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Retekess V115P Portable Emergency Weather Radio

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A pocket world-band radio that moonlights in emergencies

Let's be upfront: the Retekess V115P is not a dedicated alert radio. It's a pocket-sized multi-band portable — AM, FM, shortwave, longwave, and the NOAA weather band — with Bluetooth playback and a voice recorder. What earns it a place in an emergency-preparedness lineup is different: it's the radio you'd actually carry every day, which means it's the radio you'll actually have when something happens.

Bands for days

The band coverage is the story: AM 520–1710 kHz, FM 87–108 MHz (including the extended 64–108 and Japanese 76–90 ranges), shortwave 4.75–21.85 MHz across SW1–SW9, longwave 153–522 kHz, and the weather band at 162.4–162.55 MHz covering the NOAA channels. A digital tuner with direct keypad entry and backlit LCD makes jumping to a known frequency fast, with automatic and manual station search plus generous preset banks. One honest caveat: Retekess documents weather-band reception but no NOAA alert tone or S.A.M.E. function — it hears the weather broadcasts; it doesn't wake you for warnings.

The recorder and the battery

The 1,800 mAh BL-10C battery is replaceable — a rarity worth noting — and charges over USB-C in about three hours. Retekess rates playback at roughly 6–8 hours at high volume and around 20 hours at low to medium volume. The micro-SD slot (up to 64 GB) handles MP3, WMA, FLAC, and more, and the radio records from three sources: voice via the built-in mic, FM/AM broadcasts, and line-in. Bluetooth is playback-only, streaming music from your phone within about 20 meters. Add a bright LED flashlight, alarm clock, sleep timer up to 180 minutes, aux-in, headphone jack, and a 4Ω 3W bass speaker, all in a 135 × 83 × 25 mm body weighing 192 grams per Retekess.

Who it's for, and who should skip it

The V115P fits travelers, shortwave listeners, and anyone who wants a genuinely pocketable radio with emergency-adjacent utility — weather-band monitoring, a flashlight, and recording. It's a superb everyday-carry radio that happens to be useful in a crisis.

Skip it if you need automatic weather alerts — no alert tone is documented, so a Midland WR400 or Sangean CL-100 is the honest pick for that job. And there's no crank, solar, or phone charging here.

Pros

• AM/FM/shortwave/longwave/NOAA weather band in a 192 g pocket body
• Replaceable 1,800 mAh battery; USB-C charging
• Records voice, radio, and line-in to micro-SD up to 64 GB
• Bluetooth music playback; LED flashlight; alarm clock; 180-min sleep timer
• Direct keypad tuning with backlit LCD; CE/FCC certified

Cons

• No NOAA alert tone or S.A.M.E. documented — receives weather band only
• No hand crank, solar, or USB phone charging
• Bluetooth is playback-only
• Preset counts come from the Amazon listing, not official specs

Specs

Frequently asked questions

Will it wake me for a weather warning? No — and that's important to understand. It receives the NOAA weather band so you can listen to forecasts, but Retekess documents no alert tone or S.A.M.E. function. For automatic warnings, get a dedicated alert radio like the Midland WR400.

Is the battery really replaceable? Yes. It uses a standard BL-10C pack you can swap yourself, which is increasingly rare and means the radio isn't disposable when the cell ages.

Can I use the Bluetooth for calls? No — Bluetooth is for music playback from your phone to the radio's speaker only.

What can it record? Three sources: voice memos via the built-in microphone, whatever's playing on the radio, and line-in audio — saved to a micro-SD card up to 64 GB.

Verdict

The V115P is the best pocket radio in this lineup and an honest one: enormous band coverage, a replaceable battery, and a real recorder in a 192-gram body. Just buy it for what it is — a superb everyday portable with weather-band monitoring — not as a replacement for a true alert radio. Check the current price on Amazon: View on Amazon

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