Grundig Rf 250 U

[SixCats!]

Hi all,

Forgive me if I am posting in the wrong forum. I thought that perhaps this is the place to post about todays find. Today while at my local GOODWILL, I found a GRUNDIG RF 250 U/STEREO AM/FM/MW/SW Table top TUBE radio in rather nice condition! A note on the unit said that the AM/FM worked and that a antenna was needed for the SW. Now, I know NOTHING about these types of units but, I figured it MUST be worth more than the $30.00 (less 10% discount) selling price. I bought the unit and visited a friend at his place of business right next door to the GW. I plugged in the unit, it powered up and it did pull in FM. I noticed the unit appears to have some sort of MAGIC EYE tuning system ? The sound was rather static/noisy which I attribute (in part) to all the DUST (which I could see inside the unit) and the typical dirty switches. Once home, I took the unit apart and pulled the AMP/TUNER section out of the cabnit. DUSTY would be a understatement! I set the AMP aside and then took the cabnit (with it's small oval speakers) over to one of my Audio systems. I then disconnected one of the pair of Speaker wires (from a pair of HPM 100's) and reaching inside the GRUNDIG cabnit, tested the GRUNDIG speakers. Ahhhh, sweet! the speakers are working fine and sound CLEAN and CLEAR! Within the next couple of days, I will take a AIR HOSE to the AMP and blow out all that dust. Later, I will do a DETAIL job and clean the switches/buttons using CONTACT cleaner. I HOPE it will clear up the noise. At any rate, I think this should be a fun project as it is something different for me in the Audio World. Anyway, I would appreciate it if someone who know could share a bit of information on this unit or similar units by GRUNDIG. I did a GOOGLE search but didn't find much information in ENGLISH. I THINK this unit is circa 1968. Also, if anyone has any idea of value of this GRUNDIG, I would appreciate that information as well. Thank you for any help in this matter.

Regards,
SixCats!