Retekess V117 Portable Radio,Battery Radio,FM AM SW 3-band with Best Reception,Earphone Jack,Antenna,Large Knob, Simple for the Elderly(Black)

Easy to use. Very portable. Excellent sound and altogether very useful.

Won't go into great detail for the features of this brilliant little radio as the amount of info & videos you can view will fill you in on just how good this radio is. Well made & with a good quality sound for such a small radio I can't fault it, it was one of my best buys in 2024 brilliant. Highly recommend this item if you need a small radio to carry with you if out & about, brilliant.

Bought this as an after thought to compare it to a Sony . After hearing the Retekess TR614 which is impressive I thought of giving this a go....well it is small and feels good to hold. It has easy to use controls and clear easy to read scales.Sound is superb , deeper than my Sony and that gives it a sound found in much dearer radios. Tinny it isn't.Quite impressive for such small unit.Build quality feels good, no fiddly bits to get lost or broken off , no sign of anything rattling around inside.Controls sturdy and easy to use.Reception is good ....on FM , Mw has a slight noise akin to light distortion which is probably interference, but it does pick up stations not found on my Sony. On FM we get french, dutch and a german station....on a day with little or no FM lift .Sw seems a waste, nothing to hear , not even the regular russian/chinese relays the crop up from time to time .All in all a good purchase , worth the money but not quite good enough for someone seeking unusuals on the airwaves.

This is an excellent radio with a fantastic sound, very clear with surprising bass for its small size. Good separation when tuning between stations, excellent reception on all thee bands. Perfect for traveling or listening at home, indoors or out. works well with headphones, nono on FM but still good and loud. Good value for under £20!

The Radio started out pretty much as expected - a 'cheap and cheerful' AM / FM battery powered radio with just about OK sound quality.Reception was fine on AM (by turning the radio around to maximize reception via the internal aerial) and it was easy to use.However, after just two weeks of use it completely failed - replacing the batteries made no difference - switching the radio on just gave a background hum and a loud regular clicking sound on ALL bands - nothing else - tuning the dial made no difference.Have had to order a radio from a 'known' brand instead (Sony) as a replacement - poor.

So good that I've bought a second one. Easy to use.

When I first saw the actual thing I thought it was too small to be much good. How wrong I was! Put 2 good quality AA batteries in it and switch on; the sound quality is excellent and the volume unbelievable from such a small unit. Bought it as a safe (ie. not mains power) radio for bathroom, but I'm thinking of buying more for places like the garage, bedroom, spare bedroom etc. I took a photo of it with the batteries and a smartphone in front so you can judge the size. Anyway, at around £12 plus batteries I would recommend for anybody who has a use for an extra radio. The only awkward bit on it is if you want to fit the strap, but that doesn't affect its performance.

I bought this for my daughterLooking at the pictures here in Amazon it looked bigish I couldn’t believe the tiny it was! Fit into your jean pocket!