{"id":26076,"date":"2017-05-27T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=26076"},"modified":"2017-05-27T09:01:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T13:01:36","slug":"tom-reviews-the-tivdio-v-115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/tom-reviews-the-tivdio-v-115\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom reviews the Tivdio V-115"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26081\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115-624x534.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Tom Stiles, who\u00a0notes that he&#8217;s recently posted a video review of the Tivdio V-115 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLVm5STfCi4fYim73JIKClA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his YouTube channel<\/a>. He added that the V-115 is an, &#8220;amazing little shortwave radio with many functions including MP3 recording.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Check out Tom&#8217;s review via the embedded player or YouTube link below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G8GeTfHwc0U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/G8GeTfHwc0U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks, Tom, for sharing your review!<\/p>\n<p>Funny story&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>After watching most of Tom&#8217;s video this morning while packing for YAT (Yet Another Trip&#8211;!) I thought purchasing a V-115 from Amazon might make a lot of sense. Frankly, it would be handy to have a portable that does even a mediocre job of recording shortwave to MP3 files.<\/p>\n<p>I did a quick search on Amazon only to discover,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=swlcom01-20&amp;keywords=tivdio v-115&amp;index=aps&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;linkId=1ed8899971cd8d3efdfd3ffdcf9baa63\">in the search results<\/a>,\u00a0that the quickest I could receive the V-115 was next Wednesday. I considered\u00a0shipping it to my hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Once I opened <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2rJfAWT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the product link for the V-115<\/a>, I saw the following message from Amazon:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2r6PVoh\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26077 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115-e1495886088700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I thought, &#8220;What?!? \u00a0I don&#8217;t remember this purchase&#8230;!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A bit confused, I opened the large container that holds all of the portables I use for review benchmarks. It was the only place this radio could be hiding. Inside, I discovered an unopened box containing an Audiomax SRW-710S&#8211;looking in my Amazon order history, I confirmed that the Tivdio V-115 is also badged as the Audiomax 710-S and Amazon linked the two.<\/p>\n<p>Then, my memory kicked in! I purchased the SRW-710S for review, but pushed it to the backburner. Then in December 2016, <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Troy Riedel, submitted a full review of the SRW-710S.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/troy-reviews-the-audiomax-srw-710s\/\">Click here to read Troy&#8217;s review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After Troy&#8217;s review, I sat the 710S aside and, frankly, forgot I had even purchased it (after all, quite a few radios come into and go out of my shack!).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll pack the 710S and test its recording capabilities on the road this week.<\/p>\n<p>Tom seems to have been favorably impressed with the Tivdio V-115&#8211;perhaps the Tivdio version has had some performance tweaks?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Post<\/em> readers:<\/strong> Anyone else have a version of this radio? \u00a0What are your impressions? \u00a0Please comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Stiles, who\u00a0notes that he&#8217;s recently posted a video review of the Tivdio V-115 on his YouTube channel. He added that the V-115 is an, &#8220;amazing little shortwave radio with many functions including MP3 recording.&#8221; Check out Tom&#8217;s review via the embedded player or YouTube link below. Click here [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,3196,129,43,154],"tags":[471,5719,6208,6209,3247],"class_list":["post-26076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-portable-radio","category-reviews","category-shortwave-radio","category-shortwave-radio-reviews","tag-amazon","tag-audiomax-srw-710s","tag-tivdio-v-115","tag-tivdio-v-115-review","tag-tom-stiles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6MA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28824,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/dave-reviews-the-tivdio-v-115\/","url_meta":{"origin":26076,"position":0},"title":"Dave reviews the Tivdio V-115","author":"Thomas","date":"October 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO), who notes that he has published a review of the Tivdio V-115 on his website. Dave's conclusion? This little receiver is a \"Decent Low Cost Pocket Set.\" I would whole-heartedly agree. I mean, this little radio is widely available on\u00a0Amazon\u00a0and\u00a0eBay\u00a0for around\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tivdio-V-115.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28334,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/more-positive-reviews-of-the-tivdio-v-115-audiomax-srw-710s\/","url_meta":{"origin":26076,"position":1},"title":"More positive reviews of the Tivdio V-115 &#038; Audiomax SRW-710S","author":"Thomas","date":"September 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning, I received yet another positive comment about the Tivdio V-115 (a.k.a. Audiomax SRW-710S). This little radio is widely available on Amazon\u00a0and\u00a0eBay for around $19.00 - 25.00 US including shipping. \u00a0About as inexpensive as a radio gets.\u00a0Both Troy Riedel and Tom Stiles gave it an overall positive review. Check\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Audiomax-SRW-710S-Midwinter-Broadcast-Field-e1505472496268.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Audiomax-SRW-710S-Midwinter-Broadcast-Field-e1505472496268.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Audiomax-SRW-710S-Midwinter-Broadcast-Field-e1505472496268.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Audiomax-SRW-710S-Midwinter-Broadcast-Field-e1505472496268.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30967,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/radio-deal-tivdio-v-115-18-99-us-shipped\/","url_meta":{"origin":26076,"position":2},"title":"Radio Deal: TIVDIO V-115 $18.99 US shipped","author":"Thomas","date":"February 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I just noticed that the price for the TIVDIO V-115 has been lowered to\u00a0$18.99 US shipped on Amazon.com. Click here to read our previous reviews of this radio.\u00a0This is the lowest price for the V-115 I've seen on Amazon.\u00a0 As I mention with any Amazon sale--a now standard disclaimer--the price\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Deals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Deals","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/deals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/V-115-Sale-1024x416.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/V-115-Sale-1024x416.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/V-115-Sale-1024x416.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29565,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/radio-deal-tivdio-v-115-19-99-us-shipped\/","url_meta":{"origin":26076,"position":3},"title":"Radio Deal: TIVDIO V-115 $19.99 US shipped","author":"Thomas","date":"December 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I just noticed that the price for the TIVDIO V-115 has been lowered to $19.99 US shipped on Amazon.com. 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Click here to read our previous reviews of this radio.\u00a0The V-115 makes for a great portable broadcast receiver\/recorder and has very pleasant audio--certainly a benchmark performer in the sub $25 category. 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