Review on Retekess HR11S Green Solar Crank Phone Charger Survival Radio – Shortwave Emergency Radio with SOS Alert, AM FM SW, Flashlight, TF Port, Clock by Sara Bertrand

Received my Tivdio HR-11S yesterday, promptly delivered by UPS. I chose this radio after looking at all the other emergency radio options. Due to the many features and good reviews, Tivdio turned out to be the best choice. I tested the radio for about two hours following the 30-page manual and found the following results: 1. The sound quality of the MP3 player and FM radio is excellent even though the speaker is only 1.5 inches .2. Automatic digital channel search is relatively easy, as is channel selection.3. Numerous shortwave bands gave good reception to several stations.4. The date, time and alarm can be easily set. It takes about three steps to read the time and only when the radio is on.5. The MP3 player contains 32GB of songs (more than 12,000 songs), and the titles and artists are displayed on the screen.6. The radio has a built-in microphone, but you can record FM to MP3 to SD card directly from the radio.7. The radio has Bluetooth functionality, which means you can use it as a speaker for your smartphone or other transmission device. The solar panel works when it is in direct sunlight in your window.9. The radio can be charged from your PC from which you can (I assume) download songs to the SD card. (I have not tested this function.) 10. The radio has a very loud siren that can be used in an emergency. It also has a fairly bright flashlight and an SOS alarm. 11. Radio has a college band, a Japanese band (Japan only), but no weather band. 12. I haven't tested the equalizer, but I think it works with MP3.13. Due to its compact size, this radio is ideal for traveling.14. The radio doesn't come with a case, but I found an old camera bag that fits perfectly.15. Battery life was excellent, probably because I kept the volume pretty low. This little radio has many other features that I will be experimenting with in the coming days. My first impression is that this is an absolute one of a kind in my collection of about 50 portable radios. Alternatives I considered included the Kaito KA680 ($55), Midland ER310 ($60.35), Kaito KA500 ($55), and Sangen MMR-88 ($64.95). All of these radios lacked some of the useful features of the Tivdio HR-11S. The next was Kaito KA680, but it didn't have shortwave. Some of the others weren't digital, didn't have clocks or PM3s. I hope my analysis will save some future buyers time while researching the market.