President Adams CB Radio Part 2: Features And Functions.

Time to show off the features and functions of the entry level President Adams CB. It reminds me so much of my older Andy CB, but as it's an entry level CB aimed right at the Cobra 19 and Midland 1000z, it is missing just a few of the Andy's features.
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[@hatchetjackphillips]

If I was gonna buy a new CB, I’d definitely get a President CB based on all the reviews you’ve done on em. They look well built and haven’t seen a bad review from what I’ve seen. My newest CB is a Cobra 25 LTD built in 1999 and still works like a champ.

[@roberthoffman4713]

I have been watching several of your videos on KZbin and I appreciate the fact that you go over all the features of the radio's and the fact that you do not over inflate the power output and other functions of the radio's. Watching you reminds me of watching the only guy in my area that I trust and let touch my radio's. For that a huge thank you. I have 3 galaxy 979 AM/SSB radio's that my dad and I have used for many years now. My problem is the new cars don't have much room to mount a CB. The AM/FM radio's seem to be tied into the cars computer system so it's not easy to pull one and swap it out for a single din radio where I could mount a cb below it. Anyway I appreciate that you are not over inflating the amount of power they can put out and not try and push swing kits that for a second or two it hits a hi power then drops off or push them so when you key up it goes to 6 watts but immediately starts to drop power and heat up. It's been a little while but how is your Mckinney holding up? Also length is not much of a problem for me. How are there mag mount antennas? I exclude the NY shorty. I know they (extend the warranty if you buy a antenna from them. In the past I used Hustler mag mounts but after a year or so they would get water damage. I bought a little wil but it didn't get used enough to see how long it would last. I always made out best with a 4 foot firestick with tunable tip. But the single firestick magnet wouldn't hold at highway speeds without the light duty spring. I guess I am just asking for suggestions. The car manufacturer says 100 watt max for any transeverse. Thank again for the great videos and informationx and any advice you can pass along.

[@Coffeebibber]

My good friend bought me the Andy, and I love it! All the features are great, but I do love the channel scan feature. The President radios are loaded with great, practical features. I use the weather channels quite a bit as well. Love your channel, it’s been very helpful!

[@KurtClark]

Nice simple radio! I love my President Bill FCC, so there's no doubt in my mind that the Adams is a great performer.

[@FarpointFarms]

Still loving my Bill!

[@therixon]

Cool review Eric, and a nice, neat radio!!

[@mustanger041]

thank u for posting this ive been thinking about getting a president cb ill save this to refer to all the cool features.

[@joshl5003]

Hello all, I've been trying to get a cb station set up for a while now, but due to dozens of eye surgeries it's been difficult to keep our heads above water and vision clear-ish... I enjoy cb and ham radio, I've been studying to get my ham license but want to get on the air with cb before I go blowing money on ham equipment. I enjoy your videos very much and you have been helpful with teaching me stuff I didnt know existed like skip and ssb. Thank you.

[@FarpointFarms]

I'm glad to hear I could help!

[@billssimplepinedesign8878]

Great video. I really like that clear display.

[@FarpointFarms]

Me too!

[@leelavinder2231]

I just got the Andy but would love the Adam’s!!! As well. LoL! Have a great weekend!

[@FarpointFarms]

You too!!

[@johnblanton9845]

Nice compact radio with a large display , easy to see and most likely easy to install

[@brianveitenheimer4492]

Using the Emg button to be programmed for priority channel is a fantastic feature. A lot of menu driven goodies.

[@FarpointFarms]

It really is a great idea!

[@cowboyk64]

looks Great !

[@FarpointFarms]

Thanks!

[@FlamethrowersAgainstSnowflakes]

President has really came back to the US Market with a vengeance in the past couple years. I've got a Lincoln II+ on the way, can't wait. First radio I've bought in probably a decade.

[@carlosmorillon1174]

Thanks I just got my radio

[@FarpointFarms]

I hope you enjoy it like I enjoy mine.

[@jonathanvanmeter5755]

Nice radio functions

[@marzinjedi6437]

Great little bug-out radio !

[@HNXMedia]

Wanting a second ssb radio for my base station to monitor skip without having to go outside (got the Bearcat 980 in the Jeep). Probably just buy a second one since the McKinley is a little steep for my cheap self. Then I can move my little Cobra 18 into the wife's car.

[@BLACKHEAT1028]

Got a Lincoln II + can’t wait to hook it up and get out on it

[@FarpointFarms]

Top of the line radio!

[@1teddy1979]

So the thing that makes this a way better radio for me then the other entry level ones is that auto squelch

[@johnnyphillips9735]

Nice radio Eric hillbilly in the bam waving

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

Good looking radio 👌

[@FarpointFarms]

When compared to the midland 1000z or the Cobra 19 it really shines.

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

@@FarpointFarms Yeah definitely, that’s a lot of features for a compact radio , affordable , and quality . I really like the full size President SSB models , I’ve been tempted to buy one several times but I have enough radios , I don’t have time to talk on the awesome set up I have as it it , plus I’m refraining (will power) from buying one cause in a couple months or sooner I’m gonna be purchasing a new HF rig when I pass my General Class license 😀.

[@tylerdean980]

I wish there were more modern CB’s that have SSB.

[@FarpointFarms]

I've been begging them to make a base station out of the McKinley for 3 years now!

[@64samsky]

@@FarpointFarms That would be awesome!

[@JoeR203]

@@FarpointFarms A Lincoln II+ base would be nice also.

[@spankthemonkey3437]

@@JoeR203 I got that radio and it is excellent and easy to unlock and mod. The hardest part was removing audio limiter

[@ggtaruc2578]

Thanks for the video. I recently got a Johnson II but I think I'll swap it with the Adams. Johnson II just has too much buttons and features that am afraid it'll be just distracting. It's also bigger and am just putting in my car. I do like the front speaker which I will miss. Btw, how did you wire the power of the Andy since it comes with pigtails? Also, any suggestion on a magnetic mount antenna? I know theres lots of the them out there but do you know if Hustlers are any good? Attractive prices.

[@dejo1976]

And Ohio the highway patrol still monitors Channel 9

[@FarpointFarms]

No kidding? It's getting rare in these parts.

[@cbmikey]

Can confirm. I live near the Turnpike and I do hear traffic on 9 from time to time.

[@dejo1976]

@@cbmikey the town of new Phila close to me they're welcome to Philly sign says Channel 9 is monitored

[@paherbst524]

How good is the noise blocker? I have a uniden pro505xl and it is super noisy. Might be my mag mount antenna, but would a good NB radio help?

[@billyhill101]

73’s good buddy

[@archemedesrigworks411]

Thats a pretty not bad lil radio. I have a connex 3300 hp, i take a short trip up to CO from texas and channel 19 hardly has any traffic on it these days. Id like to set it up in my garage.

[@normakers5632]

Nice radio

[@FarpointFarms]

It sure is

[@n1uk214]

Hey bud do you work on galaxys?. I picked one up at an auction. 959dx. Its got 2 switchs on the right side that im guessing add channels. But i hooked it up in my truck and got the swr warning light and i know my set works good on my cobra 29 ltd. I cant figure out why unless the finals are gone.

[@anthonygallo3576]

Im a fan of the channel, love all your vids. No way this is a cobra killer.. Cobra is a peice of history and I think that's why people buy them..

[@FarpointFarms]

I think toe to toe against the Cobra 19, this thing wins.

[@FlamethrowersAgainstSnowflakes]

You realize President is the father company of Uniden, and that Cobra (the modern version) is a watered down chinese version of what they used to be, right? Basically President Company IS old Uniden and Cobra.

[@hillbillyhorticultureselki7899]

I just can't buy 1 that doesn't have NOAA. But i guess that's from growin up on the great lakes.

[@weswalker1208]

Is that radio a standard 4 pin plug on the mic

[@reginaldshannon4220]

Back in the day the president Adams in Ireland 🇮🇪 had ssb. Looks like a good little radio. Reg in Dublin Ireland 29vlf21

[@FarpointFarms]

I'll have to take a look at that one!

[@reginaldshannon4220]

@@FarpointFarms look at breakerbroke23 he shows an old adams

[@foxhound4748]

Greetings, Thanks for the video. Does the ADAMS FCC have channel scan like the ANDY USA? So far, the only difference I can see between the ADAMS FCC, and the ANDY USA are channel scan, and NOAA channels. Otherwise they look to be the same radio. I have an ANDY USA. No complaints...

[@JoeR203]

There's the Andy II radio out now. It might have those features.

[@jeremywallace5961]

Look exactly like the Andy...

[@tootall5559]

I wonder is somebody out there can help me figure out the model of radio I saw back in the day. I believe it was a Midland brand, but as it's been like 50 years ago, I'm not absolutely sure. The mic was also the speaker, and had some radio controls on it, but I don't remember what, volume I'm sure, but I don't know if it had anything else. The base radio was pretty much like any mobile radio of the day. However it had some interesting features that came with it. It came with a battery pack and antenna for using it as a walkie, with a case and strap so you could hang it from your shoulder, but it also had a plug in power supply (I think it also charged the battery pack) with an antenna that would work indoors to make it into a sort of base unit. Kind of the Swiss Army knife of radios. Never saw another one, nor identified the model. I don't know when it was made, but I saw it and used it some in either the late 60's or early 70's, time plays tricks on the exactness of my memory. A gal I knew back then had it in her 68 Charger, which was a fairly new car then, but she also used it in her motel room.

[@FarpointFarms]

It sounds a lot like the modern Midland one hander they sell. I had two older one handers that were similar, but didn't have the battery option. The cobra 75 and the midland.... I can't remember, but I made videos of both, as well as a video that covered that style of radio. Search for "One hander" CB's and it should pop up.

[@tootall5559]

@@FarpointFarms This was nothing like the ones they show now. You did have to change the channel like with a regular mobile radio, I recall that much. The battery/power supply was in the case, you slid it into the case and it connected with pins or something When out of the case, it looked much like a regular mobile. I have to think its a rare bird, being the only one I ever saw. I never saw it in stores. For all I know, it could have been some prototype that never made the open market in the US. It was made in Japan of course. Might have been bought there. As my friend traveled the world a lot. I don't think the battery option was that great of an idea at that time, it was very heavy with the battery and it didn't last all that long without a recharge. Probably more like a car battery than anything else, since only that and dry cells were available at that time. Dry cells simply wouldn't last at all. Anyway, it was the most interesting CB I ever saw outside of a Browning Double Eagle base station.

[@spankthemonkey3437]

I read alot of good stuff and alot of bad stuff about president radios probably about 60 percent good 40 percent bad but I still got me a president radio and I can't complain one bit. I got the Lincoln 2+ v3 and it did a little over 30 watts out the box I took out the audio limiter and it will do 50 watts and still sounds good. I also put the half watt 1k ohm resistor in it to unlock CB radio frequencies, it also now works in 25mhz maritime frequency too. Best part about it when you turn it off and disconnect the power cord when you reconnect and turn it back on it's still in CB band and on the same Channel. Alot of other "export" radios don't do that. No other radios had all modes or am fm lower and upper side band and CW or Morse code for the price of 240 dollars. I was thinking of getting a galaxy radio but after I would have to send it off to get it peaked and tuned add variable power and extra channel mod it would be over 300$ I wasn't about to do that and still not have fm and CW modes. Even with extra channels I still wouldn't have the frequency range as the president radio. The Lincoln has Roger beep and echo I think it might have talk back but not sure but it definitely has Variable power adjustment 😊. It just has everything you want in a radio. And mine was on frequency and is stable right out the box which was one of the complaints it was off. But I took the chance. I'd be willing to bet it is probably hams that false complain about it because they don't like it's CB capability. Best part is I don't have electronic experience and I bought a cheap Walmart solder iron and looked at color coding of the half watt 1k ohm resistor and found one in another old radio I had and put the resistor in myself it was easy. But I looked through a dozen KZbin videos till I found the audio limiter removel. It was a little chip looking thing about the size of a quarter grain of normal size rice, it was really small that was the hardest part in moving it🤣. It's so close to other stuff don't let your hand slip. I had the audio limiter in for a couple days until I kept getting complaint about it clipping because the peak power would Spike above 30 watts but limiter would bring it back down. Be t once I looked up removal an took it out I talked to a ham guy I know and he said it sounds excellent what did I do to it I told him I removed the limiter and he was surprised because he said usually when you do that it sounds bad on a Cobra radio I told him it wasn't a Cobra radio I told him it is a 10 and 12 meter Lincoln radio and he said I might just get one for my car. It was funny to see a ham guy sold on an "export" radio 🤣 I guess not all hams are you know wats🤣. But anyway i say any Lincoln radio is good and easy to mod. Most of them you just remove the limiter and the power will swing to what ever it's capable of and still have original dead key.

[@JoeR203]

My RCI Ranger RG-99 has a lot to offer. It was $200 brand new when I bought it. I don't remember when I bought it but I'll say it was early-mid 90s. There are only a couple of videos on here of this radio. So if you do a search, you won't get a thousand results. I think Lester's Custom did a review of it so you can see it's features. I have an RM Italy KL-503 but the RG-99 would pump too much power into it and I don't want to open the radio up and mess with the internals to power it down, so I got the McKinley and use that instead.

[@FarpointFarms]

I've been dreaming about one of those lincolns for a while now. Thanks for all the info!

[@RANDY12764]

I have a midland model 77-104 very small cb

[@adamosity7127]

Is the microphone pinned the same as a Cobra?

[@FarpointFarms]

No, this is a 6 pin.

[@braindeadnewyorker9569]

If you had only one type of radio Ham, CB, GMRS what would it be and why.

[@FarpointFarms]

SSB CB for 100% sure. Largest user base, easiest to operate and least expensive overall costs.

[@JTSCHENC]

But Eric, does this bad boy have echo too?🤔

[@FarpointFarms]

I do not think so.

[@mikemay7134]

I really like my President Ronald but I had to make a Q card with clear tape on my sun visor and my Jeep even after one year it's hard to remember how to push this button hold this one in very confusing to me

[@FarpointFarms]

I'm right there with you on that. I prefer old school rigs that had 20 knobs so you knew what they did.

[@64samsky]

Does it have a feature that turns down the power so you can use a small amp?

[@JoeR203]

No. The McKinley and some other models have the RF Power knob.

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Dude get the Lincoln 2+ v3 I got it and has AM FM upper and lower side band and CW. It's easy to put in half watt 1k ohm resistor to unlock frequency range it will then go from 24.7 MHz to 30.1 MHz and the channel selector acts as a VFO once you get it near the frequency or in the band you want it push it in it clicks and the dash line will go under the digit you want to adjust it has a six digit frequency counter and it completely adjustable down to a single hertz. It's an excellent radio if you have a budget of about 240 dollars. And also has a variable power adjustment down to between a quarter and half watt.

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Also the Lincoln 2+ will do 30 watts right out the box take out the limiter it will do 45 to 50 watts depending on your swr. I've been swinging to 45 watts into an RM Italy for a year and half with mine plus the amp has taken a beating from other radios since 2014 but the RM Italy KL 200p I have has the real deal Motorola mrf 455 pill type transistor it's alot better than the mosfets version which is the 203 p. If you get an RM Italy 200 p now I'm not sure what transistor you will get but it should be a pill type might be like a 2290 or something.

[@JoeR203]

@@spankthemonkey3437 I saw a Lincoln II on Amazon for $215 so I bought it because the conversion on that was simply cutting a wire. But the description was wrong and it was the II+. I have bad eyes and no soldering equipment so adding a tiny resistor wouldn't be easy for me. So I ended up returning it.

[@spankthemonkey3437]

@@JoeR203 yea you have to be careful of what you look at online too some of the information is wrong or false. Look at several different videos that at least show the same thing before making a decision on it. You should have gotten someone with better eyes to solder it for you. You missed out on a great radio

[@michaelsessoms651]

I watch all your video. I would love to be able to get this cb radio. Watching down here in SC

[@chriskriaris2671]

he will send it to u.

[@FarpointFarms]

I'll have a giveaway of this radio next month!

[@greggaieck4808]

Farpoint Farms your president Adam's CB is cool my hobbys are painting pictures and lisining to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my ham license I have 4 shortwave receivers iam thinking about getting sangean ATS 90 9x 2 Mw lw fm air SW ssb 6 bands receiver or the Tecsun Pl 660 mw lw fm air SW ssb 6 bands receiver

[@JoeR203]

No channel Up/Down buttons on the mic?

[@FarpointFarms]

No, just a 4 pin mic. This radio is aimed right at the entry level market. The Cobra 19/ Midland 1000z. It think it's still a better radio than either of them, and I've owned plenty of both over the years. I'll never forget the time a Cobra 19 crapped out on me during a drive when I needed it the most. I never trusted one again.

[@JoeR203]

@@FarpointFarms I bought Cobra once.....ONCE! lol Might have been the 19. Got it from K-Mart for $40 I think. What a POS it was. I always bought Uniden (except for my RCI RG-99 export) but now I have 2 President Johnny III models in my Jeeps and the McKinley set up as a base. The McKinley's mic is crapping out on me. Seems like a bad connection right at the plug. I have to jiggle the cord to get it to key up. Might be time to use the Astatic 575 M-6 that's on the RG-99. I'll miss the Up/Down buttons though.

[@spankthemonkey3437]

@@FarpointFarms yea I got one of them literally Walmart Cobra 19s and smoked it literally 🤣

[@roberthartmann782]

Wish had red color to it

[@FarpointFarms]

Mee too!!

[@mastersmr9]

Yo 😁

[@anthonygallo3576]

President Bill , smallest radio k own to man. Issue is u cant modify at all.but it's the size of a pack of cigarettes and packed with features

[@FarpointFarms]

I love mine!

[@932goldengates]

can anyone hear you on that radio?

[@FarpointFarms]

Sure. I talked local with it two weeks ago on our Saturday night chat. No one noticed a difference between it and the Uniden 980.

[@dangerdoberman]

SOLD! I need a President Trump model now. Haha. As if...

[@jeffreys.harris3433]

Me to 👍

[@rEdf196]

I always had mixed feelings about these cheap, so called entry level AM only CB’s. If you want to use a CB in my area ( western Canada) an SSB capable rig is essential. I can communicate with 3 other CB’ers up to 50 miles apart on channel 38 in sideband mode. Our local Canadian Tire department store (Still) sells a Uniden AM only CB and even sells those cheesy laughable emergency roadside CB’s since they would be totally useless over hear or most other places for that matter. I do feel these (still abundant) cheap AM radios have (in a way ) contributed to CB’s decline in popularity.

[@summergirlnyc]

You would assume “President” would be made in 🇺🇸 not P.R.C...Is it Hong Kong or CCP...Any other brand made in America or someplace else.

[@FarpointFarms]

I mean... A quick look at the headlines makes it pretty apparent we are in the P.R.C right now. Seriously though, about the only thing made in the US is debt. Electronics manufacturing left in the mid 80's and hasn't come back.

[@summergirlnyc]

@@FarpointFarms ok I appreciate your reply. I have an old Cobra but it won’t fit in my car.

[@gooldscross8702]

Why would you assume that,1978 president adams export radio was manufactured in Taiwan