Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO), who writes:
Just FYI, for those who may have missed this :
My light reviews on the CCrane Skywave and Retekess TR604 (AM/FM only set), are now posted on my web page. These are the first 2 reviews on this page :
http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/misc.html
Also have updated my V-115 / V115 review. New test sample with the latest 1.4 firmware.
Thanks for the update, Dave. In your review you note the virtues of the Tivdio/Retekess V-115 (a.k.a. Audiomax SRW-710S) as an mp3 player. That’s how I’ve been using my unit as of late. It makes for a nice portable player with reasonable audio. The last time I traveled to Quebec for a couple months, I used this rig to make a few off-air recordings of my favorite FM radio program: “C’est si bon” with Claude Saucier. I only recently re-discovered these recordings on the MicroSD card in my radio and have been enjoying listening to them since.
I also recommend the V-115 as a very affordable radio that can record off-air broadcasts. As we’ve also mentioned in past reviews–and as Dave notes–it has some issues with internally-generated noises, etc. but for the price it’s hard to complain. It’s currently $24.99 shipped on Amazon (affiliate link).
Ah, C’est si bon on Saturday nights.
https://www.icimusique.ca/emissions/cestsibon/451790
( Just enough “English” to annoy the francophone radicals
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I really like the evening Jazz programme, Le Jazz est la (also lots of English) with trumpeter Stanley Pean.
https://www.icimusique.ca/emissions/quandlejazzestla/452465
and the music played (go backwards in time in the Playlist Archive)
https://www.icimusique.ca/radio/musiques-diffusees
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Quand le Jazz est lla is weekday,
Ce si bon is weekend Saturday 4th, 11th etc, January
16 h 00 – 19 h 00
https://www.icimusique.ca/radio/musiques-diffusees
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Dave didn’t show us in his great page how to check the V-115 firmware version.
On the V-115, the version number shows at the top of the Menu screen. Just hold down the Menu button until it appears.
Well, not on my first Srw710s which I have for a very long time.
So I went and grab a second one I have (V115 batch), still in wrap waiting to be given and indeed it show as 1.3. Thank you.