The number of components does not surprise me, these are basically SDR radios, just like the $9 dongle you can buy for your PC to make it a 28-2000Mhz scanner. I bought one of these Leixen myself just to try it out. It's got V/U, FM Band and can receive NOAA. I mounted mine in my Polaris UTV to use more of a utility radio, listen to the FM band while out, NOAA for weather and my wife is a ham so to stay in touch while on our 30 acres. Let's see if it holds up, I am not in an urban area to the front end does not worry me.