manual "so good" but asked whether an English copy exists, which hints that the standard manual may be in German. Prices in the wild vary widely, and one Russian listing asked 100,000 ₽. No reliable market data has been compiled.
Catawiki (undated) notes the 2400's continued popularity among collectors. Its description of the fading digital display is the most commonly cited failure mode.
Known specifications
- Type: Portable/multiband world receiver, double conversion
- Bands: FM, LW, MW, 6 × SW
- FM range: 87.5–108 MHz
- FM stereo reception, 5 FM station presets
- Tuning: Analog
- Dimensions: 53 × 29 × 12 cm (W×H×D)
- Weight: 7.4 kg
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