This nice radio has an incredible secret, you can listen VHF and UHF, including air band. Try this: first choose a OM frequency, for example 1225 KHz, press and hold REC (you must have a memory card inserted), when it start recording press FM / AM and MODE keys. That's all, now it tunes 122.50 MHz. It works by tuning SW as well, the frequency in KHz goes to VHF or UHF. Enjoy!
@bestestimesreborn3 жыл бұрын
I can't get that to work
@marjla2 жыл бұрын
I tried it,but it didn't work.
@leleo_AR2 жыл бұрын
Não são todos esses rádios V115 que fazem isso , foi alguns que sairam...
@kenshinflyer Жыл бұрын
It worked on my unit.
@kenshinflyer Жыл бұрын
My first shortwave radio, though I bought it when it was still called the Tivdio V-115. Nifty device, I was sold on the radio with its recording function. I use it to tune in to NHK World Radio and other SW stations from China and Taiwan. It would've been awesome if it had SSB (the reason why I bought a Tecsun PL-660), but at a cheap price, it's irresistible.
@johnbeckham14833 жыл бұрын
The Retekess V-115 is a nice AM/FM/SW & MP3 Player/Recorder indeed! The sound quality is way better than average! Recording through the line cord is an excellent way to get quality audio recordings! I highly recommend the purchase of the Retekess V-115!
@chrispike57732 жыл бұрын
its a great little radio.
@howardsix97084 жыл бұрын
loved it, learned a lot , and especially the freq. response of the speaker....plus bl5 batt. easy to get......, 73, H
@Eccadairius4 жыл бұрын
I bought one and it arrived yesterday. I picked up a distant FM station KTFW 92.1 FM from Glen Rose, Texas and the station only had 25,000 watts and that station was coming in loud and clear. A great little radio.
@tenparab3 жыл бұрын
I bought one of these radios online for about $A30 ..just got it and Im really pleased with the functions and its good quality. Thanks for your review I learned a couple of things from you mate. Im in Australia.
@Dragon_W0LF4 жыл бұрын
I Don’t know the song played at the beginning but I’m impressed with the sound quality for a small radio.
@Dragon_W0LF4 жыл бұрын
Ringway Manchester whats the name of the song that’s played at the very beginning of the video
@digitalmediafan4 жыл бұрын
I bought one of these from Aliexpress a little cheaper 2 years ago. For a MW DX'er it's quite poor for reception as is FM though the sound quality is amazing with surprisingly good bass, it's a bargain overall...
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate!
@baneverything55804 жыл бұрын
digitalmediafan .. There`s a Dreamsky radio on Amazon for $13.99 that has the best sound I`ve ever heard from a pocket radio. If you look for it it`s black with a white strip at the top with AM/FM POCKET RADIO written on it and Dreamsky written in white letters at the bottom. It`s only AM/FM but has great reception on both bands. I collect portable radios and this one impressed me! You can actually hear the bass tones from drums and guitars when listening to music and it`s LOUD too!
@n1jdu4 жыл бұрын
You didn't review the mp3 player of this radio. For those interested .. it takes a max 32 gig TF card (Micro SD) and it plays stereo thru the headphones (the FM radio is still mono) At first I thought it would not play random mp3s only the next in line .. or, if you know the number of the song, you can type in the number on the keypad and it will go to that song. I discovered by accident that it will play Random mp3s. In mp3 mode if you quick touch the MENU button it will cycle thru the available play modes. You can see the icon change on the top left of the screen next to the memory card icon.
@raymondmartin67374 жыл бұрын
Hi Lewis. Thanks for the review. I had the Tivdio V-115 version of this receiver, really the same radio. About $20.00 shipped in the US Yes, it's good as a recorder, on the micro SD card. It was not too good with the MW or FM reception here on weaker stations.
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate!
@eldontyrellcorp4 жыл бұрын
This is a nice radio, but: - lots of static in mw/sw. - sensitivity in mw/sw is quite poor. - not possible to change eq setting in fm Otherwise this is very nice: - excellent sound - records mp3's - very good fm - good battery life In summary, if you are a dx freak, forget about this radio. If you listen to fm, mp3 and if you are a casual am listener, go for it.
@humaxf14 жыл бұрын
The recording feature is useful by itself for capturing two-way radio traffic especially while mobile. Audio recording on a smart phone is fine but fiddly when you want to capture in a hurry.
@LennartWennberg4 жыл бұрын
Excellent review as usual!
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate!
@g4okt4 жыл бұрын
Yep - got the same type of v115, fantastic cheapo radio, charged battery lasts ages! cheers GW4OKT
@sreviews63972 жыл бұрын
Hi, I am a bit lost in the rabbit hole of all things radio. What would you recommend for lay person that wants a(budget) radio mainly for information for emergency situations such as power outage, war, natrual disasters?
@AntonioCristerna3 жыл бұрын
Very useful. I am getting one. Regards from Mexico.
@johndesmond98454 жыл бұрын
I bought the Tividio V-115 about a year ago. I found it that the display of the radio generated a huge amount of interference and blanked out everything but the strongest signals. OK for listening to local stations only.
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers for the feedback John!
@dazednconfused313374 жыл бұрын
I think I had that same issue and one of the wires needed resoldering to the ferrite antenna
@MikeM0XMX4 жыл бұрын
Again. Top quality video. Well done Lewis.
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Mike!
@Manny_News_Blogs_Tutorials3 жыл бұрын
FM radio is not in full stereo when using headphones, just left and right channels in mono? Or is it just the 96 kbps recording that disabled the MPX?
@hymatwat94124 жыл бұрын
I’ve one and it’s really good and you can record. It’s the radio I’m taking on holiday
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate!
@amateurspotter26564 жыл бұрын
Hi Lewis. Can’t believe it, I actually ordered one of these last night on Wish! Just under £12 free delivery 🚚. It could take weeks to get here but seems worth waiting for. Thanks for the info. Regards. Eamonn.
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate!
@007tallguy2 жыл бұрын
watched a few reviews on this one, have one ordered! i also wish it had ssb and more sw bands, but i can always tune in with my Yaesu. for the line in, i assume the sound will come out of this radio since the output device will be muted, correct? Pete
@peteshulver92214 жыл бұрын
Neat little travel radio!
@replaygeorge4 жыл бұрын
You did not cover enough the mp3 function, except for replaying a recorded show. I was curious if it displays mp3 tags, how it plays songs, if it shuffles, repeats, if it manages folders, that sort of thing.
@fredlomax53603 жыл бұрын
At 3:35 into the review, you are able to manually tune the VFO in SW band using the arrow key. My radio will not allow this. The tune button jumps between memories rather than advancing up by 5kHz. Do you know how to change this setting? Thank you kindly for any response. Excellent video!!!
@mpatrickthomas Жыл бұрын
Me too.Wondering the same myself...Did you ever find out
@drumfishing155 Жыл бұрын
@@mpatrickthomas No I have not found out. I’ve had 3 of these radios for two years now. Not being able to tune the radio 5khz at a time makes it useless for shortwave. You can only “seek” or jump memories.
@lyntonprescott34124 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Look forward to see how it performs on SW.
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate!
@gledders4 жыл бұрын
Price seems to be going up, did you have a purchase link please?
@g4kfjve7kfj344 жыл бұрын
indeed now one dealer has on sale for £50 plus the review was TOO good hahah
@bulldogbrower67324 жыл бұрын
I sure wish it had the aircraft band
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Stay tuned, got that one on the way!
@masher36184 жыл бұрын
Bought one and was amazed at the sound out of such a small cheap radio.
@baneverything55804 жыл бұрын
Masher ... There`s a Dreamsky radio on Amazon for $13.99 that has the best sound I`ve ever heard from a pocket radio. If you look for it it`s black with a white strip at the top with Dreamsky written in white letters at the bottom. It`s only AM/FM but has great reception.
@rainboydiaries2794 жыл бұрын
I want to buy one...in Bangladesh.. Where i can get
@Dave64track4 жыл бұрын
Wow what a great little radio thanks for sharing good review.
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate!
@CB-RADIO-UK4 жыл бұрын
Yep like that little radio. Mind you have to laugh at the mega bass sub thingy on the back . Shame they did not include a vfo tuning wheel which i prefer to buttons. Great video mate.
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Haha cheers mate! I agree on the VFO wheel!
@mpatrickthomas Жыл бұрын
How do you manually tune.Mine just goes thru the memory presets
@SangSakaHitam3 жыл бұрын
Wow.. mantop..
@Cuneyt_3D2 жыл бұрын
hi, i bought v115 a few days ago. radio is good but when I put sd card screen says WAITING... 1 seconds than screen says CAN NOT FIND DEVICE. I used 2gb and 16gb sd cards. both of them is working on laptop and on my dslr camera. What can I do? please send me a solution
@RingwayManchester2 жыл бұрын
I wanna say it’s 32gb and above but I’m not sure where I heard that
@wisteela4 жыл бұрын
I'm deffo buying one of these. Does it do stereo through the earphones?
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate! not tried earphones yet
@n1jdu4 жыл бұрын
The FM radio is mono .. but mp3s are stereo thru headphones.
@wisteela4 жыл бұрын
@@n1jdu Thanks for the info
@bestestimesreborn3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@calypso222 жыл бұрын
Shortwave ferrite??
@sudhanshu389104 жыл бұрын
Recently bought Philips DL 167 on Amazon India. It plays FM very good, Sound is awesome however it fails terribly on MW and SW ! 20 years ago SW stations were in plenty and I am guessing it's not the radio but stations have stopped on SW. Still I expected local government stations to show up on MW which didn't so my next hope is on this one that you showed in your video. Let's see how it fares in MW and SW band. Let me get this and once I try will share the reception quality. Thanks for the review.
@naytunswe62243 жыл бұрын
What "line-in" jack does ?
@SB-mi2ii4 жыл бұрын
Bits Lewis, not bytes! 😉
@kkooloo57814 жыл бұрын
How long do batteries Last ?
@kriscopper674 жыл бұрын
How about the shortwave band? I would like to see your review over shortwave reception. Tune into Dx station on the field. Really appreciate that.
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
As soon as lockdown is over I’ll be revisiting this :)
@kriscopper674 жыл бұрын
@@RingwayManchester Appreciate that. Take care and please stay safe since I read today that now UK getting worst which death toll now the highest in Europe.
@Callatis2 жыл бұрын
@@kriscopper67 Stop reading/watching fake news propaganda. Use your brain, mate, if you still have one. Stay awake!
@joeframo33473 жыл бұрын
Very nice radio very very nice I love the technology either coming out with just the way they're building things 🤠
@freesaxon68354 жыл бұрын
Alan Bessik is he still going, specialist in insulting people
@g4kfjve7kfj344 жыл бұрын
poor old fella sad old bbc presenter no one left to listen to his army tales anymore ?
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
he is, although mellowed now
@freesaxon68354 жыл бұрын
@@RingwayManchester thought he couldn't keep that level of vitriol up forever 😁
@357bullfrog23 жыл бұрын
I love mine but the display went bad. Still works good tho
@Taffy8664 жыл бұрын
Nice review again.Looks a nice little radio.shame you never showed what the shortwave was like. I have purchased one too but must stop watching your reviews as i sometimes order the items you are reviewing
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
haha Cheers mate!
@stakkerhmnd4 жыл бұрын
I am Stakker Humanoid. You are not. But you want to be. But you can't.
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
I will be one day!
@stakkerhmnd4 жыл бұрын
@@RingwayManchester I hereby award you honorary citizenship to the DPRK for your services to 'Retekess V-115 Mini AM/FM Shortwave Radio' reviews.
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
@@stakkerhmnd Thanks you almighty one
@TheOnePhillip4 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute? Only a 32gb microSD card it won't accept or use say a 64gb or larger capacity?
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
It says not but I've not tried it
@user-jr7fc9ul7w4 жыл бұрын
مرحبا كيف الحال هل استطيع ان احصل على هذا الراديو انا من العراق الذي موجود في السوق العراقي صناعته صيني رديء تقليدي وشكراً جزيلاً
@MAMD603 жыл бұрын
هذا الجهاز صيني ايضا . ويمكن شراءه من موقع amazon .
@rainboydiaries2794 жыл бұрын
Price koto???
@muttavarapuraviteja83674 жыл бұрын
Does it work in india..
@sudhanshu389104 жыл бұрын
Ofcourse it does ! It picks up radio waves wherever they broadcast.
@g4kfjve7kfj344 жыл бұрын
,Lewis nice little review ,,many thanks ,, after watching umm ,as we are supposed too do, nipped over to Ebay just have a look see at the current price ,, oh my someone has been watching Did I hear you say mention about £10ish give or take .. Blimmey one dealer now selling for over £50 is that rapid inflation or what??
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Wow that's ridiculous!
@gaborm47674 жыл бұрын
Lack of RDS?
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately yes
@freesaxon68354 жыл бұрын
Shows what can be achieved for very little money
@RingwayManchester4 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate!
@buz3753 жыл бұрын
Not worth the price sw is junk on this radio. The chip set is a cheap China set up. About the only thing it has going is a cheap recorder. Even then buy Sony at walmart. Antenna is junk to. It pulls apart easy and is cheap. You do get a 15.00 cell phone battery.
@ramnathborade37473 жыл бұрын
लेना हे
@wjerald88424 жыл бұрын
I wonder....can a person,record directly off of Bluetooth?If so, this is the one for me until the next upcoming revolution in new technology ( to tide us over)!