President McKinley, a little additional information.

[@toucan221]

Thank you Mike nice to know these little additional things! ✔✔😃😃

[@TheRadioShop]

This radio just keeps getting better. Tell them to send me one.....

[@harrylangley3781]

Bought one thanks to your reviews last week. Even got a "New York" Antenna so I could get the 5 year warranty.

[@308hit]

Mike come back...were waiting....👍👍👍

[@124nebraska]

He's still around just not on social media platforms anymore

[@r188ops8]

Hi, that wireless mic is a great idea, i'll be getting one of those!!!

[@subaquaticsleepwalker7240]

Hi Mike thanks for the great video. I want a President McKinley now instead of a 980 lolz. Just FYI from experience in a former life as a car audio installer I know that DIN mountable devices usually screw to car manufacturers own din rails for mounting. That’s the din mountable designation definition. This means that the holes on the side of the radio should line up to the holes cars factory din mounting bracket and cause it to be securely installed in the dash. Shouldn’t need to purchase special brackets. Just my two cents. Love your videos. I’m studying for my extra now, also reading Tab Publishing’s Guide to Electricy and Electronics. I love your videos! Hope to hear you on 38 LSB one day. 73s

[@jackpinesavage1628]

Two years ago, my friend and I purchased two of these radios. We live six miles distant from each other. Up until recently, both radios have worked great. The other day, my friend's radio microphone began to cut out. Last night, he could transmit, with good signal strength, yet, I could not hear him. He switched radios and we were able to communicate. Before we ended our transmissions, my friend said my radio was cutting out too. I ordered a replacement microphone. I should have ordered two microphones.

[@jeffmccrea9347]

The McKinley EU radio opens to 24.715 to 30.000MHz, AM--FM--SSB with automatic power increase with only the movement of a plug and clip of 1 wire. It covers bands A through L.

[@aaronson2540]

That's a cool mike....!! Mike 😃

[@d.c.1537]

I bought one of these because it fits into the center console of my Tacoma. It ain't like the old days before air bags when you could stuff your radio anywhere. Having a radio between me and a 200 mph air bag was not an option. It dead keys at 4.5 watts right out of the box on a Bird 43. I've been told the modulation is too low.....and they wonder why we tear into these things. In spite of needing some adjustments and the fact the mic sucks, I think it's gonna work out.

[@SDS-1]

I want one of these radios now. I've wanted the Lincoln2+ but this is a nice radio.

[@rpcomms1]

Yes wirless mics are same and compatible same stable. And right on UK\EU mics here in UK mike I've studied the schematics,def improvements in Rx design we hoping for a UK\EU model here,fingers crossed. Mark did cracking job on the CPU front board. Rob

[@chickenhawknwc]

I would like to see the rf gain control easily controlled for quick adjustments when to close to stations as well as rabbit hunting

[@junkman2758]

Was hoping to see replies on this subject I can’t figure out how to turn the damn are getting down in Skip is running crazy I can’t talk across the street because all I hear is Georgia

[@robertschlotterbeck4314]

FYI, you can get the din mount for this radio at CB World, they are $14 or so. I've gotten two of the radios and have one mounted in the dash. I love the radio, it doesn't pick up any noise from power lines. My 980 picks up all kinds of crap driving down the road.

[@robertschlotterbeck4314]

www.wearecb.com/in-dash-cb-radio-mount.html Update, the din mounts for this radio is $8 and can be found at the above URO.

[@robertpoortvliet7764]

nice micro . didnt know that it is on the market. tnx info....

[@bm51879]

I have had mine for a few weeks and I love it

[@fernandoscrenci4874]

Great all the way around!!!

[@ronedwards8239]

I ordered this Mic because of your review. Then I ordered the McKinley and New York antenna. Need to look into the warranty extension. I was thinking it just extended the antenna warranty. Not the radio.

[@mikesradiorepair]

When you buy a antenna at the same time you buy a radio it extends the warranty of the radio by 3 years for a total of 5 years of warranty on the radio.

[@ronedwards8239]

Just found the info on Presidents site. I also noticed the antenna has a 10 year warranty. The front firing speaker is a big plus. I wish they would build a Base Station!

[@mikesradiorepair]

I tell everyone, if you want them to make a base station PLEASE TELL THEM.... I have told them but I'm only one person. Until their email box's start blowing up and their phone ringing off the hook with request they won't know people want one. Honestly all they need to do is use the McKinley chassis, drop it in a bigger box with a power supply and there it is, instant base station. Why reinvent the wheel. The chassis in the McKinley is a good working chassis and would work just fine in a base station.

[@ronedwards8239]

MikesRadioRepair I contacted President and suggested the exact same thing.

[@joeschnell544]

Geez the more u tell me about the mckinley the more it cements my decision to buy one lol

[@mikesradiorepair]

I use 2 of them and they both still have the factory microphones on them.

[@billykitchens5090]

The UK version does have the Channel expansion you clip one wire and move a pin over

[@ronedwards8239]

I just went to the European website. The microphone sure is called the Liberty. Hope they bring it here.

[@gregorydimm4453]

the wireless mic from uniden works, about a 100 bucks on amazon

[@TontonZen]

The problem with DIN radio mounts in Europe is that less and less car manufacturers kept providing such mounts in the dashboard in favor of all integrated radio systems and they use the remainder of the space to put other stuff into dashboard design. It's a shame because at the time that almost all cars had DIN mount spaces, C.B.'s barely came out in DIN size and the few that did only respected height and width but the depth was too long so my old C.B. could not fit into my old car's DIN spot. Here in Belgium, CB is near dead, only a few truckers can be heard sometimes on only two channels (in my area and I am near a city). So this given statistic will not provide incentive to car designers to foresee practical spots in the cabin of cars. Only trucks have enough space to accommodate a C.B. radio more or less correctly. Personally I just bought a President Bill because I can stick it against the center console's side and it is small enough to not be in the way. I keep scanning every day in hope of hearing more radio operators again. I hope that it will be better in France when I drive through it for holidays.

[@orange70383]

I do like using that wireless mic, I was concerned that it would degrade the audio but it doesn't it sounds great.

[@radioshenanigans5711]

i am so sold on that radio it is small and has side band!

[@ronedwards8239]

If they are going to market this mic under the President name it sure is taking a long time! 11 months later and still no word on its release. Maybe it takes a long time to get through the approval process?

[@VickyGeagan]

same microphone uniden bought out dynascan years ago which made president bearcat and cobra radios and you can mode them have to add a switch and need to solder it to the right pins

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

You know what would be good is if the transceivers used DSP throughout so that there is not going to be any IF transformer cores that could be fiddled with by someone with a screwdriver you know what I mean a Balanced Quadrature Detector being fed into a dual ADC then to the DSP board then via a DAC onto the amp then the speaker and going the other way from the microphone to an ADC then the DSP board then to the duel DAC then the Balanced Quadrature Sampling Emitter then through a bidirectional amp then the bandpass filter to the antenna oh and BTW in TX the amp operated in power amp mode and in RX works as as a preamp before feeding the downconverter and is controlled by a program written in c++ compiled for the TI DSP processor stored in a EEPROM. BQSD Balanced Quadrature Sampling Detector BQSE Balanced Quadrature Sampling Emitter.

[@crewsgiles9499]

By the way, an inaudible Roger-Beep is a feature, not a bug.

[@samiam5557]

Neato!

[@TheDefpom]

There is a good chance that it is convertible for more channels due to the various operating bands in Europe, it likely has them built in already.

[@rpcomms1]

I doubt very much,FCC typed approved,chip locked.

[@mikesradiorepair]

+TheDefpom Definitely mod proof if it has FCC certification. This is in no way a "export" radio The FCC regs are really tight these days. If this model is available in other countries it just uses a different mask program.

[@larryroop5924]

I thought Uniden owned President, are they now separate companies? you was talking about Uniden not caring for you on your service manual but President stepped right up and got you one. So I am a bit confused on that. Also in relationship to the wireless mic, until they get the approval to sell it on the USA website can we just order it from President France or some other overseas place and have it shipped here, it is the same mic, and it will work right?

[@kisho2679]

What power connection options are there for AC socket, for solar panels, car batterie, car cigaret socket, ...?

[@johnd1616]

Great video.Does CB/SSB radios still interfere with cable tv? I remember in the olden days,anything with rabbit ears it did.Thanks 73🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@bobdillashaw4360]

John D not with the new TVs, anything digital should not have interference

[@knowles217]

and mike I got 906w wow that that is nice mic I listen to my local noaa weather off inside off my Thoroughbred Antenna and I drop it not break but my problem was recharge it talk to uniden they no wall plug so I order a hotor ac/dc Power Converter

[@bobicpfan2]

hmm....but there are some current fcc accepted cb radio's that about all you have to do is cut a wire, or add one and bingo, extra channels

[@mpedward2007]

that is kool asf....lol..

[@alainbrouillette7740]

Question , does the microphone speaker cancel the radio one ?? Or you can listen on both at the same time ?

[@matthiasmartin1975]

I dunno, it just feels wrong to use a radio to connect to a radio...

[@eazystreet5507]

That should work with a President George

[@AirWavZKG4VDZ]

Are you a ham radio operator ? Your voice sounds like a ham i used to talk to on 40 meters years ago cool guy extreamly smart and can fix anthing 73's kg4vdz

[@markr9895]

Mike, what about buying the EU version, expanding it and changing out the clarifier to have the one like the US version has? Is that possible?

[@782matt2]

Hi Mike..... President new EU McKinley will do the freeband Freq with a span mode so you can get the 0s ( I THINK ).....73s

[@782matt2]

When put in Export mode

[@drewpeavley713]

will the Uniden Bearcat BC906W Wireless CB Radio Microphone work on the president ronald radio

[@bluenetmarketing]

Damn good video.

[@buick4013]

love mine also. Mike can you tell me what the increments are for the RF power adjustment as far as actual watts per increment. Thanks so much. Dave.

[@chrishorst6993]

That would be great to have a wireless mic

[@johnmajmeliher542]

How do we get in touch for repairs and upgrades

[@eurothrasher2823]

Hi Mike ! TY for figuring this out, well done sir. For emergency needs, absent having a base CB, I can have this in the home while vehicle parked in yard running especially during this last storm in TX. One question Mike....While in a vehicle going down the road, will audio come from an AUX speaker if wired up the President or just the wireless mic ? Wondering since I have an older suv lacking sound deadening material of today so audio performance important.

[@zooyawk4526]

Are you actually staying the wireless mic feature isn't mentioned as a feature on the rigs box? Is it possible they had no idea this rig would work with a wireless mic, or they (president) knew and just didn't want to bother offering the wireless mic option? That would be something else if you've uncovered a feature they didn't know this rig was actually capable of. I've heard a few Bearcat 980's and they actually sound better with the wireless mic then they do with a wired one. Good job Mike. I wonder how long would've taken in order for someone else to discover this extra added feature that isn't actually mentioned as an option for this transceiver? Good job on the review. You the man. Talk to you soon my friend.

[@mikesradiorepair]

+PEACE NYC They contacted me and said they actually have the DIN mounting kits in stock in the US and also have the Liberty mic but are waiting for approval to sell them. Not sure but they may be waiting on FCC approval on the mic. Remember it's actually a little transceiver so it needs it's own certification and FCC ID number. I would expect to see it available soon.

[@joeschnell544]

Did president include a six to four pin adapter wirh the mckinley?

[@mikesradiorepair]

No, and you really shouldn't need one. They use a electret microphone cartridge so have good audio characteristics.

[@nasanction]

Is the president mic plug the same as a ranger?

[@DannyWalker1949]

I'm sure like'n your channel and I Sub'ed to it this time. You just answered 1 of my questions I had on here, bout the extra channels. I guess, I need to get an President Lincoln V3, now (?). When I get a new radio, Can I send it to you for a tune-up OR do you do that for people? I'll pay for shipping both ways. How much do you charge for all the Stuff😉? he-he. I know you are Up North East of me, I'm in East Texas. Thanks.

[@misterhat5823]

Instead of controlling that display, why not add a small MCU like a PIC to intercept the communication between the two MCUs? Just change the needed commands and then pass the rest. A few pins could be used to determine which bank of 40 channels it's on, but that has to be easier than trying reinvent the display controller.

[@mikesradiorepair]

+Mister Hat Would be nice if it was that simple, it's not. You would probably blow up a poor little PIC chip with the speed and amount of data that's going between the master and slave on this radio. They are running them balls to the wall in this radio.

[@Mark19960]

It has a bidirectional datastream with two dedicated data buses that are level shifted. Doable, but not easily. Either way you are cutting into 8 data lines. It's not the 980 where this trick would work. besides, that's dodgy and I don't do dodgy.

[@michaelswindal428]

Thanks for your great, informative videos. Just wondering, how do you remove screws from heat sinks, etc, which have had loctite, or similar substances applied?

[@mikesradiorepair]

+Michael Swindal GC (General Cement) brand Radio & TV Cement Solvent makes short work of Loctite. It's mainly acetone so you could just use finger nail polish remover.

[@michaelswindal428]

Thanks

[@dirtberger4533]

I want to get a President CB ,for my 2010 Ford F-150 I just got,it only has 38,000 miles,plan on having it for a very long time. Do you have a favorite. I do like the front speaker and size of this radio.

[@Sparky5]

Can't change the channel with it.

[@tommyhorne1039]

On the unidentifiable wireless mic, every where I’ve looked says it’s only a four pin?

[@TheSimplePreppers]

Hi Mike! I hope all is well. Do you think that Uniden wireless mic will work with my President Bill? I remember seeing that the Liberty mic would work with all President 6 pin CB radios they make. There is some programming and channel up/down - scan on the stock mic. But, you would think it would work..

[@DonDegidio]

Hi Mike, Nice discovery about the wireless mic. Do you really want President watching this video with you mentioning about adding extra channels? Think it might be more prudent you using your email contact to mention about the din mounting and wireless import to President. Take care my friend. :-) 73 WB3BJU

[@mikesradiorepair]

+Donald D'Egidio They would find out as soon as Mark started to work on it and post videos. I did email the bracket and mic suggestions to them.

[@DonDegidio]

Two thumbs up, Mike. :-)

[@Mark19960]

President isn't likely to care. Look at their history :)

[@harbselectronicslab3551]

Once you buy it , they wouldn't care less what you can do with it......in fact I'm pretty sure it would be good for them sales wise if they could be modified......its the FCC that cares.....no one else.

[@larryroop5924]

I should go back and watch your 1st review on this radio to see a better close up of the display, but I will ask here, is there a full frequency readout even very small on the screen somewhere? With these new digital faces and readouts personally I would love it if in place of just the 1 or 2 digit numbers it could display the full frequency readout. Or maybe have a menu item that would allow you to go from the 2 digit display to the full frequency display in large numbers. Thanks for taking the time to answer this.

[@terryshrives8322]

Mike, how can I send my radio to you. I can't find any information about how to get a hold of you.

[@AlpineWarren]

Mike how to get hold of you for radio work?

[@1kzrider]

Why would the president be a upgrade to the uniden? Looking to purchase a SSB mobile rig and not sure what to go for. Any options open for more channels or amps or other mods for this radio yet

[@mikesradiorepair]

Better customer service and warranty if you ever need it. Better receiver sensitivity, ASC squelch (I love this feature), has VOX if you choose to use it. Personally I just like the look and feel of it better. I use to use the 980's and now use the McKinley's. If you use a amplifier that goes after the radio so would work with either radio. No extra channels on these so far.

[@TRXLab]

Nice addition with the microphone, Mike! Have you ever tried to fit this micro to a ham radio?

[@mikesradiorepair]

+TRX Bench Connection to any other radio is pretty straight forward. Mic audio, ground, TX switching line, power.... The one thing that hangs up a lot of people is the RX audio that needs to be supplied to the mic cradle. In these radios it's at a constant level independent of the volume control on the radio. Other than that there's not much to it.

[@bryanlippard6286]

MikesRadioRepair Hey Mike. How can I get in touch with you to see if you would look at a Galaxy 88 that I have that has a cold solder that nobody can find. Thanks. Bryan

[@rpcomms1]

Im sure there's a Audio IN jack on wireless unit to input audio via a mono jack to jack cable,sure I saw a vid about it somewhere this was done,ill have to find it ?

[@RadioDX3]

Sorry, new to this channel, love watching. But who is "Mark"?

[@mikesradiorepair]

+RadioDX He's the creator of the Channel King expansion board and the channel expansion board for the Uniden 980SSB radios. Just type "980 hacking" into the KZbin search and you will find him and months of work he put into designing them.

[@RadioDX3]

Got it, thanks

[@matthewdavies2057]

Mark is The Man when it comes to modern radio "improvements". .

[@MrFittyTucker]

Mike, which radio do you like better, the McKinley or the 980SSB?

[@mikesradiorepair]

+Mike Brooks Well let's just say I removed the 980SSB from the bench and installed the McKinley. ;-)

[@MrFittyTucker]

As far as being modifiable which would you go with? As we both saw Mark finishing up the boards for the 980 I would have to say the 980 has it beat. I kind of like the looks of the 980 a little more also. Do you want to sell your 980 since your replacing it with the McKinley?

[@mikesradiorepair]

Mike Brooks Have 7 or 8 of the 980's. Unfornately I don't sell radios, I hoard them. :-) If he is able to make a board for the McKinley I would take it hands down.

[@ronedwards8239]

MikesRadioRepair Who will end up on that TV show Hoarders? lol

[@kermitnetherton1832]

@@mikesradiorepair Hi Mike! Love your videos, very informative! Do you still accept outside radio work? Where would I send it and what is your pricing and turnaround times? Thanks!

[@MrFittyTucker]

You're able get 100 yards away with that microphone? Edit: I was thinking this mic was bluetooth but I just read on it that it is using 1.9 Ghz for connection. I wonder what the total range actually is on it? Maybe a range test video coming up?

[@mikesradiorepair]

+Mike Brooks Been using them for over a year and I easily go out past 100 yards. It's really going to vary depending on placement and obstacles.

[@robertschlotterbeck4314]

Mike Brooks I was able to get 900 feet from my truck where the president is mounted. At 1000 feet I lot it. The base unit is mounted to the center of my dash.

[@Inavato]

I don't mean to sound like a jerk, But Mark Who?

[@ke4asc]

Extra channels? Ya don't need that, if you want to play with the spectrum, Get you amateur radio license and actually learn something. Don't do illegal stuff, those extra channels are likely used and or licensed to other services.

[@mhunter923]

so wordy