Eton Grundig Edition Mini AM FM Stereo Shortwave Portable Radio Review

The Grundig Edition Mini AM FM & Shortwave portable radio has one of the slimmest profiles I have seen Does this black beauty perform as good as it looks? Watch this amazing video to find out :)
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Features I like about this radio:
Decent FM Reception.
FM Stereo.
Cool LCD display.
Adjustable brightness control.
Q. Tune, which I discovered is the Time button.
Sleep feature.
Lock feature.
Clock.
Alarm.
Nice Looks.
Carrying pouch.
Features that could be added or improved on:
AM Reception.
SW Reception.
Battery life.
Less wide.
Overall, great for local stations, and very easy to put in a shirt pocket for the ball game or a walk in the park.
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[@ardentabacist]

Though this is 4 years old great review, I went out and bought one. Thanks.

[@tvradio1972]

This may be an improvement over the older Grundig M400, a radio that I used to have. That radio also ran the batteries out fast, suffered from frequency drift and it was only good for local stations.

[@marcosmza1962]

The aesthetic is similar to the Eton Grundig Edition Satellit. Beautiful design, dispite its average performance. Thanks for sharing Pete!

[@todderbert]

Your Welcome Marcos. I like it's overall look. The sound is surprisingly good for such a thin radio.

[@Mick_Holland]

Enjoyed your review. It's down to $23 at the moment so I bought one for fun. Just wondering of it's worth having a voice track to pump through your FM transmitter for these tests male/female voices, high/low register ... might be a good addition to the music. Cheers 👍🏼

[@Demokritos31]

Thank you Mr Todderbert for this review 👍 I was thinking about buying this radio or C Crane pocket radio - now I think I will go with a bit pricier C Crane as this model seems to be such a humble AM performer. I like its look though 😉

[@todderbert]

another one to think about is the Sangean 200X, if you don't need the WX Band.

[@Demokritos31]

todderbert I already own a Sangean DT 250 and I was not much impressed with its AM performance so I think I will go with the C Crane. But thank you for the advice anyway and keep your videos coming 👌👍

[@todderbert]

Cool, I was impressed with my DT-200X and I sometimes use it when the CCPocket is in the shop.

[@Demokritos31]

todderbert Maybe something is not right with my Sangean DT 250 AM vise -- it is really great on FM though 😉

[@Jiji-the-cat5425]

It's a great radio, great travel device. Only complaint is it's kind of a battery drainer. Always take out the batteries whenever your not using it, as even the clock drains them.

[@chuckermatinger3794]

Yours sounds normal reception-wise. I surely wouldn't call it a total loss at night on MW...though I agree that weaker daytime AM stations are, well, weak. I like mine except that the tuning wheel resistance is uneven as you turn it. Thanks for the tip on the Q-tune, that's very useful!

[@todderbert]

Glad to help find a hidden feature. I was just button mashing around with it and found the function by accident ;)

[@gws5491]

A month ago I bought this radio for $30. Well made, looks good but not that great performance. Speaker sounds like you are listening through a tin can. I returned it after I tried it for a few days. However, for an emergency radio this would be a good deal, but not for normal listening. I almost kept this because it's a neat little radio.

[@sebastiantorres1]

Hi there, I wonder if the tuning wheel is locked or disabled when the Lock button is ON, so one can use the radio inside of a pocket without having the risk of de-tuning the station accidentally.

[@TheFandangovideoguy]

Hi there...lovely radio...I just watched your review of the Horologe...so..this one or the Horologe? thanks

[@SDBV-OD30]

i like your radio review

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

I also have 2 Hanrongda FM transmitters: HRD-808 and HRD-831. Both FM transmitters that I purchased from Aliexpress which included Japanese FM frequency for transmitting. I also have Traveller III , which can tune on Japanese FM bands (76-108 Mhz) but Eton Mini can only tune 87-108 Mhz.

[@todderbert]

Good to know Francis, you are a radio enthusiast for sure :)

[@Jdub41Utube]

Poor AM is deal breaker for me . I hear that one can not read the display outside is that true ? Also too wide for most shirt pockets.

[@Medalavi]

On the other video I have noticed that you mentioned the headphone jack is very noisy and is terrible, this is very important to me, how about this one is the mini as noisy as well or is good?

[@todderbert]

It's better then the Traveler, that one is horrible. This one wasn't to bad but you can hear artifacts as you are tuning it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHq1doRnbbGkiskm14s

[@jeffking4176]

I own one older Grundig, ( G-6 “Buzz Aldrin “) It seems here of late, as Eton drops the Grundig brand, that they are beginning to drop their quality-this is what I’m afraid of. Would like to get one some day, but wouldn’t know what one(s) are really good. What say you ❓

[@todderbert]

As of right now, I don't encourage anyone buy an Eton Grudig Edition anything, unless you have a good returns policy with the seller. You will see in an upcoming video of another new Eton product that failed at quality control. My faith in the brand is slipping.

[@MrSparks54]

I was thinking about getting a Mini but after your review I'll pass. Thanks for the thorough scan. I'm completely happy with my Eton Executive Grundig Satellit. Okay it's not in the same class but I still haven't found a tiny AM/FM/SW radio I like. The CW on 6165 was "cq cq cq de Radio Habana". You mentioned a revised EP Pro, has there been a revision since the EP Pro came out replacing the original EP?

[@todderbert]

Yes, they revised the EP-Pro by adding a 9/10K switch and eliminated the DSP's false peaking. Waiting on UPS to ship me a second since they destroyed my first example of this Revision 2.0

[@MrSparks54]

Awesome, I'm looking forward to your review on the new EP Pro!

[@mattmiller2761]

I wonder why it would take a few seconds for the station to tune in and clear up like that? BTW I picked up a new in the box CC Radio EP on eBay. A little pricey, $150. I think new ones are getting scarce.

[@todderbert]

I'm thinking it's a slow acting AGC. The EP sounds cool, I hopefully have a revised edition EP Pro coming soon. The last one they sent got mangled by UPS. Nothing more sad then a busted radio.

[@mattmiller2761]

todderbert No Doubt.

[@prasadasgoa]

The feature list on Amazon for this radio says 50 station memories! Is this an improved version?

[@todderbert]

Could be, they are releasing a new series of updated radios.

[@hmmotley]

It has NO memories. Amazon has a write up covering 3 or 4 models. Stated specs. do not apply to all. The 50 memories is for the Field BT!

[@bennguyen1313]

Have you seen it display an RDS (FM) info?

[@hmmotley]

Is does not have that feature!

[@chriseustace176]

just got one as a present ...lasted 2 weeks and then a problem...put it ON, then immediately goes OFF... anyone know how to fix it ?.. Thank you

[@todderbert]

Call Eton, it sounds defective. I'm sure you are using new alkaline batteries. Rechargeables don't work the best in this one.

[@howardj2878]

No presets for tuning, correct? Is there a newer model?

[@todderbert]

There is the Elite, same radio, different case color.

[@josebeato3887]

Como conseguir guía para reparar uno que poseo prácticamente no tiene sonido de tan bajo para oírlo tengo que acercar a mi oído...

[@todderbert]

etoncorp.com/pages/support

[@normanhill535]

Radio Habana Cuba has a DX programme, DXers Unlimited.

[@jacobpoucher]

will this get weatherband?

[@todderbert]

no it does not ;(

[@jacobpoucher]

@@todderbert thanks for the reply

[@matthewhajjar-betters3703]

Maybe this could’ve also used weatherband and RDS compatibility.

[@davidporowski9512]

Digital Storage (MP3/SIM would be nice, programmed to store BW & settings & rechargeable via usb charger/Too much $ for Features Available, IMHO)

[@mickeybrumfield764]

This looks like a radio that should be using AA batteries and Eton should have equipped the radio to have presets. Don't know how you can not include the useful feature of skipping through the bands and omit it from the manual.

[@todderbert]

I looked through that manual a few times and could not find mention of that feature. I wonder if it was added later and the manual was never revised.

[@mickeybrumfield764]

@@todderbert It must be very difficult to put together a radio manual it seems they often have errors and omissions. Thank goodness for reviewers like yourself that can help us out.

[@mcdus78]

The sound is terrible! That hiss will drive me crazy!

[@cyberghost74]

Too bad it has no DSP :(

[@sbsidman]

Now $39.99 on Amazon. No thank you.

[@todderbert]

watch for sales, we are coming up on Christmas...just hope these supply shortages from the Pandemic improve.

[@osoreru4381]

I'm getting it for 120, prices are pretty high at South America