The Retekess V115 multi-band Shortwave, AM, FM, Radio, MP3 player, rec, aux, SD card & rechargeable
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- A review of the cheap & versatile Retekess multi-wave band V115 AM / FM / 7 band Shortwave Radio, MP3 player, recorder, that also comes with a built-in microphone, SD card slot & auxiliary input and is complete with both a rechargeable battery & USB lead. This is a really good, full-featured, and very useful receiver that I enjoyed reviewing and one which I would recommend for both its sound quality given the size of the radio & also its competitive price, (£17.99 at the time of recording).
If you want to check this out on eBay then the following link should prove useful:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283235617290
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TWCG
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Thanks for your very thorough review of the Retekess V-115 portable AM/FM/SW receiver with mp3 player/recorder! Lots of features for the money indeed! I might have to invest in one of these units!
Hi John, thanks forgetting in touch. Have to say I was very impressed with what you get for not much money. Mine get's regular use and performs very well. I would recommend my friend 👍 - enjoy! BTW if you get chance, please check out my other video on the Haetin KK-62 radio / MP3 player - that turned out pretty good TBH.
Very informative, thank you. 👍
I liked the emojis! 😊
Thank you so much - really appreciate you taking the time to send me great feedback 👍
Very cool music player
I bought it in 2019...still works fine
Hi, I agree, for their size and cost, they are a good choice for a combined multi-wave band radio & MP3 player. Enjoy!
Hi l would be interested to know if your radio is still working ok as lm thinking of purchasing one of these ...thank you..
@@imwatchingyou6113 Hi, good to hear from you. Yes it's still working and is proving to be a good little radio. I would suggest shopping around though as the prices for these seem to vary quite a bit and I have even seen the same design under a different brand label. Good luck with finding one!
Ty for thorough review.Thing I hate you can't "step search" but does it automatically.
Hi, appreciate the feedback. TBH for the money I paid at the time, it offered an awful lot of features that actually work well, but I understand where you are coming from. I have noticed that the price for these does vary considerably these days, but there are some identical sets with a different manufacturers logo at a more competitive price so it pays to shop around. Enjoy your 'listening in' 👍
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Thanks for the interesting review of this multi-featured small receiver. I like it a lot, especially for its recording capabilities. I use it to record audio over the line input from other receivers when I catch remarkable DX on SW.
I really wonder what engineer was dumb enough to decide that audio files of recordings from the line in would be called AUXnnnn.MP3. Good luck trying to open these on Windows... AUX is a reserved name, Windows won't allow it in file names!
Apart from this stupid bug, it's a nice radio that has decent reception... when hooked to an external antenna because when on its whip antenna, it suffers from much interference on SW from its own internal logic and display in my experience.
Hi, thanks for your detailed feedback - very interesting. This particular receiver seems to be the benchmark that many UA-camrs defer to when evaluating the performance of other budget friendly sets. A good sound quality, a decent display, a facility for recording and a reasonable build quality makes this a popular set with viewers. Like you, I have tried connecting just a short antenna, (a clip-on wire that’s elevated in my case) with both this and a few other sets and although sometimes you need to adjust its length to prevent overloading, it does make an improvement. Thanks again for taking the time to get in touch.
Interesting and informative video. PLEASE MAKE US A Video on WORLD RADIO where by we get stations from around the world on our portable Radio
Hi Rajesh - thanks for getting in touch and your kind words. To be honest, the Retekess V115 would make a very good world radio if your on a budget. There are much more expensive receivers that have a greater capability but, if you simply connect a good length of insulated wire to your existing radio aerial and just hook the other end to something that is as high as possible, you will receive many more stations from around the world! enjoy 👍
@@TheWobblyCameraGuyHi Your immense knowledge and helpful nature is indeed of great benefit not only to me but all those who watch your videos and all your subscribers. Thanks a lot for the amazing videos and all the suggestions and help you provide.through our videos and relies. GOD BLESS
Is this radio available in India?
I wss watchibg one of your videos and you mentioned that vinegar can be useful in removing rust from the 2 radio springs that hold the bstteries
One of my radios is rusty on the springs holding the batteries. Plesse let me know if vinegar can be useful for the rust and how k should be used.
Thanks a lot
@@rajeshgaur8948 Hi Rajesh - good to hear from you. With regards the availability of the radio in India, I think it should be. It is certainly available on AliExpress and EBAY (UK) so a bit of search on the internet should show availability. sometimes it is shown under a different brand name, but is still the same radio. The vinegar I used was White Vinegar (not the vinegar that you put on fool lol), which helps clean of oxidize contacts and a little corrosion. If you have rusty battery springs then I would suggest fine emery sand paper to remove the corrosion and restore electrical contact. Good luck searching for your radio!
@@rajeshgaur8948 Hi Rajesh - thank for taking he time to get in touch and your very kind comments. I do this in my limited spare time as a way of challenging myself to try new things so thank you for your great support, it makes it all worth the effort.
Something my wife can get me for Christmas
Have to say that's an excellent idea! would shop around though as prices do seem to vary. hope you get one 👍
perfect job, perhaps is better to put the link
Hi, really appreciate the feedback, thankyou. It's a very good compact receiver and MP3 player that has good sound for the size and price. The link in the description should work and take you to the Retekess home page, (although you could shop around a little as well for a deal?). Thanks again.
I have had this radio for a year...the MP3 player doesn't work anymore. It's pretty average as a radio receiver but it does have excellent audio for it's size.
Hi, many thanks for getting in touch. Sorry to hear that the MP3 player stopped working, (if its less than 12 months you may be able to exchange under warranty?). To be honest, for what it costs, as a budget end receiver, it packs a lot of features and as you say, has decent audio. Yes there are much better receivers and MP3 players out there , but like most things, these invariably cost more. I hope you manage to resolve the problem with playing MP3's. Kind regards TWCG
interesting small radio with lots of features but its best s mp3 player
Poor reception as radio due to the high internal noise. YOu need to use extenal antenna for shortwave or specialized antenas for MW or FM
Charge it with less than 1 A charger!
Hi Zach, thanks for the feedback. Agreed, a long wire antenna clipped to the aerial would help with shortwave reception. It's far from perfect as you correctly point out, but for the low cost, it's a great little radio & MP3 player. Thanks for the tip on the charger!
There is a "FIX" see here via UA-cam in which some copper shielding tape is wrapped behind the DOT MATRIX LCD. RFI internal noise will be somewhat "muted". Noisy SW reception has always been my cincern from day 1 of receiving my V115! 73's & good luck indeed...
Will it randomly shuffle tracks from different albums on the SD card?
Hi Mark, please refer to my comment on your earlier message. Thanks.
You think there's a 'Hidden' menu setting for FM audio Equalization?
Hi, it's a good question. I have gone through the manual and can't see anything obvious as to how you can access it. For MP3 playback you can select pre-set equalisation settings for rock, jazz, country etc. but I can't seem to access those settings from the menus that are available when in FM mode. If any UA-camr's out there have any knowledge on this, we would be really interested to hear from you. It's a great little radio / MP3 player - thanks for getting in touch.
Hi is it still working or has it joined the others...thanks..
Hi, yes it's working fine thanks. What I do with the radios I review is to rotate their use, so currently I am editing a video with the F170 multi-band radio playing in the background. Best regards TWCG
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
Hi, thanks for getting in touch. My first thought is to check the file format of the music on your SD cards. I think that the V115 can only play MP3 format tracks, but its possible that the file format of your music could be different? (possibly .wav ?). Your PC probably has software that can read multiple types file formats so may not have issues with playing the music on your SD cards. An easy way to check is to simply download an mp3 track off the internet, copy it to the SD card and see if the V115 can play it. If you are still struggling, please get in touch via the comments section and I will do my best to help you.
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy I formatted both cards and used empty (no file or music)
@@Cuneyt_3D Hi, that's probably why its coming up with an error on the display. Try putting a track onto the card and see if it reads it? Incidentally, you can connect the V115 directly to your laptop. Once connected, press any key on the radio and the software to allow your PC to connect to the radio should automatically load. I have not tried this but you may be able to copy mp3 files directly to the SD card inserted in your V115 from your PC?
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy I will try thanks
The improved HDR-603 is a better buy.
Hi, thanks for the info. I have seen this on Ali Express, (identified as being by 'HanRongDa' - possibly badge engineered?). To me it looked like a clone of the V115, but from what you say then it sounds like it’s worth a closer look! Thank you.
Hi All, can somebody with V115 share, how many hours lasts the battery on fm radio, after a full charge? Also, does someone tried a battery with bigger capacity, and how many hours of radio time? Thanks 😊
Hi, that’s a good question. There doesn’t seem to be any reference in the manual as to the time duration between charges. So, I have fully charged mine up and will let it play on FM during the day and I will post my findings later this week 👍
@TheWobblyCameraGuy
Thanks a lot for your quick response. I am looking forward for your test.
I also watched your review of KS-62 (the red one), and I was wondering between this radio V115 and KK-62. Which one do you think is better, like sound quality, how good and clear tunes the radio stations (specifically the weaker ones) and overall experience? 🙂 📻
@@plamentodorov788Hi, no problem, I will be interested to see the results myself.
In regard to your query in terms of sound quality and overall performance between the Retekess V115 & the KK-62, I am going to recommend an alternative and suggest that you take a look at the L-258, (review on my channel). This is similar to the Retekess although does not have a record facility or an LCD graphics style interface. However, it sits rather nicely between the V115 & KK-62 in terms of price and in my opinion is a bit of dark horse. It has a nice large LED display, covers all the wave bands and can play MP3 music. It has a larger passive radiator so the quality of the audio is excellent and combined with a large key pad arrangement, makes for a very easy to use, good quality allrounder for a modest price
@TheWobblyCameraGuy
Great, I will take a look L-258. So I will decide between those three models that seems quite similar. I really want to take into account battery play time results and also tune clarity of radio stations.
@@plamentodorov788 Hi, in my opinion, for sound clarity the L-258 has the slight edge, (bearing in mind we are dealing with budget priced receivers of course). Battery test is on-going - will keep you posted 👍
How to store radiostations of my wish ?
Hi, thanks for your question. The way to store a particular station is as follows:
In radio mode, long press the ‘forward >>’ or ‘reverse
I had one of these radios, the charging mechanism failed very quickly.
Hi, thanks for getting in touch. Sorry to hear you had an issue with the charging of your radio, Hopefully, you got a replacement or refund under warranty? My own radio seems to functioning well, but it would be interesting to see if your problem was an unfortunate occurrence or whether this is more of an issue, so I would welcome any feed back from fellow UA-camrs. Thanks & regards TWCG
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy I was charging it and when I touched the radio, it felt warm and I detected a particular smell, and then it simply stopped working. It is a good-looking radio though.
@@Seekthetruth3000 Hi, that sounds like something has shorted either the battery or the charging circuit maybe? if its still relatively new then I would suggest you get in touch with the store you purchased it from. it's a shame as as you say its a good radio / MP3 combo that offers a lot of features and is economically priced. I hope you get it resolved - good luck!
Low level chargers are necessary bellow 1 A for smooth charging
You talk funny
Where you from
Hi, your absolutely right! I am from the middle of the UK called the West Midlands. It's not the best accent, but hey, I'm still proud of where I come from. Thanks for getting in touch - hope you enjoyed the video - kind regards TWCC
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy Good reply friend.
@@tikesr Hi Rickey, good to hear from you and many thanks for subscribing!
@@TheWobblyCameraGuy The Midlands is where Samuel Johnson based the standard English language for his dictionary in 1755, nowt wrong with that ;)
@@markellis7819 Hi Mark, cheers my friend. It's not a popular accent lol but I am proud of where I am from and our ground breaking industrial heritage. All the best TWCG