I haven’t had a cb in 25 years. About a month ago for some reason my interest got peaked and I’ve been watching lots of videos about what’s new in radios. I was a cobra 29 user but I’m really liking the president radios. Thinking about picking up a president bill and putting it in my work truck.
Yeah, I heard that President Bill is a smooth talker. Better watch the wife. Makes me wonder if they'll release a President Joe: Forgets every setting and channel on the radio :)
I feel like the bus needs a SSB radio so I'd put the walker in the Beetle...but it would be a great addition to any car or base station. Thanks for taking the time to show this to us!
My father, I, most of my cousins and my uncles had CDL licenses. I remember 50 years ago we had to have a license to use a CB radio and we had to have a registered call sign. We were supposed to identify ourselves with our license number and call sign at the beginning and end of every conversation. I think most people ignored that. But, we gave our license number and call sign like we were supposed to. Radios sure have come a long way since then. USMC 1986 - 1994
Originally from the UK the CB sets are FM which CB became legal in 1981. I am old enough to say that before the legalization we had a lot of AM sets imported in from the US radio's like the General Electric, Stalker, Colt, President and Cobra. Personally I prefer FM after using both modes my personal opinion is because we are not in the peak of the use of CB unlike 30-40 years ago while CB is doing the job on AM users will stick to AM. I am hoping not because the Walker 3 looks a great piece of kit for the $$.. Thanks for sharing Eric
With the beefy heatsinking I's suspect the PA is putting out more wattage and I'm wonder if there are any extended frequency mods for it to be used on 10 meters?
I haven't used a CB since I bought a home PC in 1994 but I used to fix them and rewire mics for people because there was no standard wiring pattern from brand to brand. FM sounds great but has less range than AM or SSB because it doesn't hug the ground. I'm happy to learn FM finally made its way to CB radios. Should have happened long ago. We used to convert 10 meter ham rigs so they could cover the CB band resulting in an all-band 35 Watt CB/ham rig. The best radio I had was the Ranger 2950 which I modified to add CB. I had an Antron antenna 60+ feet in the air on the peak of my 2 family house which was as tall as a telephone pole. During the day I could reach from Burlington Ontario to Corfu NY. At night the world was my oyster. Many thought I had a linear amp but I was using 35 watts 63 feet in the air. A tall antenna with no big hills nearby is such a huge factor it can't be stressed enough.
@@wsbill14224 It is just like broadcast radio. Am stations can get out 100s of miles with their 10000 watt amps where Fm stations are lucky to get 60 miles with a 25000 watt amp.
@@Bhoffman0110 I was referring to AM broadcast radio. (530-1600 kHz) It hugs the ground because it's frequency is so low. Citizens band is 27 MHz so it doesn't hug the ground. I'm getting old but behavior of radio waves hasn't changed in my lifetime. If I said anything to the contrary I made a mistake, but then again maybe you don't read very well. I never said FM hugs the ground because I know it bounces like a ping pong ball because there is no low frequency FM.
Thank you for teaching me about DIN and double DIN size radios. I’ve see your vehicle installations, but for some reason it was just today that I realized I may have a double DIN radio in my 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I could probably do a similar installation. Thank you!
You need to try FM on your President Lincoln down on 26.805 FM.. Also wish you could do a review on the Anytone 6666 radio . Also feel free to check out my Group " The Original FM Calling Channel 26.805 " if you join us 3000 members strong
Great video, as always! That said, it looks like President dropped the ball once again by omitting CTCSS/DCS from its FM-capable CB radios. WHY???? The Randy II omitted this highly desirable feature while the Randy III (Euro model) has it. Does President think it's USA customers are stupid and incapable of operating CTCSS/DCS? Does President think that I really need yet one more device that picks up NOAA Weather (in addition to ham, FRS, GMRS, my toilet paper holder, toaster, and everything else) rather than something that would keep the receiver quiet while listening for family, friends, or business associates? Did President hire some of the thoughtless design engineers that work in Midland's GMRS section? Why?
I saw that uniden is coming with the bearcat 880 with fm. makes me think the 980 with fm will follow that since they are pretty similar. i'm holding out for the 980 or the mckinley to have am/fm/ssb for a base radio
I’ve been loving FM. I have a base setup at the house and if I’m around when he gets out of work we chat on his drive home. So much clearer than AM. Both of us are running stykers. I have a 955 he has a 655. Outstanding radios.
The President radios are the best sounding radios. They use a stock condenser microphone and it has a much more natural sound to your voice. I have 2 President Bills. One is AM the other is AM/FM. Love the compact size. Fits perfectly in my cars.
I got andy2 and kl203p amp. Set cb at 1.75 watts, and with my center-fed sloper dipole antenna, I made, 8.3 inches per side, positive lead up at 14ft , neg. Leg Is 2 ft off ground sloped pointing west-northwest. Swr 1.2 ,1.3. I'm in so.nev. I skip to FL. GA. Tenn. Ohio mich. ( longest Hits were Hawaii and Bahamas . Each was 3 minute minimum perfect connection before the drift). But like Tennessee, we will talk for fifteen minutes to the same person. So cool..... we are newbies. Well i had a base station when I was 15 in "76", lingo has changed, I never hear a BREAK anymore, I guess you just jump in when you can,,,, I found sayin ,Waiving a hand, works good . Lol thanks for sharing 🍸
Hey Eric , great demo. I think that'll be my next "grail radio" The price isn't too bad, and wow on all the features . I'm the guy with the Cobra 23 plus you helped with antenna advice a couple weeks ago. I got a new mic, the mic was shot. I finally figured out the ( 2A fused) yellow wire has to connect to the ( 2A fused) red wire which, goes into the chinese AC to DC converter . It's the "channel memory " wire that would normally go to the car's fusebox. I tried to make a ground plate for the gutter mount antenna, to see if it would at least work short distance . I also grounded it to a heater pipe, which seems to help . I am now pulling in some serious "skip" all the way from Oklahoma to CT . (I'm at some elevation) Problem is, Looks like I'm receiving ok, but no one answers my radio checks. (I do try to reach local truckers , not bases. ) A guy on a forum said to test the transmission by putting an AM radio near it , and yep , I can hear my voice through it (and sometimes some Hendrix feedback) so that's somewhat encouraging. I also figured out the screw on the radio's panel that increases modulation (501 screw) . Another guy said "maybe the finals are blown? ". (Most guys just said "check the mic first"). The Tram antenna with a new coax cable is gonna run me 85.00 with shipping . I wiggled the coax and it seems ok. Does it sound to you that I'm at least making some progress? oh, also I'll get the SWR meter and tune it. The chatter definitely isn't what it once was. The guys on 6 and 11 are insane. So if you have any redneck wisdom on this I'd appreciate it, I did try a lot of searching so I don't keep bothering you . But I am sold on that President. Someone also said Cobras aren't what they used to be.
Without being there with you, it's hard to say what is causing that issue. I am leaning toward that antenna setup, but again, it's hard to say for sure. Good luck with the setup though!
@@FarpointFarms You're probably right . Then I'm like "ok $85.00 versus investing that into half the price of a President 3. (with Farpoint promo code...)
Ooooohhh baby! I likes it! If President drops a McKinley II with SSB that will truly be the end-all-be-all killer radio that will put everybody else out of business. President can just take my money at this point.
Nice radio ! You could set it up as a base until you decide which VW to put it in , maybe President will send you something else then you’ll have one for both Great review
LOL, I had paused you while listening to Noaa Weather radio, then turned it off and turned you back on, and boy was I confused. Good sound from that radio and in your recording.
CB sales must be doing very well for President to come out with another FM CB. I’d use it for a base station and put one of you Thomas’s in the bus or Super Beetle.
I currently have(not using) a White-faced Johnson, Lafayette Comstat 23A(tube job) and the 525 for mobile. Magnet mount antenna for what ever vehicle I use. Plug into powerport or lighter socket. Might get back into CB. The Walker III is not available......Darn! You've sold me on this unit 🙂
I have a president lincoln 2 10 and 12 meter radio that was converted to 11 meter. It's a great radio. Has all the bells and whistles. Now as far as fm it works fine its super clear almost like a phone. As far as distance I'm kinda up In the air. I know i doesn't have the distance of single side band. Definitely a neat feature though. Great video of course. Love the radio reviews and installation videos. God bless.
In my area it is hard enough to find anyone to talk to on am. I have the same radio but only listen on the Ham bands as I respect their frequencies. Those big linears on Channel 6 alot of times wreck havoc on the entire CB band in the Milwaukee area. The Lincoln 2 plus is an awesome radio right out of the box.
That's a cool looking little radio, looks like if you tune the antenna the best you can get it this radio looks like you'd be able to maybe talk skip even with no power
the rf power control is for when we are at the truck stop we turn down the power because we are too close to each other. also great when camping and convoying.
I really want to replace my Cobra 29LX in my truck. All I use it for is chan 19 while i'm driving but the weather function is also nice to have. I can't seem to be able to reach further than a couple of miles no matter what antenna I used, i've tried 3 different ones with no real change. I know 19 is a major noise maker so maybe that has to do with it but I want to be able to talk/hear a bit further. Do you think this radio would solve the issue or can you recommend something to try? Also can you advise using FM in real world... useful or waste of money?
FM is new, so it's use at this time is somewhat limited. That said, I wouldn't invest in a new radio without one. The Walker III is a great Cobra 29 alternative!
Well we have FM here in UK but i prefer ssb bands and as good as FM may sound in my opinion the AM is better mobile to mobile FM you generally get peeps sat by there rigs at home with twig on a pole or roof talking to you , nice vid
Nice radio. I have been looking around for a couple of good radios. When I worked along the pipeline we all had company bought cheap CBs in the company vehicles to talk mostly with truckers on the highway. I worked in telecommunications as a tech doing everything from HF to Ku . I’m retired now and need something to play with inside in the winter.
I vote bus. Wait for a SSB FM AM for the shack. Make sure to put that "Rookie Beep" in everything !! Oh by the way, I missed the Theme song for radio vids.
Nice radio. I have the walker 2 but I also have the president Lincoln 2+, it has it all...AM/FM/SSB . The Lincoln 2+ has a much better ASC than the Walker 2 but that's the only noticeable difference between my Presidents both radios are top shelf!
Retired but keeping busy. Not into TV but knowing what is happening in the area (fire & police) and maybe SW listening would be interesting. Not interested in broadcasting. I live in Aroostook ME in middle of nowhere. Best suggestions for a beginner? I know a decent antenna will be needed.
The new mobile president radios do have upper and lower sideband and lower channels the scan function is the same on the rci 2995dx also has the memory function too that President Walker 3 FCC the color change is also on the Stryker radios
President has been making great CB/10 meter radios since the 80’s , I still have my 80’s era Lincoln and 90’s era George, I also have a tuned Johnny III and Bill FCC, eventually I’ll look into getting a Walker III.
@@FarpointFarms I've had some offers on the old radios but I'm definitely holding on to those, if I sell then I won't see another at the price I paid back then.
I'd put the radio in the shack and I don't know why FM was a standard for CB radios years ago! FM has better coverage and range compared to AM since it isn't prone to noise and SSB was best for range and even DX communications. I left CB AM rigs years back in the real early 1970s because AM didn't perform good with noise and range. SSB was the choice and it did get away from the noise with tremendous performance in range. The audio quality of FM was also a tremendous improvement. Some of the fellas bought the export AM/FM/SSB base rigs which also had a heftier RF power amplifier plus expanded frequencies which were out of the CB band allocated frequencies. With the export rigs it was second nature to be able to talk skip to Europe and Australia stations. Although, converted Amateur gear was the best for skip talking since they had higher output and were cleaner with less spurious emissions. Thanks for your video demonstration on this radio.
This will be my next radio purchase I took the president bill FCC out of my car. I mostly monitor 19 and with lack of RF gain I couldn't deal with mud duck window licker in the desert.. so I put my uniden knock off CB with RF gain in the car.. money is tight but when I get a head again I will probably get this radio as the scan skip and RF gain and old school styling will make it the ultimate radio. I like to use scan when mobile to find the wide load convoys and chat with them and or local cb channels
Looks good as you's know we've had fm cb since 1981 the Xmas of that year put an end to good old alfa mikers killed cb radio after that, I believe fm wasn't as good for town use as am was but who am I to say I grew up with ssb am from Noisy city uk
Or better yet the anytone 6666 is another fantastic radio with Sideband and FM and 60 watts power out of the box 📦. To modify it for the freeband extra frequencys all you have to do is hold down two buttons the first time you turn it on and it's converted... no clipping wires or adding a resistor. This way you don't void the warranty of your radio .
@@RicArmstrong hey Ricochet I have both 6666 n Lincoln2 The Lincoln is a good radio but for the money I get 6666 cheaper n more power n better receiver Just my opinion 73 n good dx n9prf 2fb2112
i love fm espically talking local in a thunder storm when lots of staic crashes on am or side band 11 meters CB n 6 n 2 meters i once called out cq cq dx on usb 27.555 and called out qsy for contact 27.560 FM n made 5 dx contacts from ontario canada here 73 from radio canada 0077 northwest shore of lake superior ontario canada n luv all ur videos really appericate u doing this with espally with cb radio
Put it in the bus until the ssb comes out then swap it out and put this in the bug.. You want the best for your traveler radio.. Especially with the VOX.. so you can do something like set up and still talk to your friends if the need arises.. zI am waiting for t he SSB before I get a new one.. Carry on Eric.. really enjoy both of your channels a lot..
So i would like to see a video or two about warranty work for president radios especially in America just a thought for them people who own them type of radios
They have a 1 year warrenty or 2 if you get a president antenna. If you have an issue during that time (Unlikely) you'd send it to a service center for repair.
Great review and an awesome looking rig . It’s a full size radio ?? Looks almost size of a Cobra 29 . So , that being said ,, I’d make it an overhead mount , big rig style in the bus if it’s possible 👍
I like FM because it has less noise. also FM can be used with Tone squelch for quieter monitoring. may be people should transmit particular tone like 88.5Hz when transmitting on CH 19 for general use. AG6JU
@@FarpointFarms thanks for that, I have another issue cb radio makes my computer speakers make a noise every time I click on mike to peak- cbradio and computer speakers are on same wall outlet any ideas how to avoid `that? also my set up is in a second floor of my home how do I ground it?
Eric, Howdy, sir. I own a President Bill compact radio, and wanted to know if they were ever going to bring out that in an am and fm, or all mode version. So, I emailed President Corp USA, inquiring on an all mode aam,fm, and ssb rig. They emailed me back saying that they are working on it. So hopefully soon! 0576, Dustmaker, Southern Michigan.
The range of FM will never be as good as AM, partly because AM punches above the nominal 4W output power for half the modulation cycle. Also the audio bandwidth of FM is about half for the same channel size so for a 10KHz channel you get 2.5KHz audio bandwidth instead of the 4.5KHz you can get with AM. Where FM scores over AM is with "quieting" which basically means you get a better signal to noise ratio for medium to strong signals and, the ace up its sleeve, the capture effect which means that its possible to use a channel with another conversation happening in the background without so much mutual interference. This is really only useful in cities where lots of people are using CB at the same time, which is back the 1980s. Probably the main reason why FM is being introduced in the US is so that the same rigs can be sold in the US and EU/UK without modification. I would be surprised if many US CB users will use FM much for the same reason most people still use FM in the UK, because that's where everyone else is.
Yup. Took USA forever to change to digital broadcast TV. 2008 there was a push to add subcarriers to medium wave broadcast AM radio and now their is a push for digital FM commercial radio which is failing. 80% of trucks don't have there CBs on and I am guessing 30% has no CBs in the trucks. The trend I am seeing in Iowa is farmers using GMRS for field communications needless to say no licenses. Traffic has tripled in the last year. Yet GMRS repeaters either join a net for traffic load or sit there and idle. If two people actually talk on a GMRS repeater then the owner split tones it and makes that will never happen again. The HOA of radio.
I’m on the fence between the Walker III and the McKinley. You mentioned the Walker is your ‘second favorite’ but I want to know your No. 1 favorite President radio.
I'd like to ask a very crazy question. I know how to use a CB radio and I have some grms radios. What is the FM band on this Radio 4 or who's going to use it?
It's a new way to talk on CB. Some people are switching to it, but it will take years for it to really catch on. That said, If I was getting a new radio, I'd make sure it had FM mode.
Would you happen to have a suggestion for a compatible power supply for the walker 3? Just learning and was wondering if there maybe one more specific for this radio.
@@FarpointFarms Thank you. I have decided to purchase the walker 3 and want to set up a base station. do you have a suggestion for a antenna? I want to try to make furthest contacts I can, not sue if i can do that with SSB alone but dont think i would want to use an amp to boost power.
Great videos. I know zero so far. 1. Does this require a license? 2. Does it require an antennae. I am looking for a way to communicate during storms? Is this a battery type of device or does it need electricity?
I haven’t had a cb in 25 years. About a month ago for some reason my interest got peaked and I’ve been watching lots of videos about what’s new in radios. I was a cobra 29 user but I’m really liking the president radios. Thinking about picking up a president bill and putting it in my work truck.
I have both the Bill and Bill II, the each have gotten good reports.
Yeah, I heard that President Bill is a smooth talker. Better watch the wife.
Makes me wonder if they'll release a President Joe: Forgets every setting and channel on the radio :)
...or a President Trump. It promises to give you nationwide CWP reciprocity but gives you a bumpstock ban, instead.
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Im holding out for the President Trump. 👍
I think GOD Jesus has been reminding about the 1970's n the 80's CB RADIOS life... this time is for GRID DOWN COMING SOON ☹️🙏
I feel like the bus needs a SSB radio so I'd put the walker in the Beetle...but it would be a great addition to any car or base station. Thanks for taking the time to show this to us!
Thanks for the support- you all have good points on where to put it.
I just bought the Walker III and it will be in my F 250. First CB radio owned.
Great pick!
My father, I, most of my cousins and my uncles had CDL licenses.
I remember 50 years ago we had to have a license to use a CB radio and we had to have a registered call sign. We were supposed to identify ourselves with our license number and call sign at the beginning and end of every conversation.
I think most people ignored that. But, we gave our license number and call sign like we were supposed to.
Radios sure have come a long way since then.
USMC 1986 - 1994
No doubt about the changes. I still love the older 70's gear though.
KANZ-9374 was mine
Originally from the UK the CB sets are FM which CB became legal in 1981. I am old enough to say that before the legalization we had a lot of AM sets imported in from the US radio's like the General Electric, Stalker, Colt, President and Cobra. Personally I prefer FM after using both modes my personal opinion is because we are not in the peak of the use of CB unlike 30-40 years ago while CB is doing the job on AM users will stick to AM. I am hoping not because the Walker 3 looks a great piece of kit for the $$.. Thanks for sharing Eric
With the beefy heatsinking I's suspect the PA is putting out more wattage and I'm wonder if there are any extended frequency mods for it to be used on 10 meters?
I haven't used a CB since I bought a home PC in 1994 but I used to fix them and rewire mics for people because there was no standard wiring pattern from brand to brand. FM sounds great but has less range than AM or SSB because it doesn't hug the ground. I'm happy to learn FM finally made its way to CB radios. Should have happened long ago. We used to convert 10 meter ham rigs so they could cover the CB band resulting in an all-band 35 Watt CB/ham rig. The best radio I had was the Ranger 2950 which I modified to add CB. I had an Antron antenna 60+ feet in the air on the peak of my 2 family house which was as tall as a telephone pole. During the day I could reach from Burlington Ontario to Corfu NY. At night the world was my oyster. Many thought I had a linear amp but I was using 35 watts 63 feet in the air. A tall antenna with no big hills nearby is such a huge factor it can't be stressed enough.
@@Bhoffman0110 I'm not an expert but I learned in college ages ago that AM hugs the ground and FM does not.
@@wsbill14224 It is just like broadcast radio. Am stations can get out 100s of miles with their 10000 watt amps where Fm stations are lucky to get 60 miles with a 25000 watt amp.
Well, duh, you DO have an amp, it is just not external. You're running 8 times the power of a stock cb
@@Bhoffman0110 I was referring to AM broadcast radio. (530-1600 kHz) It hugs the ground because it's frequency is so low. Citizens band is 27 MHz so it doesn't hug the ground. I'm getting old but behavior of radio waves hasn't changed in my lifetime. If I said anything to the contrary I made a mistake, but then again maybe you don't read very well. I never said FM hugs the ground because I know it bounces like a ping pong ball because there is no low frequency FM.
I vote for keeping it in the shed. That way when you have the urge to check FM, you don't need to go out to a vehicle.
good point
That's SO239 for the antenna. The rules about outlawing the handheld devices doesn't include radios if you read the full explanation
Good to know!
You are making me want to get back into cb with all these videos
Sorry!
@@FarpointFarms I suppose I can grant a free pass this time 🤣
Thank you for teaching me about DIN and double DIN size radios. I’ve see your vehicle installations, but for some reason it was just today that I realized I may have a double DIN radio in my 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I could probably do a similar installation. Thank you!
glad I was helpful- good luck with the new installation
Looks like a great rig. Thanks for giving us an overview of it!
Any time!
Thanks for your radio reviews. I have bought several because of them.
thanks for the continued support of the channel
Where did you buy them
Mine arrives Saturday. Thanks for the review! ☺️
Glad you liked!
I bought two President radips after your videos and reviews.Both great radios! Looks like I"ll be getting a third.Thanks Erik.
glad that you like them
I would like to buy one. But can't find it anywhere
You need to try FM on your President Lincoln down on 26.805 FM.. Also wish you could do a review on the Anytone 6666 radio . Also feel free to check out my Group " The Original FM Calling Channel 26.805 " if you join us 3000 members strong
Do you need a ham general class for that frequency?
Great video, as always! That said, it looks like President dropped the ball once again by omitting CTCSS/DCS from its FM-capable CB radios. WHY????
The Randy II omitted this highly desirable feature while the Randy III (Euro model) has it. Does President think it's USA customers are stupid and incapable of operating CTCSS/DCS? Does President think that I really need yet one more device that picks up NOAA Weather (in addition to ham, FRS, GMRS, my toilet paper holder, toaster, and everything else) rather than something that would keep the receiver quiet while listening for family, friends, or business associates?
Did President hire some of the thoughtless design engineers that work in Midland's GMRS section?
Why?
I saw that uniden is coming with the bearcat 880 with fm. makes me think the 980 with fm will follow that since they are pretty similar. i'm holding out for the 980 or the mckinley to have am/fm/ssb for a base radio
I’ve been loving FM. I have a base setup at the house and if I’m around when he gets out of work we chat on his drive home. So much clearer than AM. Both of us are running stykers. I have a 955 he has a 655. Outstanding radios.
thanks for sharing- chatting on the way home sounds fun
@@FarpointFarms it is. Keep up the good videos and thanks for the come back.
I LOVE the styling of this radio. I may have to add this to the wish list
It does have a nice look to it.
The President radios are the best sounding radios. They use a stock condenser microphone and it has a much more natural sound to your voice. I have 2 President Bills. One is AM the other is AM/FM. Love the compact size. Fits perfectly in my cars.
thanks for sharing
I own both the Bill and Bill II as well
President is making the best radios right now. In my humble opinion of course.
I agree with you
I got andy2 and kl203p amp. Set cb at 1.75 watts, and with my center-fed sloper dipole antenna, I made, 8.3 inches per side, positive lead up at 14ft , neg. Leg Is 2 ft off ground sloped pointing west-northwest. Swr 1.2 ,1.3. I'm in so.nev. I skip to FL. GA. Tenn. Ohio mich. ( longest Hits were Hawaii and Bahamas . Each was 3 minute minimum perfect connection before the drift). But like Tennessee, we will talk for fifteen minutes to the same person. So cool..... we are newbies. Well i had a base station when I was 15 in "76", lingo has changed, I never hear a BREAK anymore, I guess you just jump in when you can,,,, I found sayin ,Waiving a hand, works good . Lol thanks for sharing 🍸
I agree as well
Maybe try a Stryker
Loving my McKinley 👍
No SSB
When is the McKinley FM SSB model being launched in US?
McKinley or this model upgraded to SSB is my hold out.
Hey Eric , great demo. I think that'll be my next "grail radio" The price isn't too bad, and wow on all the features . I'm the guy with the Cobra 23 plus you helped with antenna advice a couple weeks ago. I got a new mic, the mic was shot. I finally figured out the ( 2A fused) yellow wire has to connect to the ( 2A fused) red wire which, goes into the chinese AC to DC converter . It's the "channel memory " wire that would normally go to the car's fusebox. I tried to make a ground plate for the gutter mount antenna, to see if it would at least work short distance . I also grounded it to a heater pipe, which seems to help . I am now pulling in some serious "skip" all the way from Oklahoma to CT . (I'm at some elevation) Problem is, Looks like I'm receiving ok, but no one answers my radio checks. (I do try to reach local truckers , not bases. ) A guy on a forum said to test the transmission by putting an AM radio near it , and yep , I can hear my voice through it (and sometimes some Hendrix feedback) so that's somewhat encouraging. I also figured out the screw on the radio's panel that increases modulation (501 screw) . Another guy said "maybe the finals are blown? ". (Most guys just said "check the mic first"). The Tram antenna with a new coax cable is gonna run me 85.00 with shipping . I wiggled the coax and it seems ok. Does it sound to you that I'm at least making some progress? oh, also I'll get the SWR meter and tune it. The chatter definitely isn't what it once was. The guys on 6 and 11 are insane. So if you have any redneck wisdom on this I'd appreciate it, I did try a lot of searching so I don't keep bothering you . But I am sold on that President. Someone also said Cobras aren't what they used to be.
Without being there with you, it's hard to say what is causing that issue. I am leaning toward that antenna setup, but again, it's hard to say for sure. Good luck with the setup though!
@@FarpointFarms You're probably right . Then I'm like "ok $85.00 versus investing that into half the price of a President 3. (with Farpoint promo code...)
Put it in the shed! Thank you for always posting information that is relevant to us!
I might have to, wife is not a huge fan of the idea of a cb in the bus
@@FarpointFarms lol I get it
Ooooohhh baby! I likes it! If President drops a McKinley II with SSB that will truly be the end-all-be-all killer radio that will put everybody else out of business. President can just take my money at this point.
Maybe President is reading the comments and will take note.
I’m new to the hobby and looking for a new radio.This one looks interesting.
The color changing screen screams put me in the bus 👍
it kinda does with the cool colors
Nice radio ! You could set it up as a base until you decide which VW to put it in , maybe President will send you something else then you’ll have one for both Great review
fingers crossed---
Pretty cool radio. Definitely one on my list now.
Good choice! the holidays are coming- good reason to get one
LOL, I had paused you while listening to Noaa Weather radio, then turned it off and turned you back on, and boy was I confused. Good sound from that radio and in your recording.
that is funny-
I would like to see a CB radio with 10 meter AM, FM, SSB, CW and 75-100 watts on 10 Meter.. !
That would be a one and done- not need to sell anything else if it had all that
I have a President Jackson that came out of my Dad's 1976 W900 Bicentennial Edition Aerodyne. Still works I'm sure.
Sweet! I don't think I've seen one of those.
I’d love to see a relocatable head on these like many of the Mobile HAMs out. I would also love a Sideband radio. All of mine are straight AM only.
👋Hello
From The N.East Coast!
Great Aunt had one.. always loved these as a kid
Make a GREAT GIFT 🎁
CB sales must be doing very well for President to come out with another FM CB. I’d use it for a base station and put one of you Thomas’s in the bus or Super Beetle.
base station would be a good idea for it
I just gave in and bought one. Already sold my old Uniden bearcat to a co-worker for $50.00 😀 Win.
I hope that you like it as much as I do
President has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to CB radio technology
I agree, they make some great units
I currently have(not using) a White-faced Johnson, Lafayette Comstat 23A(tube job) and the 525 for mobile. Magnet mount antenna for what ever vehicle I use. Plug into powerport or lighter socket. Might get back into CB. The Walker III is not available......Darn! You've sold me on this unit 🙂
I have a president lincoln 2 10 and 12 meter radio that was converted to 11 meter. It's a great radio. Has all the bells and whistles. Now as far as fm it works fine its super clear almost like a phone. As far as distance I'm kinda up In the air. I know i doesn't have the distance of single side band. Definitely a neat feature though. Great video of course. Love the radio reviews and installation videos. God bless.
thank you
In my area it is hard enough to find anyone to talk to on am. I have the same radio but only listen on the Ham bands as I respect their frequencies. Those big linears on Channel 6 alot of times wreck havoc on the entire CB band in the Milwaukee area. The Lincoln 2 plus is an awesome radio right out of the box.
That's a cool looking little radio, looks like if you tune the antenna the best you can get it this radio looks like you'd be able to maybe talk skip even with no power
I do love this one for sure!
the rf power control is for when we are at the truck stop we turn down the power because we are too close to each other. also great when camping and convoying.
good to know- thanks
I really want to replace my Cobra 29LX in my truck. All I use it for is chan 19 while i'm driving but the weather function is also nice to have. I can't seem to be able to reach further than a couple of miles no matter what antenna I used, i've tried 3 different ones with no real change. I know 19 is a major noise maker so maybe that has to do with it but I want to be able to talk/hear a bit further. Do you think this radio would solve the issue or can you recommend something to try? Also can you advise using FM in real world... useful or waste of money?
FM is new, so it's use at this time is somewhat limited. That said, I wouldn't invest in a new radio without one. The Walker III is a great Cobra 29 alternative!
Well we have FM here in UK but i prefer ssb bands and as good as FM may sound in my opinion the AM is better mobile to mobile FM you generally get peeps sat by there rigs at home with twig on a pole or roof talking to you , nice vid
Thanks for sharing- FM does has some decent sound quality
Nice radio. I have been looking around for a couple of good radios. When I worked along the pipeline we all had company bought cheap CBs in the company vehicles to talk mostly with truckers on the highway. I worked in telecommunications as a tech doing everything from HF to Ku . I’m retired now and need something to play with inside in the winter.
Check out 3d printers. Theres nobody to talk to there either, but it's a fun hobby.
@@RippSnortin Many people with remote cabins still use CBs up here to talk to there neighbors.
I vote bus. Wait for a SSB FM AM for the shack. Make sure to put that "Rookie Beep" in everything !! Oh by the way, I missed the Theme song for radio vids.
am trying something new for the intro- I will keep that in mind
Nice radio. I have the walker 2 but I also have the president Lincoln 2+, it has it all...AM/FM/SSB . The Lincoln 2+ has a much better ASC than the Walker 2 but that's the only noticeable difference between my Presidents both radios are top shelf!
glad to hear your thoughts on them
Put one in both! Lol. I love mine. The new Digimic is awesome! try it out, you'll love it!
I have the Digimic and it is awesome, better than I thought it would be
Retired but keeping busy. Not into TV but knowing what is happening in the area (fire & police) and maybe SW listening would be interesting. Not interested in broadcasting. I live in Aroostook ME in middle of nowhere. Best suggestions for a beginner? I know a decent antenna will be needed.
I'd say use it as your new basestation. It's going to take a while for fm to take off to where mobile will be useful.
Nope. No SSB
The new mobile president radios do have upper and lower sideband and lower channels the scan function is the same on the rci 2995dx also has the memory function too that President Walker 3 FCC the color change is also on the Stryker radios
President has been making great CB/10 meter radios since the 80’s , I still have my 80’s era Lincoln and 90’s era George, I also have a tuned Johnny III and Bill FCC, eventually I’ll look into getting a Walker III.
glad to hear you still have the older ones.
@@FarpointFarms I've had some offers on the old radios but I'm definitely holding on to those, if I sell then I won't see another at the price I paid back then.
I say the Beetle. The bus can camp, providing a better opeerating emvironment for a sidebander radio.
good point for the bus
Great info driver! We’re waving at ya!
I appreciate that!
I still have a President Washington from circa 1978.
Sweet! Great radio for sure. I owned one for years.
I'd put the radio in the shack and I don't know why FM was a standard for CB radios years ago! FM has better coverage and range compared to AM since it isn't prone to noise
and SSB was best for range and even DX communications. I left CB AM rigs years back in the real early 1970s because AM didn't perform good with noise and range. SSB was
the choice and it did get away from the noise with tremendous performance in range. The audio quality of FM was also a tremendous improvement. Some of the fellas bought
the export AM/FM/SSB base rigs which also had a heftier RF power amplifier plus expanded frequencies which were out of the CB band allocated frequencies. With the export
rigs it was second nature to be able to talk skip to Europe and Australia stations. Although, converted Amateur gear was the best for skip talking since they had higher output
and were cleaner with less spurious emissions. Thanks for your video demonstration on this radio.
Cobra 148 GTL - DX was a good radio with FM made by Cobra
Export model right?
This will be my next radio purchase I took the president bill FCC out of my car. I mostly monitor 19 and with lack of RF gain I couldn't deal with mud duck window licker in the desert.. so I put my uniden knock off CB with RF gain in the car.. money is tight but when I get a head again I will probably get this radio as the scan skip and RF gain and old school styling will make it the ultimate radio. I like to use scan when mobile to find the wide load convoys and chat with them and or local cb channels
that sounds like a good idea, maybe you can resell the old ones to make getting the new one easier
Looks good as you's know we've had fm cb since 1981 the Xmas of that year put an end to good old alfa mikers killed cb radio after that, I believe fm wasn't as good for town use as am was but who am I to say I grew up with ssb am from Noisy city uk
Yup!
I wish they made this with sideband.
Buy a President Lincoln 2 has FM and Sideband
@@conmullen1670
Okay thanks, I'll check it out 👍
Or better yet the anytone 6666 is another fantastic radio with Sideband and FM and 60 watts power out of the box 📦. To modify it for the freeband extra frequencys all you have to do is hold down two buttons the first time you turn it on and it's converted... no clipping wires or adding a resistor. This way you don't void the warranty of your radio .
@@RicArmstrong hey Ricochet
I have both 6666 n Lincoln2
The Lincoln is a good radio but for the money I get 6666 cheaper n more power n better receiver
Just my opinion
73 n good dx n9prf 2fb2112
I like the Lincoln but has gotten pricey in my opinion. I like the look of the walker more too
I like the scan feature and the color change.
Just picked up the uniden beartracker 885 cb/trunk police scanner. its seems pretty good. Might get this one too.
I agree that you can never have too many radios
Just watched your cobra 29 night watch am. Fm. Vid....... president walker 3. Hands down. 😊 million more stuff on walker radios. Than. Cobra 29.
These are Cobra killers for sure.
Nice radio, nice features, when available I'm wondering
Not sure yet, I am sure it won't be long
Nice design with the classic and modern
agreed
i love fm espically talking local in a thunder storm when lots of staic crashes on am or side band 11 meters CB n 6 n 2 meters i once called out cq cq dx on usb 27.555 and called out qsy for contact 27.560 FM n made 5 dx contacts from ontario canada here 73 from radio canada 0077 northwest shore of lake superior ontario canada n luv all ur videos really appericate u doing this with espally with cb radio
I have another suggestion about which vehicle. Instead of your bus or Beetle, I'd recommend my Chevy!
Ha! Well.....
Put it in the bus until the ssb comes out then swap it out and put this in the bug.. You want the best for your traveler radio.. Especially with the VOX.. so you can do something like set up and still talk to your friends if the need arises.. zI am waiting for t he SSB before I get a new one.. Carry on Eric.. really enjoy both of your channels a lot..
thank you- some good ideas
Love the video.
Gonna have to get me one of these babies.
thanks
So i would like to see a video or two about warranty work for president radios especially in America just a thought for them people who own them type of radios
They have a 1 year warrenty or 2 if you get a president antenna. If you have an issue during that time (Unlikely) you'd send it to a service center for repair.
Haven’t had a CB radio since cellphone came in use.
Never too late to get back into the hobby!
Great review and an awesome looking rig . It’s a full size radio ?? Looks almost size of a Cobra 29 . So , that being said ,, I’d make it an overhead mount , big rig style in the bus if it’s possible 👍
agreed, wife is still not on board with a big cb in the bus- I will have to work on that
FRS & GMSR are dominant on the west coast, not so much CB anymore.
I like FM because it has less noise. also FM can be used with Tone squelch for quieter monitoring. may be people should transmit particular tone like 88.5Hz when transmitting on CH 19 for general use. AG6JU
thank you for the info!
just bought one after watching this cool review, what antenna can I use for home base? or what are you using?
I have the Antron A99 for my home
@@FarpointFarms thanks for that, I have another issue cb radio makes my computer speakers make a noise every time I click on mike to peak- cbradio and computer speakers are on same wall outlet any ideas how to avoid `that? also my set up is in a second floor of my home how do I ground it?
Need to have band plan to dedicate channels for AM/SSB and fm.
I'm sure that will happen in time.
Eric,
Howdy, sir. I own a President Bill compact radio, and wanted to know if they were ever going to bring out that in an am and fm, or all mode version.
So, I emailed President Corp USA, inquiring on an all mode aam,fm, and ssb rig. They emailed me back saying that they are working on it. So hopefully soon!
0576, Dustmaker, Southern Michigan.
thanks for that update- it is great information
The range of FM will never be as good as AM, partly because AM punches above the nominal 4W output power for half the modulation cycle. Also the audio bandwidth of FM is about half for the same channel size so for a 10KHz channel you get 2.5KHz audio bandwidth instead of the 4.5KHz you can get with AM.
Where FM scores over AM is with "quieting" which basically means you get a better signal to noise ratio for medium to strong signals and, the ace up its sleeve, the capture effect which means that its possible to use a channel with another conversation happening in the background without so much mutual interference. This is really only useful in cities where lots of people are using CB at the same time, which is back the 1980s.
Probably the main reason why FM is being introduced in the US is so that the same rigs can be sold in the US and EU/UK without modification.
I would be surprised if many US CB users will use FM much for the same reason most people still use FM in the UK, because that's where everyone else is.
Yup. Took USA forever to change to digital broadcast TV. 2008 there was a push to add subcarriers to medium wave broadcast AM radio and now their is a push for digital FM commercial radio which is failing. 80% of trucks don't have there CBs on and I am guessing 30% has no CBs in the trucks. The trend I am seeing in Iowa is farmers using GMRS for field communications needless to say no licenses. Traffic has tripled in the last year. Yet GMRS repeaters either join a net for traffic load or sit there and idle. If two people actually talk on a GMRS repeater then the owner split tones it and makes that will never happen again. The HOA of radio.
Thanks got to have one if those great video.
Thank you for the kind words
That a lot of radio , very nice 👍
It sure is
I'm really waiting one
It's a really nice radio, you'll love it!
Illegal FM CB has been popular on the west coast for years, but it never seemed to have caught on anywhere else.
I think you ought put that radio in a big ol semitruck!🚛
I'm no driver, but it would be right at home in one!
Well ok then, but you sure like a gear jammer!!! LOL@@FarpointFarms
I’m on the fence between the Walker III and the McKinley. You mentioned the Walker is your ‘second favorite’ but I want to know your No. 1 favorite President radio.
The McKinley!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've had FM for 11 months. Not even one FM contact yet.
I've made one. It will take a long time for it to really catch on due to the amount of AM/SSB models out there.
I'd like to ask a very crazy question. I know how to use a CB radio and I have some grms radios. What is the FM band on this Radio 4 or who's going to use it?
It's a new way to talk on CB. Some people are switching to it, but it will take years for it to really catch on. That said, If I was getting a new radio, I'd make sure it had FM mode.
Thanks for the video! I would like to see it installed on the VW! Cheers!
I want one but the wife is still not having it.
I'd buy this right this second, but the minute I do the SSB model will be out the following week.
I hear that they are working on a model that does it all
I know the perfect place to install the President Walker 3....... In my office. High 5
You might have to get one of your own to put in your office. This one is spoken for :)
I just bought one yesterday.
Glad to hear it. You'll love it!
this plus sideband is a perfect radio
Which is why I'm waiting
Can you talk about scanners especially the older crystal type, can they pick up modern stations now of any type?
Wouxun has a AM/FM CB radio too.
Cobra 29 LTD just came out with FM
That is what I've heard.
Getting back into the hobby and can’t make my mind up . Either a new fm or a SSB radio . Never owned ether one . HELP!!
Would you happen to have a suggestion for a compatible power supply for the walker 3? Just learning and was wondering if there maybe one more specific for this radio.
I would Look for a used Radio Shack 120 to 12v converter on Ebay. They are kind of a universal power supply.
@@FarpointFarms Thank you. I have decided to purchase the walker 3 and want to set up a base station. do you have a suggestion for a antenna? I want to try to make furthest contacts I can, not sue if i can do that with SSB alone but dont think i would want to use an amp to boost power.
I was wondering if you are in FM modulation can you set PL tones on channels like the anytone radios have FM modulation can?
The Super Beetle deserves a super radio. There You Go Eric problem solved. Lol.
you make it sound so simple
@@FarpointFarms I've always tried to make everything in life simple eric. I hate complications. Lol.
Is this ham radio?
Looking back into cab after years of being away.
No sir, this is still a CB radio, and they are more popular right now than you would think.
Great videos. I know zero so far. 1. Does this require a license? 2. Does it require an antennae. I am looking for a way to communicate during storms? Is this a battery type of device or does it need electricity?
I'm running the radio in my truck that was peak and tuned actually I got the president Richard