The Grundig Satellit 800 Millennium is able to receive faraway signals from London, Moscow, Rome, Beijing, Baghdad... and Paris. It brings shortwave signals home like no other portable radio - with exceptional sensitivity and selectivity... with powerful features like synchronous detection to reduce fading-signal distortion... and automatic gain control (AGC) to keep the volume at a constant level. The Satellit 800 Millennium is microprocessor controlled (naturally). Think of its onboard computer as a kind of robot engineer. The Grundig Satellite 800 Millenium gives you the ultimate in features, performance, convenience and sound, Its incredibly powerfull, technologically sophisticated, yet easy and intuitive to use. Whether you're an experienced shortwave listener or a newcomer to the world of international broadcasting, this is the radio to buy.