One of the best real radio lover radios. It is "Dual Conversion"(two RF Stages as apposed to normal single conversion found in regular radios). Has 50hz fine tunning toaviod adjacent channel interference, will handle a real external AM/SW antenna. Good audio. size of paper back book, plenty of memory storage & station ID input. Multible Band Width IF Filters of high quality. Smart purchase for those who wish more RF capability.