Grundig S350 AM/FM Shortwave World Band Radio

Manufacturer:	Grundig
List price:	~~$149.99~~
Our price:	$99.99 that is 33% off!

Grundig S350 AM/FM Shortwave World Band Radio

Average rating: Stars

Solid buy!

I bought this radio recently. Of all the portable shortwave radios that I've used personally, this one has the best shortwave reception. It's very easy to use. I was able to listen to the BBC, RCI (China), Australia, Denmark, Radio Havanna, and others.

It has a nice clock, excellant layout of the controls, and a handy light for the tuner that you can leave on or just turn on momentarily. On the downside, when listening to shortwave it can be drifty till it warms up. Once it warms up, it tends to not move around much.

Grundig S350 AM/FM Shortwave World Band Radio - Grundig

Great radio that's fun and easy to use

I'd heard a lot of (mostly) favorable reviews regarding the Grundig S350, and finally broke down and bought one for myself. ($99.95 no tax no shipping). I'm very pleased with this purchase. Let's get to it.....

Strong points:

1) Good overall quality. Feels solid and substantial -- especially when the batteries are in place.
2) Excellent MW (or AM) reception with the internal ferrite antenna (made even better when I hook up my C Crane Twin Ferrite Antenna)
3) Very good FM reception
4) Shortwave seems to be as good or better than any of my several other SW receivers (although none of them are high-end) from a variety of manufacturers. I find that it's best with one of those 23' auxiliary antennas (not included, but 10 to 15 bucks), but the whip works great for a lot of channels.
5) Good sound from the speaker
6) Separate bass and treble controls
7) Analog 2-speed tuning knob is fun to use
8) Clock and alarm functions are easy to use
9) Battery life seems to be excellent -- it comes with an AC adapter, but I rarely bother with it.
10) External AM and FM antenna hook-ups
10) Nice design.

Not-so-strong points:

1) It's not a small radio, so it won't fit in your pocket or briefcase.
2) Some say the tuning is "drifty". I agree that there is minimal drift, but nothing that really bothers me.
3) No presets -- it's an analog tuner with a digital readout. You cannot preset stations, but that's part of the fun in my opinion, and the 2-speed tuning knob lets you either move real fast through the dial, or slow way down to pick up a weak or distant station.

This seems to be the kind of radio that will get a lot of use both in the house and outdoors. It's nice, but at a hundred bucks I don't feel like I have to baby it, and being able to get AM, FM or SW means there's always SOMETHING worth listening to.

I think this would make a great gift for somebody who spends a lot of time listening to AM and SW broadcasts. I know I would've loved to get it as a gift rather than buying it for myself, but I'm very pleased overall.

Grundig - Grundig S350 AM/FM Shortwave World Band Radio

OLD radio.

I bought this two years ago but stopped using it because of the following:

1-Poor Frequency drift. It's an analog radio with digital readout so the tuner knob jogs a bit after being set. On FM I will be listening to 99.1 and the radio drifts to 99.3 requiring me to adjust it yet again. This happens on every use. It also occurs on AM and SW. This is the most annoying aspect of this radio.

2- No frequency memories whatsoever. It's not a digital radio.

3-The radio shuts off after 90 minutes requiring me to turn it on again.

4- SW is spread across a couple of bands so you have to adjust the band to tune. When listening to SW or AM or FM you are always changing the position of the station on the corresponding other band. Too many knobs. THIS IS AN ANALOG RADIO WITH DIGITAL READOUT. GOOD ONLY FOR SOMEONE USED TO OLDER RADIOS.

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