The shape factor of the filter used seems to be fairly steep, as well. Deutsche Welle in French to Africa on 21660 is marginal at lunch. The radio doesn't seem to be able to do much with weak stations, but this is an acceptable tradeoff, and one I suspect was made to make for better reception of the strong stations. The ergonomics of the radio, however, leave something to be desired. Granted, the radio has a lot to do, but some of the controls are less than apparent.
Most buttons have multiple functions.
The volume control also controls, in conjunction with one other button, balance, fading, treble, and bass. Manual tuning is accomplished by pressing both slewing buttons together until a beep is heard, and then pressing the desired buttons. Pressing the slewing buttons will otherwise engage the search function. It comes in handy for bandscanning while driving down the road. To directly enter the frequency, a capability I welcome, you have to open a small panel with a number pad on it, along with an enter key and a key to switch to a time display.