I have had this radio for about a year now. No real complaints. I hear people fussing that they can't pick up anything on the shortwave "band" but most people just don't understand the frequencies and bands. They think just turn it on and hear people all over the world instantly talking immediately. Yeah out of the box with the antenna and nothing more it's a good am/fm radio and nothing more. I've heard great stuff on it with a long wire antenna. I love it because it's small and easily fits in any bags. The batteries last a very long time because it does not get loud or do much. It's solid as it 8s though
After watching one of your videos months a ago I grabbed the Tecsun R9012. It was only $22 and I like the large analog looking tuning dial. Works great.
I have a job I do in Arizona for 27 hours a month that's 50 miles from the Phoenix transmitters, and about 40 miles from the mountain Prescott ones. The tuner on V117 is truly a bargain for the $12 I spent. I have a V115 which sounds better, but the tuner sensitivity doesn't come close. The stepped tuning on the small dial is tricky at first, but comes better with practice.
I have a short wave radio . Mine is a RadioShack brand multi Band receiver. It has am cb sw1/sw2 Fm/air Tv1/Tv2 vhf/uhf and Wx with fine tuning.. Really love this radio receiver.
Hello american radio amateour! My name is igor belevich.i am 39 years old. I am radio amateour from belarus . I have a lot of analog sw,mw,am,lw radios. I received voice of america in english,overcomer with brother stair from usa,wrmi from usa,and wbcq from usa,In english,and knls,alaska,usa in russian on short wave here in belarus. I love analog simple sw,am,mw radios.
In belarus i can receive a lot of foreign sw,am,mw radio stations ,even sw from usa,not to mention sw stations from china,turkey,rumania,n.korea, spain,france,bbc from uk,germany,and several others.
I fell into this video because I was looking for a review of this specific model for a friend of mine who is blind. I got astonished for something you said about AM transmissions in your area. Isn't really there any AM transmitter in 500 miles (804km) around? That would be like having almost my whole country (Spain) without any AM station at all. AM here has only the major talk radios (RNE ones, COPE, SER, maybe Onda Cero and some other private and region-owned ones) and, who knows, maybe they are still there for some sort of public service for very exceptionally remote areas. I even have one in my city (Alcoy) which is 60000 people, and aother one(s) 60km away near Alicante (300000 people), and oher(s) about 120km away near Valencia (800000 people), not to mention one located in Algeria /Jill FM) that, according to the info I have, transmits with the same power as Radio China International (150kW) and all of them can be caught outdoors during daytime and even indoors, if there is not much electromagnetic disturbance in a specific spot. AM is dying here, but is not so dead. I thought that, just because you have large "empty" land areas, you would put some emphasis in AM transmissions than us. I imagine that happens in your country because you guys focus in NOAA for an emergency case. Is it true? Is NOAA still valued by an average person there, or it's just a thing for "radio nerds" like me? Sorry, that a long comment, I should have kept it short. My apologies.
I have had this radio for about a year now. No real complaints. I hear people fussing that they can't pick up anything on the shortwave "band" but most people just don't understand the frequencies and bands. They think just turn it on and hear people all over the world instantly talking immediately. Yeah out of the box with the antenna and nothing more it's a good am/fm radio and nothing more. I've heard great stuff on it with a long wire antenna. I love it because it's small and easily fits in any bags. The batteries last a very long time because it does not get loud or do much. It's solid as it 8s though
Thanks for sharing this- I think you might be right on wanting instant gratification on hearing the world
What's up neighbor!!! I'm in Tennessee, not that far from you! Glad to know there are still shortwave lovers out there!
Hello! Yup, I still love to listen at night.
Got one connected to a slinky in the garage. Works great!
Great use of a slinky
Nice “ pocket “ radio , Retekess is cranking out some cool stuff !
You got that right!
Just bought one and it is very good for what it is.
Glad to hear that
After watching one of your videos months a ago I grabbed the Tecsun R9012. It was only $22 and I like the large analog looking tuning dial. Works great.
Great to hear!
Nice little shortwave radio! Wishing you & your family a healthy, happy, & prosperous New Year!
The same to your family as well.
Thank you for the review. I want to get one of these for my nephew for his birthday
I think he will like it
I have a job I do in Arizona for 27 hours a month that's 50 miles from the Phoenix transmitters, and about 40 miles from the mountain Prescott ones. The tuner on V117 is truly a bargain for the $12 I spent. I have a V115 which sounds better, but the tuner sensitivity doesn't come close. The stepped tuning on the small dial is tricky at first, but comes better with practice.
It really is nice for the price.
Nice looking good
Sounding little radio. Happy new year from reg in Dublin Ireland
Happy new year! The same to you
I have a short wave radio . Mine is a RadioShack brand multi Band receiver. It has am cb sw1/sw2 Fm/air Tv1/Tv2 vhf/uhf and Wx with fine tuning.. Really love this radio receiver.
the shack did have some great radios-
Word is they are coming back in brick and mortar as well as online. They are supposedly going to mainly focus on radios.
Hello american radio amateour! My name is igor belevich.i am 39 years old. I am radio amateour from belarus . I have a lot of analog sw,mw,am,lw radios. I received voice of america in english,overcomer with brother stair from usa,wrmi from usa,and wbcq from usa,In english,and knls,alaska,usa in russian on short wave here in belarus. I love analog simple sw,am,mw radios.
Those are great contacts! Welcome!
Love shortwave on the go 👍
Me too! you can take it along just about anywhere
In belarus i can receive a lot of foreign sw,am,mw radio stations ,even sw from usa,not to mention sw stations from china,turkey,rumania,n.korea, spain,france,bbc from uk,germany,and several others.
I am glad to hear that you are able to pick up all those stations.
Looks like a nice, inexpensive radio.
it really is if you don't have or want to spend a ton of money
Thanks and good morning Eric...is it me.... or is the voice volume real low ?
I fell into this video because I was looking for a review of this specific model for a friend of mine who is blind.
I got astonished for something you said about AM transmissions in your area. Isn't really there any AM transmitter in 500 miles (804km) around? That would be like having almost my whole country (Spain) without any AM station at all. AM here has only the major talk radios (RNE ones, COPE, SER, maybe Onda Cero and some other private and region-owned ones) and, who knows, maybe they are still there for some sort of public service for very exceptionally remote areas. I even have one in my city (Alcoy) which is 60000 people, and aother one(s) 60km away near Alicante (300000 people), and oher(s) about 120km away near Valencia (800000 people), not to mention one located in Algeria /Jill FM) that, according to the info I have, transmits with the same power as Radio China International (150kW) and all of them can be caught outdoors during daytime and even indoors, if there is not much electromagnetic disturbance in a specific spot. AM is dying here, but is not so dead. I thought that, just because you have large "empty" land areas, you would put some emphasis in AM transmissions than us.
I imagine that happens in your country because you guys focus in NOAA for an emergency case. Is it true? Is NOAA still valued by an average person there, or it's just a thing for "radio nerds" like me?
Sorry, that a long comment, I should have kept it short. My apologies.
I must have misspoke. I have no radio stations for 45 minutes in any direction. maybe 35 to 45 miles.
Nice radio sounds good as well where can you go d these? Amazon, EBay?
Also their website.
Good thing it takes AA instead of AAA.
might get the bb-c at night.
I had one like that. the dial does slied down
I had this radio I can’t stand DSP tuning I gave mine away
Do you mean this radio is not an analog tuner ?
I got a little tuscan. so I don't know where my little one like that is
Your sw receiver has no sw 49 meter band .
Correct.
I am looking at the ats25 for my first sw radio any thoughts?
did a review on that one- decent little radio
cheap in price
budget friendly sounds better