This was one of the most sophisticated portable shortwave radio on the market. It has excellent reception on all bands and it really loves an external antenna plugged in for even better shortwave. Many other portables would overload with external antennas and be unusable. The FM section receives RDS which displays the radio stations call letters. 306 memories, excellent Single Side Band SSB reception and a large tuning knob are some of it's other unique features.

The auction includes the following:

• SANGEAN ATS-909 AM FM LW Shortwave Radio
• SANGEAN ATS-909 Original Operating manual

Here's all of the technical details for those who are interested:

306 MEMORIES 261 Short Wave Frequencies on 29 separate pages, preprogrammed with the world's most popular shortwave stations, allowing instant access to the world of shortwave listening, 18 AM stations on 2 separate pages for your favorite AM listening, 18 FM stations on 2 pages for your favorite FM listening, 9 LW station on 1 page, Of course you can easily add or change stations at any time, FULL RDS RECEPTION Displays station call letters and correct time for any station transmitting an RDS signal, DIRECT KEY Recall your favorite station from anywhere by just pushing one button, WIDE/NARROW FILTER Reduces adjacent station interference, AM/FM STEREO/ SW CONTINUOUS COVERAGE BATTERY & SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR, 5 TUNING METHODS Direct Frequency Input using key pad Auto-Scanning automatically scans and stops at every station Manual Scanning Memory Recall Rotary Tuning, 9KHZ/10KHZ SWITCH Allows correct frequency indication for overseas reception, LCD DISPLAY Light remains on for 12 seconds or continuously when AC adapter is used, ATS AUTO-TUNE SYSTEM Automatically searches & presets all your memory channels on LW/AM/FM based upon signal strength of the stations, LOCK SWITCH Locks all functions to prevent accidental altering, Each stations may also be locked individually, AUTO SW SEARCH Automatically selects strongest SW station on each SW page, SEPARATE AUDIO RECORDER OUTPUT & STAND-BY CONTROL JACKS Allows user to program tape recorder to turn on at 3 different times, MONO/STEREO SELECTOR SWITCH Stereo icon appears in display when headphones are connected, TONE CONTROL, MANUAL ALPHANUMERIC EDITING Allows user to insert any 8 alphanumeric characters in display for station identification, PRESET SWITCH Resets the time and microprocessor only, All memory presets remain intact, SINGLE SIDE BAND RECEPTION True LSB/USB selection with variable tuning down to 40HZ fine tuning, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME SWITCH Single switch changes all times automatically to DST eliminating necessity to reprogram all times in receiver, RF GAIN CONTROL Controls gain of incoming signal to reduce adjacent station interference, 3 INDIVIDUAL TIMERS Allows user to set wake up radio or buzzer to 3 different & independent items, Each time can use a different station, 42 WORLD CITY TIMES Instantly displays preprogrammed time in 42 world cities, Also allows user to program additional cities, ADJUSTABLE SLEEP TIMER Adjustable from 90 minutes to 10 minutes, DUAL TIME SYSTEM Allows monitoring of Real Time and any additional world time zone simultaneously, SELECTABLE MANUAL TUNE STEPS Allows tuning steps from 100kHz down to 40kHz, SIZE IN INCHES: 8 1/4W x 5,0H x 1 1/2D, WEIGHT: 30 oz, BATTERIES: 4 x 1,5 Volt AA (not included), FUNCTION ICON LCD DISPLAY Displays shows all features selected and active