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Radio Review: The Tivdio V-115 Records Airchecks on the Go

On a trip last fall visiting my parents in northern New Jersey, during the evening the I tuned around the AM dial and encountered some fascinatingly unique local stations. I wished I could record some airchecks but didn’t have any easy way to do so, and I couldn’t find any sort of online program archives.

That set me looking for a portable radio with recording capability, and I found the Tivdio V-115, which received some good reviews from other radio nerds, a number of which can be found at the SWLing Post. It turns out to be a powerhouse of a little radio, available for under $20 on Amazon here in the U.S.

Here is my video review, followed by my review summary:

Pros:

  • Very compact and portable
  • Receives AM, FM and Shortwave
  • Digital tuning with DSP
  • Fantastic sound for a small radio
  • Records radio to MP3 on microSD cards
  • Will function like an MP3 player with better speaker sound than most smartphones
  • Rechargeable battery, powered by USB
  • Sleep timer

Cons:

  • Headphone sound is sub-par and doesn’t work with smartphone headphones that have an integrated microphone
  • Buttons are stiff and make a loud click when pressed
  • Only the strongest shortwave stations come in with the short built-in antenna

As mentioned in the video, here’s our podcast interview with Radio Jay Allen with his advice for improving your radio reception, and his FM radio recommendations: https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2017/03/14/podcast-84-improving-radio-reception/


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