ETON G6 Aviator Buzz Aldrin Edition AM/FM, Aircraft band and Shortwave Radio, Black (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
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| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Brand | GRUNDIG |
| Color | Black |
| Item Weight | 0.46 Pounds |
| Frequency | 137 MHz |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 1.14 x 4.92 x 3 inches |
| Display Type | LCD |
About this item
- AM, FM, Aircraft Band (117-137 MHz) and Shortwave (1711-30000 KHz)
- Stop tuning system stops on next available frequency D5 tuning system
- 700 memories with 4 character page naming
- Signal strength indicator
- Accessories: owner¿s manual, warranty card, AC adaptor, earbuds, protective pouch
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| Color | Black | — | — | BLACK | — | Black |
| Item Dimensions | 1.14 x 4.92 x 3 inches | 7.4 x 13.11 x 2.6 inches | 4.75 x 1.1 x 3 inches | 4.75 x 1.1 x 3 inches | 1.72 x 6.3 x 4.76 inches | 4.7 x 3.1 x 0.9 inches |
| Power Source | Corded Electric | Battery Powered | AC & Battery | AC & Battery | Corded Electric, Battery Powered | DC |
Product description
Product Description
With the Aviator at your side, you�ll always have great listening options. Tune in to AM, FM, aircraft band or Shortwave frequencies easily with direct keypad entry. Or, use the STOP tuning feature to browse stations and stop on the next available frequency. You can also use D5 tuning to get a taste of what�s playing�stop on the next available frequency for five seconds at a time. Use the international clock and wake-up alarms to keep you on schedule, wherever your travels take you.
From the Manufacturer
This is a version of the G6 that is endorsed by Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut, as a celebration of America's 50 years of space exploration. With the Grundig G6 Aviator at your side, youll always have great listening options. Tune in to AM, FM, aircraft band or shortwave frequencies easily with direct keypad entry. Use the multiple tuning features to quickly scan or browse stations. This portable radio only weighs about 7 ounces, so you can always have your favorite stations at hand. The international clock and wake-up alarms keep you on schedule, wherever your travels take you.
Long-Range, Portable Flexibility.
The Grundig G6 Aviator brings you coverage of all medium-wave and shortwave frequencies, as well as FM bands. Specifically, it covers three frequency ranges. The 520kHz to 30MHz frequency range grants access to the entire AM band and shortwave broadcasts with single-sideband tuning. This far-reaching frequency range puts you in touch with news and entertainment from across the world, and also allows reception of ham radio operators, maritime and shortwave aeronautical stations.
The 88MHz to 108MHz band covers traditional FM radio, and the G6 Aviator passes its stereo signal through to the convenient headphone jack. Additionally, this radio also receives the 117MHz to 137MHz National Civilian Aeronautical Band, letting you monitor multiple aircraft communication frequencies.
Handy Features For Easy Use.
The Grundig G6 Aviator tames its powerful tuning flexibility with a robust on-board memory system. It can store up to 700 stations with 4-character station naming. The Auto Tuning feature takes the hassle out of tuning in to multiple frequencies by automatically scanning and storing stations for FM, AM and shortwave signals. Multiple scan tuning types make it easy to listen to new signals. The STOP tuning system stops on the next available frequency, while the D5 tuning system gives you a 5-second taste of each station before moving to the next. The G6 Aviator's front panel is also equipped for manual and direct tuning, allowing you to punch in the exact frequency you want. The digital signal meter dynamically shows signal strength, and is a valuable companion when adjusting an optional external antenna or manually tuning to distant stations.

Weighing in at only 7 ounces, the Grundig G6 Aviator is light enough to take anywhere. An included AC adapter provides power when at home or the office, and 2 AA batteries let you take this radio with you wherever you go. The key lock feature keeps you tuned in by preventing accidental button presses. Additionally, the easy-to-read backlit LCD screen also displays an international clock with three programmable alarms, keeping you on schedule no matter where your travels take you.
What's in the Box?
The Grundig G6 Aviator comes with an AC adaptor, earbuds for private listening and a protective carrying pouch.
Product information
| Product Dimensions | 1.14 x 4.92 x 3 inches |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 7.4 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Grundig |
| ASIN | B0018QQDII |
| Item model number | G6 |
| Customer Reviews |
3.5 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank |
#437,014 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#696 in Portable Shortwave Radios |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | May 1, 2008 |
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The buttons are very small and too close to each other. This is NOT to be handled in the dark.
Furthermore, it consumes batteries at a colossal rate.
Don't waste your money. If you want performance and handiness go to something bigger.
Shortwave performance is very good with good sensitivity and selectivity. The single bandwidth is well chosen and does a good job warding off adjacent channel interference. SSB is surprisingly good. Actually for a receiver this size it's surprising that it has SSB capabilities to begin with! The most surprising thing about the SSB is that there's no separate fine tuning control, instead the main tuning control starts moving at an amazingly small 20 Hz step! Still, there's only an SSB button so there's no way to select upper or lower sideband. I really haven't found much on LW in my area on any receiver so I haven't been able to test that. The air band is ok but that's an area in which I have little interest, and frankly better fodder for a scanner.
The tuning knob is a work of ergonomic art. There's nothing especially great about the control itself, but the placement is perfect. It makes band scanning a very pleasant experience. It has two speed settings, slow and fast plus the same control locks the radio. Slow is 20 Hz on SSB, 1 kHz on LW, MW, SW and AIR, and 25 kHz on FM. Fast is 3 kHz on LW, 10 kHz on MW, 5 kHz on SW, 10 kHz on AIR and 100 kHz on FM.
All in all this is a very good receiver. When I purchased it I never expected this level of performance in such a small package. I think this radio will become a very sought after receiver for years to come.
I like being able to change the news/music switch in order to slightly improve AM and SW signal audio fidelity (on my unit it is certainly NOT a deep bass boost switch however with little tonal changes being evident as the switch changes its position). Unfortunately this is also NOT a narrow/wide bandwidth filter switch which is not available on this radio at all. Using the SSB (single sideband) BFO (beat frequency oscillator) tuner is also very easy and straight forward with a key press on the front of the radio and in fine increments using the tuning dial as well. Unlike some other radios, SSB tuning is also available on the G6 on the AM band as well as on SW which is a very useful feature. The separate ability to step tune in very small increments with the jog dial setting is also excellent in my opinion once a signal of interest has been located. The unit also has an attached 20 inch telescopic antenna as well as an external antenna jack which is especially nice for receiving the weaker FM/SW/Aircraft band stations as well as an earphone jack for private listening (including FM stereo). LW and MW (AM) stations are tuned using the internal ferrite antenna coil.
I rather like the digital volume controls as well. The steps between each setting are sufficiently small that quite precise control of the volume levels can be attained, especially when using earphones which is my most common mode of operating this radio given the smallness of its speaker (but still adequate).
In addition, the Grundig manual for the G6 although too brief and lacking in some important technical details is just fine to read with no English translation problems as with the Degen (Kaito) radio manuals for the KA1102/KA1103. Degen now makes the G3, G4, G5 and G6 for Grundig (whose designs originated from the Degen engineering brainpower from some 6 years ago now). These radios are now advertised as designed in California (by the Eton Corporation) and made in China, but to be fair Grundig has capitalized on a proven Degen/Kaito design and greatly improved on the ergonomics for using these fine radios.
The availability of the complete LW spectrum (formally from 153-279 KHz), but continuous on this radio from 150 KHz all the way to the start of the AM (MW) band at 520 KHz and of the Aircraft bands (117-137 MHz) and of the complete SW spectrum (1.711 to 29.999 MHz) on this unit is also true of the G5 as well (with the exception of the aircraft band that is available on the new G3 which should be available in th3e middle of April this year). The Eton Corporation will soon start to advertise the availability of the complete LW band features on these new Grundig branded radios since it was originally and inadvertently overlooked by the marketers. (If you still have any doubts read the back of the radio in zoom mode on this website). The Sony ICF-SW7600GR also has the full spectrum of LW/AM(MW) and SW bands too and has advertised it all along, but that radio also lacks the aircraft band that is available on the new G6 Aviator radio. Especially for international travelers, the 10 KHz AM tuning step for N. America can also be changed to the 9 KHz step that is standard in Europe and Asia too.
One negative item is that the airband can not be automatically scanned like all of the other available bands on this radio. Another very negative item (see also below for those of you who live in heavily urban areas with lots of simultaneous interfering signals possible), is that there is no RF gain switch (DX/normal/local, etc.) on this radio at all either. Considering just how sensitive the front end of this radio is to weak signals, this is a very surprising error of omission in my humble opinion and one that should be rectified by Grundig (PUN intended!).
The G6 even has alarms and time zone capabilities and 700 memories that can be labeled along with with multiple and very useful ways I might add to tune and store information in this very versatile, dual conversion PLL (phase locked loop) synthesized, diminutive "micro-receiver style" radio. These memories are arranged for all of the 100 pages with 7 memories to a page. Each of these 100 pages can be labeled alphanumerically in groupings to boot. The presets can also be chosen on each page randomly regardless of the band. In addition, numerous pre-stored time zones (~30) from all around the globe can also be easily chosen while traveling in order to make changing your local time setting with respect to UTC world time very convenient.
On another website there is a discussion of some occasional small microprocessor problems when loading two adjacent presets on a single page. The radio apparently can lock up, but it is easy to unlock and simply reload the page once again with no further preset storage problems.
There is even an on-screen clock as well as the day of the week and a battery level indicator, a hold switch for locking all of the buttons as well as a separate lock switch chosen through the jog dial for the tuned frequency. There is also a very nice on screen and very detailed signal strength meter and a nice orange back-light system. The radio can also charge batteries inside the radio (sounds like the KA1102/KA1103 proven technology once again- eh?) and it even comes with a one year warranty, a slip case as well as a AC/DC adapter charger. It runs on 2 AA batteries normally while in its portable state. It even has a nice carrying strap permanently attached to the radio as well which is a nice touch given its very small size.
UPDATE: May 27, 2008:
I am in Alabama on travel and I too have now experienced very significant bleeding of apparently high power am stations directly on to the aircraft band at several frequencies. As a heads up, this just goes to show that to adequately test any radio it should be done at several locations. However, I have experienced none of this am frequency bleeding at my home location in the high mountains of New Mexico for example. This suggests that the dual conversion available at two IF (intermerdiate frequencies) in this radio are not adequate in some locations to adequately block unwanted noise from the aircraft bands.
June 18, 2008 UPDATE:
Yes, as I had previously indicated above, the G6 Aviator is a PLL (Phase locked loop) dual conversion receiver with a digital display and 700 presetable memories (Information recently confirmed by Walter Hess, Technical Support Manager, Etón Corporation, 1015 Corporation Way. Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA)
Finally, I look forward very much to having the fun of using this radio for the high quality sounds of music, news and just general LW/AM(MW) broadcast band, shortwave and aircraft band listening from all over the globe for a very long time.
September 8, 2008: UPDATE
For those of you who really really like this radio (and there is a lot to like), in order to compensate for its extremely good sensitivity (except perhaps in the am band), a trick that I learned about by reading other web reviews is to actually shorten the whip antenna length significantly when bleeding and other interference occurs. This allows the arriving radio signals to not overload the system and be received with very significant improvement. Ironically, usually we are always interested in lengthening the radio antenna (especially outdoors if it is not too noisy at the radio frequencies of interest). I hope that this may help you to continue to enjoy your new Grundig radio! Out in the open countryside this bleeding is NOT a problem at all, so only the big city radio listeners (or travelers to big cities) need to be beware of this potential problem for the G6.
April 3, 2009: UPDATE
Amazon currently has a great sale on the Buzz Aldrin G6 aviator radio for about $90 including shipping or about $102 including shipping with the Kaito passive wire, reel antenna (AN-03L) that makes this an even greater bargain item!
April 11, 2009: UPDATE
One very nice feature of the 24 hour clock system is that it is fully adjustable for traveling including a GMT (Zulu or UTC) setting. With the radio off you simply press and hold the #8 key until a long list of coded city names appears. Next, you simply choose the time zone code closest to the one that you are currently within using the tuning knob and wait 8 seconds and you are all set (it is then automatically stored until you change it again). If you desire to know the Universal (UTC) time separately, you simply choose the "GMT" choice briefly to find the time in Greenwich, England and then repeat the above procedure and go right back to your current timezone location. (Unfortunately there is no provision in the G6 for entering the date or activating daylight savings time so at certain times of the year your indicated GMT time could be up to 1 hour off unless you live in Arizona, etc.) As you continue to travel this process is easily repeated as often as may be needed.






