{"id":42509,"date":"2020-03-26T08:23:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T12:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=42509"},"modified":"2020-03-26T08:23:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T12:23:25","slug":"martin-is-pleased-with-the-retekess-tivdio-v-115-a-k-a-audiomax-srw-710s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/martin-is-pleased-with-the-retekess-tivdio-v-115-a-k-a-audiomax-srw-710s\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin is pleased with the Retekess\/Tivdio V-115 (a.k.a. Audiomax SRW-710S)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thomas takes this little portable on travels to record Shortwave, AM and FM broadcasters. Very handy.<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Martin, who shares the following comment:<\/p>\n

Ok, this comment might be a little bit too late, but what the heck, SW radios are way more too old so. I\u2019m 46 and as a little kid, my first \u201celectronic\u201d device was a National or Panasonic (not sure what was it) AM Transistor Portable Radio and I loved it. I spent hours looking for something to hear through all the spectrum. In 1988 (I think) my father bought a Panasonic SW Portable Radio and I \u201cstole\u201d it from him, it took me back to the Radio experience and open me the interest for the SW. 10 years later, or so, it was stolen from me (and eye for an eye).<\/p>\n

A couple of years ago I was thinking about getting one but didn\u2019t want to spend too much for an entry-level radio. So after a lot of research (including your post Troy<\/a>), I decided to go for the Retekess V115, which is the rebranded version of the Audiomax SRW710s, or the Tivdio V115, or\u2026 I bought it for around $23.00 USD through our local \u201ceBay\u201d platform \u201cMercado Libre\u201d in Mexico as they had local stock. I first bought a Retekess V117 for my dad which is an analog version and for the old man will be easier to use. After testing this one before handing it to the old man I was impressed by its performance, so I decided to go for the \u201cdigital\u201d version. 2 versions were available as an entry, the V111, and the V115. I went for the V115 as it has a rechargeable iON battery, numerical buttons for presets and entering stations, and last but not less it is an MP3 player.<\/p>\n

So far I have used both AM & FM radio with a pleasant experience. I work in a hard concrete building and it gets signal from stations that I couldn\u2019t get with my mobile FM radio app. As for the SW I have gotten signals from CUBA, and I believe some others from Europe. I haven\u2019t spent too much time looking for SW stations though. Sound is amazing for this little thing, it is crisp on radio and it also delivers some bass with music! MP3 player is kind of limited, but it is not an iPod, right? It only plays by folder but also you can look for specific songs surfing the root file.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I highly recommend this little thing for an entry level SW radio, even if you don\u2019t want to spend too much and are not looking for the big guys (Tecsun, Grudnig, C. Crane), I can assure you will have a lot of fun with it.<\/p>\n

Happy tunings and greetings from Guadalajara, Mexico.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you so much for sharing your review, Martin. You’re right: the audio from this little radio is pretty impressive especially considering the price and size. As I mention in the photo caption above, I often travel with the V-115\/SRW-710S because I can so easily make off-air recordings on the internal MicroSD card.<\/p>\n

This radio has so<\/em> many brand names, it’s difficult to track them down. At the moment, it seems Retekess V115 is the most ubiquitous. Also look for AudioMax and Tivdio.<\/p>\n

Click here to check Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong> (affiliate link supports the SWLing Post<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Search eBay.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Martin, who shares the following comment: Ok, this comment might be a little bit too late, but what the heck, SW radios are way more too old so. I\u2019m 46 and as a little kid, my first \u201celectronic\u201d device was a National or Panasonic (not sure what was it) […]<\/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":[3,129,43],"tags":[5719,5720,7448,6208,6209],"class_list":["post-42509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-reviews","category-shortwave-radio","tag-audiomax-srw-710s","tag-audiomax-srw-710s-review","tag-retekess-v115","tag-tivdio-v-115","tag-tivdio-v-115-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-b3D","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35034,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/radio-deal-retekess-v115-tivdio-v-115-audiomax-srw-710s\/","url_meta":{"origin":42509,"position":0},"title":"Radio Deal: Retekess V115\/Tivdio V-115\/Audiomax SRW-710S","author":"Thomas","date":"December 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Retekess V115 (A.K.A.\u00a0Tivdio V-115 & Audiomax SRW-710S) price has been lowered to\u00a0$19.99 US shipped on Amazon.com. 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I was very pleasantly surprised at more than one aspect of this radio.\u00a0 First, it sounds like something with a much larger speaker.\u00a0 It has the base capability of at least a 6\" speaker.\u00a0 My favorite\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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":28824,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/dave-reviews-the-tivdio-v-115\/","url_meta":{"origin":42509,"position":3},"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 "News"","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":42509,"position":4},"title":"More positive reviews of the Tivdio V-115 & 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. 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