Yes, I am a collector of radios, and have this one for a while, others ATS series dsp varients, and SDR dongles, like the V3 and the V4, and the SDR Play Duo too, plus being an amateur radio operator for 62 years since 1962. W2CH. 😊
Many people claim that the muting while tuning problem has been solved with the Retekess TR113 but I have never seen a video demonstration of this fix and the effect. Also hard to understand why Raddy has not implemented a similar fix through a firmware upgrade to their equivalent RF919 model.
Another comapny supplies the radios. If you buy in bulk they will put your name on the radio for your company to sell them under your brand name. They are the same basic radio with revisions and improvements.
Do not waste your money on this radio. It should never have been released for sale and basically it should be in the Beta stage. There are much better radios on the market and for equal or less money. It is definitely a packed radio as far as functions and with the ability to be controlled from an App. I owned this radio for roughly two weeks and in that time these are the issues I found with it from an operation point of view. It’s since been returned. What caught my eye on this radio was the range of frequencies it covers, that it can receive Upper and Lower sidebands and the UHF / VHF ability. The other draw was it could be linked to an app. #1 Issue was the muting of the audio when tuning through the frequencies. This to me is a big issue and as far as I saw was yet to be fixed through a software upgrade. In fact many persons say not to perform the upgrade since the patch had issues to the level of “Bricking” the radio, making as useful as a brick. #2 Issue was the unstable receiver. I noticed that tuning into a strong signal on a secondary radio (Yaesu FTdx10) and an external antenna and setting the TR113 to the same frequency, that the radio was tuned lower than the reference radio. Tuning higher using the fine tune control brought the signal in, but when moving away and then back to the same frequency it was not consistent and needed to be adjusted once again. This was repeated over and with differing results. #3 Issue was the external antenna jack. This was a selling point for me being able to connect external antenna’s VHF / UHF through the SMA top connector and shortwave (HF) to the rear of the radio. The radio also has a third input on the top next to the SMA connector for a magnetic (ferrite) antenna that comes with the radio. The jack on the top for this antenna is basically a 3.5mm stereo jack. The rear jack never seemed to make good contact to my external antenna and I was using basically a mono 3.5mm plug / cable / PL 259 connector to the antenna. I can’t confirm, but the top and rear connector on the radio looks to be the same (stereo). The standard for these portable receivers uses mono plugs like the Sangean ANT-60. I found the connection to be loose and finicky. #4 Issue was with the App. Basically the app works as a remote control. It will not provide an audio signal and is only for remove control. The main issue I found was with tuning. The App has an UP / Down button and basically tunes the radio in jumps of 10khz. No where in the app could I find any way to reduce the step lower than 10khz even if the actual radio had the lowest setting possible. There are a lot of reviews of this radio and very few go into issues and how poor of a radio this is. There are other issues with this radio (poor manual, lack of a VHF / UHF rubber ducky antenna, etc.). I've very surprised on the reviews it gets and was partially the reason of deciding to go with it. Invest your money elsewhere in either a Sangean or a Tecsun that has been around for a few years and have proven track records. This radio will probably be replaced by another model leaving you without any support or software upgrades. Its also in my opinion not a good radio for someone starting out in shortwave listening.
Very neat radio, Tom! Thank you for sharing and demonstrating it!
a dublagem automatica do youtube precisa evolui mais !
deprecia o conteudo!
This is a brilliant little radio that really needs to be understood with a little time.
You are correct. One needs to learn how to use it properly to get the most out of it. I am just learning.
wow thats everyband almost! much respect
Yes, I am a collector of radios,
and have this one for a while, others ATS series dsp varients,
and SDR dongles, like the V3
and the V4, and the SDR Play
Duo too, plus being an amateur radio operator for
62 years since 1962. W2CH. 😊
Excllent. Good to hear from you. Have a great day.
Peut-on écouter la fréquence de l'ISS ?
Many people claim that the muting while tuning problem has been solved with the Retekess TR113 but I have never seen a video demonstration of this fix and the effect. Also hard to understand why Raddy has not implemented a similar fix through a firmware upgrade to their equivalent RF919 model.
I will try to demonstrate it.
I am impressed, sadly. Cause I would have to explain why 11 radios are not enough. Thanks. Looking forward to a great review.
You can never have enough radios.
Why do various brands make
essentially the name radio with
different names and numbers? 😊
Another comapny supplies the radios. If you buy in bulk they will put your name on the radio for your company to sell them under your brand name. They are the same basic radio with revisions and improvements.
The type of external antenna connector is not clear. Is it SMA or what?
The top connector on left is sma.
Using the rear socket with a 3.5 mini jack to SO239 works incredibly well with a decent antenna.
@@gtretroworld I am hopng to try that with my MegaLoop antnenna.
@ I plan on trying a mag loop of sorts in the future as i have recently been enjoying a bit of SWL.
Can the TR113 record to the TF card off the air?
@LTHanlon yes but I have not tried it, yet.
Do not waste your money on this radio. It should never have been released for sale and basically it should be in the Beta stage. There are much better radios on the market and for equal or less money.
It is definitely a packed radio as far as functions and with the ability to be controlled from an App. I owned this radio for roughly two weeks and in that time these are the issues I found with it from an operation point of view. It’s since been returned.
What caught my eye on this radio was the range of frequencies it covers, that it can receive Upper and Lower sidebands and the UHF / VHF ability. The other draw was it could be linked to an app.
#1 Issue was the muting of the audio when tuning through the frequencies. This to me is a big issue and as far as I saw was yet to be fixed through a software upgrade. In fact many persons say not to perform the upgrade since the patch had issues to the level of “Bricking” the radio, making as useful as a brick.
#2 Issue was the unstable receiver. I noticed that tuning into a strong signal on a secondary radio (Yaesu FTdx10) and an external antenna and setting the TR113 to the same frequency, that the radio was tuned lower than the reference radio. Tuning higher using the fine tune control brought the signal in, but when moving away and then back to the same frequency it was not consistent and needed to be adjusted once again. This was repeated over and with differing results.
#3 Issue was the external antenna jack. This was a selling point for me being able to connect external antenna’s VHF / UHF through the SMA top connector and shortwave (HF) to the rear of the radio. The radio also has a third input on the top next to the SMA connector for a magnetic (ferrite) antenna that comes with the radio. The jack on the top for this antenna is basically a 3.5mm stereo jack. The rear jack never seemed to make good contact to my external antenna and I was using basically a mono 3.5mm plug / cable / PL 259 connector to the antenna. I can’t confirm, but the top and rear connector on the radio looks to be the same (stereo). The standard for these portable receivers uses mono plugs like the Sangean ANT-60. I found the connection to be loose and finicky.
#4 Issue was with the App. Basically the app works as a remote control. It will not provide an audio signal and is only for remove control. The main issue I found was with tuning. The App has an UP / Down button and basically tunes the radio in jumps of 10khz. No where in the app could I find any way to reduce the step lower than 10khz even if the actual radio had the lowest setting possible.
There are a lot of reviews of this radio and very few go into issues and how poor of a radio this is. There are other issues with this radio (poor manual, lack of a VHF / UHF rubber ducky antenna, etc.). I've very surprised on the reviews it gets and was partially the reason of deciding to go with it. Invest your money elsewhere in either a Sangean or a Tecsun that has been around for a few years and have proven track records. This radio will probably be replaced by another model leaving you without any support or software upgrades. Its also in my opinion not a good radio for someone starting out in shortwave listening.
i dont see the point in buying this exact radio when you can use a rtl-sdr and if you want portability use a raspberry pi based solution
229 bucks from Amazon. LOL!
Why can't it tune in 160m band?
I don't know.
Nothing there to listen to.