Retekess V115 Portable Radio, Pocket Radio, AM FM SW, Recorder, MP3 Support TF Card, Headphone Jack, Sleep Timer, LCD Backlight (Black)

I've only been using this for a couple of days, so can't speak for it's longevity, but except for that I must say I am rather impressed!Lovely size factor, good radio reception, FM is good as expected and on AM BBC 5 Live is great on 909KHz.The sound is surprisingly good, it even has a passive radiator!That said, it could be louder, but it does have a line out (as well as line in!) so it could be hooked up to a bigger speaker.Have not used the microphone yet, but I appreciate it adds to the functional aspect of the device.The li-ion battery lasts a very long time, I have been using it a lot these couple of days and it's only half used. Also these batteries are of the old Nokia type (BL-5C), basically you can find replacements very easily and cheaply if you ever need to.I did not expect much of the mp3 player, but very pleasantly surprised with the controls and there's even a visual equalizer, albeit monochrome of course.What a great little gadget, well worth the ~£20!

brill little radio, great price, audio fine bearing in mind the price

This is a very versatile gadget. Yes, it does AM, FM & SW, with digital frequency readout, station scanning and pre-sets. But it will also play mp3 files from a cf card (not supplied) & you can record to it as well, either from the radio, the built-in microphone or an external source via the line-in socket. It has a stereo headphone socket, which could also be used as a line-out. My only two negative comments are that while the speaker is reasonably powerful for its size, it is only mono & the AM(MW) tuner is not as sensitive as I would have liked. Even so, this is a great little product & brilliant value for money. Oh, it has a rechargeable battery, too, which means once installed, you can charge it via the supplied lead by connecting the radio to a standard USB socket. It takes a few hours from empty.

I bought two of these - one for my father, and one for me. We're both licensed amateur radio enthusiasts, and have enjoyed short-wave listening for many years too. We both have other, more expensive receivers, so these were only bought as a bit of fun - toys for grown-up kids, if you will. But we're amazed at just how good this tiny radio is. Reception on medium wave, short-wave and VHF FM is really very good indeed. The sound quality is fantastic for such a small unit, and the volume can be turned way up without any noticeable distortion. The sound recording facility works brilliantly. The unit also works as an extension speaker when plugged into the USB port of a PC, should you choose to enable that. As I type this review, I have the radio next to me and I'm listening to China Radio International like it's a few miles away, and I'm picking up a whole bunch of other shortwave stations as I scan through the frequencies. All my favourite AM and VHF FM stations are received clearly too. Amazing. Now, is this as good as a £100 radio? In some ways, no - of course not. But in other ways, it's actually better. It's small, light, nicely-made, really feature-rich, and it sounds great! For the price, I'm gob-smacked. Highly recommended.

This is really a great little radio, so portable and the simple recharge with a standard mobile phone lead so no need to buy batteries. Just love the auto digital tuning to finds loads of stations and easy to save them foe recall. Excellent reception and clarity.Also a great price, I highly recommend this super little radio.

The radio looks nice, and doesn't even sound too bad, but my version just will not charge - I suspect a faulty battery, which was a tight squeeze to get into the battery compartment (and NOT an AAA battery, as the listing states). The same with the USB charger.The battery showed as charging but the radio wouldn't operate without the power cable plugged in. There's no way of them sending out a replacement cable or battery, so the whole unit needs to go back. Shame.

Great little radio, easy to set up.Battery life very good last about 4 weeks on and off use. (I’d estimate about 4 days round the clock continuous use)Recharges via USB.Small pocket sized, presets for storing stations.Bought for the garden shed, ideal for a day or two in the garden then recharge before use again.Reception quality ok - as expected with a telescopic stick aerial - not poor, not exceptional - could always be boosted by modifications but reception was good enough in my area for local stations and other well known stations.