V117 Portable Radios AM FM, Shortwave Radio with Clear Dial, Transistor Radio with Best Reception for Seniors (Black)

The Retekess V117 is quite a surprising little radio. I bought it to use as a bedside radio as I need music to help me sleep. I wanted something decent that would give good battery life. Digital displays are nice and convenient, but they drain the batteries faster. I expect good runtimes between battery changes because when this radio is turned off, it is completely off. It receives all of the FM stations that I would expect. AM is surprisingly sensitive and selective, pulling in signals from hundreds of miles away and separating stations that are 10 kHz apart. SW on this is sort of odd in that the range is 8 - 18 mHz. Too bad it is not 5 - 15 or 6 - 16 as it would be more practical. But I knew this going in. It's really a non-issue though as I have other receivers that cover full shortwave, some with single sideband. Sound quality is very good. This radio can fill a room with sound. The sound, sensitivity and selectivity are worth noting because this is a small radio that will fit in a coat pocket easily.

Decent little radio. Sound good. Easy to tune. Much smaller than the pictures imply, but I’m fine with that.

Looks like I got a dud. After seeing all the great reviews and owning a TIVDIO V-111 and V-115 (which both work great), this was a big disappointment. First the positives: Nice size, good build quality, decent sensitivity, good sound. Now the big downside: Tuning. In a word, it is absolutely chaotic. On my unit each FM each station appears on the dial 4 times, making it impossible to figure out which occurance to tune when scrolling up and down the dial. What makes it worse, it's off frequency (ex: 92.5 MHz reads 91.5 MHz). Both issues combined make it insane to tune stations. AM and SW also share the frequency inaccuracy, plus the aggressive muting on these bands makes the stations continually appear/disappear. Due to the performance issues, at least on my unit, I cannot recommend the V-117 to anyone except those looking to spend the time to tune in their one favorite local AM or FM station and leave it. 1 star. **UPDATE** 4-4-18. Angela from Retevis Customer Service reached out to me the same day my post went up. She wanted to make things right and refunded my money. I have to admit, I am very impressed with this level of customer service, even on a $16 radio. So I am updating my rating: Still 1 star for radio performance but 5 stars for excellent customer service. Net rating: 3 stars. **UPDATE** 4-21-18. Angela sent another V-1117 unit to me for review. This unit has the same good build quality, sensitivity and sound. In regards to the tuning, it is better than the first unit and is actually on frequency. Overall not bad for a $16 radio although TIVDIO may have some QA issues. Radio performance upgraded to 3 stars, customer service remains at 5 stars, net = 4 stars.

***EVEN MORE UPDATED REVIEW As you read below - the 2nd radio didn't pick up any channels, like the 1st one, and I finally found a radio at Target that works great. BUT, the seller still wanted to make sure I received a radio that worked well and kindly asked me if they could send another - a 3rd radio - and I told them fine, but I'm not paying for it. It arrived 2 days later (WOW!). It is a different radio, which I can't find the link to, so I can't review it on that page, so I'll review it here. The radio WORKS!!! It's clear and loud and NO STATIC whatsoever! I'm so pleased with this company's customer service, if I could give them 10 stars, I would. Never did I ask for a 2nd, or 3rd, radio. They went above and beyond several times and they actually fixed the problem! This is how a business should run. Sure, it's just a ten dollar radio, they didn't need to care about me, ONE person...but they did and it says a lot for these people. Way to go, Retevis Direct! GOOD JOB! ***UPDATED REVIEW After my terrible review on this radio the seller reached out to me and sent another radio - without me asking them to. Very nice service! Unfortunately the new radio also didn't pick up ANY channels, so it didn't work. When I told them it didn't work, they automatically issued a refund and told me they have told the manufacturer of the radio in hopes that they could fix whatever the problem is. So, the radio is still unusable, but I can tell you the service is superb. Changing my one star to 3, just based on service. I really wish the radio had worked though. I've come to the realization that buying a simple radio is not an easy task anymore. Ended up finding a Jensen at Target that works for me. **ORIGINAL REVIEW** I bought this radio because of the reviews about the great reception. The one I received doesn't pick up ONE station - not one! (on FM - I didn't try AM or SW) It's cute, real small, like it can fit in your back pocket. But who cares if you can't get any channels, right?

Pocket sized, fairly rugged, simple to operate. Tuning could be MUCH more precise, easier, as that knob deals with tuning by acting as a windlass of the cord tuning the set. and use a long horizontal scale instead of it's short vertical one, rotating the cylinder from one end and the band-switch at the same time. Drop 16 meter band, but add the 49 meter band, it's a busy place. ALL covered sw is on one scale, which is a huge nuisance. 2 AA cells make it work, which are claimed to run MANY hours. All in all a nice inexpensive pocket radio to bring you am and fm well, and sw maybe, if signals are strong and you tune VERY carefully.

Le son est très bon, il est facile à transporter vu sa petite taille. Avec ou sans écouteurs, fonctionne très bien. Bon achat.

This radio is exceptional quality despite its size. I needed a non digital radio that uses batteries as I may not be able to recharge via usb if power is out. And well done Amazon who delivered early so I now have it during a cyclone 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Excelente! Superou a expectativa!

Muy buen producto. Facil de usar para adultos mayores. Recomiendo 100%