A small radio, fits in the palm of your hand. Shortwave reception is surprisingly good.
At first volume seems low but if you press the LOCK key while at vol=8 it lets you turn the volume up very loud!
A good speaker with low distortion.
There is slight background/amplifier hiss on all bands but nothing to worry about.
The FM band receives in full STEREO when using headphones/earbuds and the sound is good.
Easy to use controls including jumping 'bands' within shortwave so you don't have to wait to scan all the way through the range.
You can "Hop" several mhz at a time to home in on the frequency you want fairly quickly.
The 20x memories PER BAND are a great help and let you instantly switch to any previously saved station in FM, MW and SW.
Very lightweight even when loaded with 3xAAA batteries.