Frankly, I was in the beginning very fond of the world band receiver, but ... ... Recently I wanted to pull out the telescopic antenna and had this completely in the hand: - (( A small ring to keep the antenna on the radio was broken. Apparently, however, a magnet must ensure that I can infect the antenna again, but I can no longer change the position of the antenna otherwise I have it back in his hand. So legally, the VHF band is not, because I can hear so unintentionally in the lower frequency range police or emergency services (to my knowledge this is in Germany forbidden). ME is the consumption over Batterrie much too high, if I'm lucky I'm so nearly 2-3 days with a fresh charge every now and that's not necessarily environmentally friendly. As nice as the technology is, however, one more time, I would not buy the product. More than 2 star I can not forgive this with the best intentions.