Received this radio and hooked it up to a Solarcon A-99, without the Ground Plane Set, as per your suggestion. Set at 37 & 1/2 feet. Getting lots of skip, not so much local. That sucker is way up there.🤪 Thanks for the videos. Oh, yeah, I am using it as a Base Station. See me raise the mast by myself at Ron’s Radios. I think I did okay for a 75 year Old Timer.
I've been lookin at the president line of cb radios and came across this one a time or two and was fairly impressed! You've done a superb job at showing the features of president radios including this one, and this being am and ssb with a front firing speaker and all the key features you'd normally find in high priced mobile/base unit seems to be just the right size radio I've been lookin for. I use a cobra 29 that I bought new in 2010 in Cheyenne Wy, installed it and has been working flawlessly ever since, but it is rather big and the space it uses I now need for something else, so lookin for another radio with similar features but not nearly as big is a plus, the McKinley looks to be just what I've been lookin for. Thanks for your informal videos and your knowledge within the cb world is much appreciated!
Great review! Thank you very much. I put the President Electronics "Maryland" RW CB antenna on my McKinley. That antenna is very easy to tune to an SWR of 1.0 using the two rings on the bottom load. It's nice to simply set the radio to SWR and listen to it as you tune the antenna until you get that solid tone. The antenna is a 58" long steel flexible whip and is the best antenna I've ever used. It's a bit expensive though. I had to replace a six-week old name brand fiberglass top-loaded antenna that I was having issues keeping in tune and then snapped at the base even though it was mounted on a spring from the same company. That automatic squelch control is a nice option to. No fumbling with the squelch while putting around in your vehicle. It would be great if that function would work on SSB too.
Hearing that skip rolling in on SSB, where we can hear them, but they cannot hear us, brought back happy memories. I'm about to build a small house this Summer, in Poland, which l will move into next Spring. I have held onto my Nato 2000, for almost 40 yrs. Would love to set it all up again, with a serious beam antenna , and heavy burner , as l will have no neighbours for the very first time. Back in the day l ran it off a Sigma IV omnidirectional, in the UK, and had to wait until 1am to use it....Just in time for all that USA skip.
I absolutely love your videos Man! I took a break from CB radio for many years I was kind of overwhelmed when I got back into it and your videos have helped me out a lot. I love that this radio has variable wattage and the front firing speaker that's what sold me on this radio
I like your presentations and the manner you narrate them. The music on the entry and exit is so catchy and fitting for your channel. I would like to request you play the entire song and lyrics for one of your videos. I really think there is a lot of us that would enjoy it.
I just viewed this upload and now I have just ordered President Mkinley so hopefully I can give you guys a chat from Oz when the skip is right on my 5 element yagi beam👍
Very nice radio and features. Tks fer sharing all info. In Europe we are using JS8call in channel 25 USB, so could these radio make VOX with 2,5mm cable? tks 7351.
Love your videos! I remember back in 1968, I had a Knight Kit C540 23 channel tuneable receive and crystal transmit CB radio. The microphone was hardwired. So I soup it up. I replaced the hardwired mic with a 4 pin mic connector and added a Tuner Plus 2 desk mic. Great audio! If I can make a suggestion, could you do a shootout video comparing the President Mc Kinley CB vs. the Uniden Bearcat 980 using the same antenna. That way your viewers can see the advantage of why the President is higher prices. Greetings from the Sandhills of North Carolina.
Hello question about this CB... should i trust the internal SWR meter.. Because my external says 1.2 swr and the mckinley says 2.0 on channel 1 ,20 and 40 .. my external says im fine thanks
I'm gonna get me one..... The old cb.s ...use to have high low tone switch. .I miss that alot..... It nice to have on cb...new cb.s....don't have it no more... Tone setting in a big rig....awesome. .......Mike from Minnesota. ...
Wird dieses Gerät nicht zu heiss , wenn es so eingebaut ist? Mein Gerät ist frei montiert und wird schon sehr heiss aber ich habe es auf 20 Watt gestellt. Freundliche Grüsse aus Zürich
I plan on a hood mount, firestik firefly 3ft, firestik 90° 9ft cable. Just think the 9ft might be to long. What should I do with extra cable? I hear not to coil it
Great video. So I can actually have 5 channels to scan? I like 19, 20, and 38. If I hear someone (scrambled) on 38 I will switch to LSB. My preferred channels make 3 + the 9, and 19 make a total of 5. That's what I'm seeing on my radio. I hear people speaking Spanish on channel 9 similar to the Channel 6 Super Bowl. Is there anyway to do away with channel 9 and replace it with something else. Or, is there a way to just scan my preferred channels of 19, 20, and 38?
This radio has had a number of excellent reviews about the squelch and the swr features, in fact they been so good that I was thinking of getting the president Lincoln ll but am deciding on getting this instead.
Sorry Erik for not coming out with my issue with the President MCKinley EU cb radio. I had complaints that my modulation is set too low even when i had my mic gain all the way up. Also Simonthewizard had an article about that the President MCKinley has some modulation problem. I hope people had many time to use the MCKinley. There are people saying that my modulation is too low when i am on the MCKinley. Do you have had any issues? Thanks for any reply!
This or a Uniden 980 for Mobile? LOVE that front firing speaker for my truck....I have aftermarket mufflers so it's a tad noisy. But is it worth $100 more for the President?
First love the vids 👌 I bought this radio and also have the tram magnetic antenna soo I’m not getting anything better than a 2.2-2.5 on the swr it was interesting when the Allen wrench touched the adjustment screw and the base it went to a 1.0 ?
What is the distance from the top of the SONY radio to the bottom of the CB? I have a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. I would like to get a setup similar to this one, but it seems like my truck radio is a DIN and a half instead of a true double DIN.
@@FarpointFarms Thank you! I just ordered this radio. I live just outside of Charlotte NC. I enjoy the videos on your channel, Thank you for making them.
Sir, I am very new to the channel and hobby. I just purchased a President Walker and am wondering if you could do a video on CB etiquette, terminology, what to expect, etc. “A beginners’ guide to not sounding like a total idiot on the CB?” if you will. If you have already done one, please point me toward it as I haven’t watched all your videos yet. Thanks from the Central Plains.
Hello, I have a question because I plan to buy this radio, but for a passenger car, but I see that I am writing that this radio is suitable for a truck and I am afraid to buy it so that it will not work, please help
And part 4 Soon. I have to have my wife at home and the camera setup when I leave work in order to film those parts and it just never seems to line up.
It's a hard call as both are great radios. I've never had the 980 installed in a car so it makes it even harder. Both have exelent recieve, and the McKinley seems to have great audio for mobile use.
I was stuck between a bearcat and a McKinley....since it is going to be put into a dash, the fact you said it fits in a DIN, will probably be the selling point. Also how did you put both the radio and CB in the dash? Is there a special mounting bracket you need to buy?
No, the small holes on the side of the radio mounted up perfect with the double din radio install kit I bought for the car. So get a double din install kit and install it with a single din radio. It should work great!
I know it’s a little late but the McKinley is a true DIN radio. The Bearcat 980 is a little wider, longer and taller than the standard DIN size. Not by much but still would probably need a mod to fit. The McKinley would be my choice.👍🏼
Great clean install Eric. Impressive job!! Looks good. Sounds good. Luv the tone option. Now my question from 1 cheap farmer to another is if you take the ssb option out of the equation is this radio really worth the 2-3x the price of a Cobra 18?? My needs are really scan and weather channels. Looking forward to the range test.
I'd say that if you don't need the SSB you can skip it. The 18 is available used and that helps with the cost as well. These Radios are REALLY nice, but they are feature packed and that is why they cost more than a AM only radio.
I just bought a President JFK last night. I'm selling a Uniden PC 122 XL that has extra channels added both upper and lowers. Selling it for 100 bucks. Fully peaked
I hate to sound like a prick but why does every channel sound like its the same dude talking? My first cb I set up little over 10 years ago I remember it was skipping and was picking up people in Texas, Tennessee and I think someone said they were from Montana... Anyway, I lost interest because every time it sounded like the same black dude using the same lingo repeating the same things. Plus no one in my area at the time use cb. Now, I got a modded jeep and I am putting this President in there with a 4' Firestick so hopefully this time around things are better. Thanks for the videos.
Yah... mostly who I hear on the radio these days are black people talking about BS stuff I could care less about. Total turn-off for me. Very rare do I ever hear any intelligent conversation going on any more these days. If I didn't use channel 19 for my trucking business, I wouldn't even own a CB any longer. But even on 19, a lot of bitchin' about fellow drivers and 4-wheeler's. Again , rare to ever hear decent conversation. Some truckers now call it the bitch box. Only good to have it on for reports of traffic jams and road mis-haps. But that's about it.
You couldn't ask for a tighter "NON BUTCHERED" console installation than what you have there. Very nice
Thanks for the showcase Erik.
Kind regards!!!
I now have a President McKinley because of watching your video I really enjoy what you doing keep up the good work may you be blessed
Received this radio and hooked it up to a Solarcon A-99, without the Ground Plane Set, as per your suggestion. Set at 37 & 1/2 feet. Getting lots of skip, not so much local. That sucker is way up there.🤪 Thanks for the videos. Oh, yeah, I am using it as a Base Station. See me raise the mast by myself at Ron’s Radios. I think I did okay for a 75 year Old Timer.
I've been lookin at the president line of cb radios and came across this one a time or two and was fairly impressed! You've done a superb job at showing the features of president radios including this one, and this being am and ssb with a front firing speaker and all the key features you'd normally find in high priced mobile/base unit seems to be just the right size radio I've been lookin for. I use a cobra 29 that I bought new in 2010 in Cheyenne Wy, installed it and has been working flawlessly ever since, but it is rather big and the space it uses I now need for something else, so lookin for another radio with similar features but not nearly as big is a plus, the McKinley looks to be just what I've been lookin for. Thanks for your informal videos and your knowledge within the cb world is much appreciated!
Great review! Thank you very much.
I put the President Electronics "Maryland" RW CB antenna on my McKinley. That antenna is very easy to tune to an SWR of 1.0 using the two rings on the bottom load. It's nice to simply set the radio to SWR and listen to it as you tune the antenna until you get that solid tone. The antenna is a 58" long steel flexible whip and is the best antenna I've ever used. It's a bit expensive though. I had to replace a six-week old name brand fiberglass top-loaded antenna that I was having issues keeping in tune and then snapped at the base even though it was mounted on a spring from the same company. That automatic squelch control is a nice option to. No fumbling with the squelch while putting around in your vehicle. It would be great if that function would work on SSB too.
Love that audio adustment president is staying on top thanks eric
Never did see Part 3 range test video.
Hearing that skip rolling in on SSB, where we can hear them, but they cannot hear us, brought back happy memories. I'm about to build a small house this Summer, in Poland, which l will move into next Spring. I have held onto my Nato 2000, for almost 40 yrs.
Would love to set it all up again, with a serious beam antenna , and heavy burner , as l will have no neighbours for the very first time. Back in the day l ran it off a Sigma IV omnidirectional, in the UK, and had to wait until 1am to use it....Just in time for all that USA skip.
I absolutely love your videos Man! I took a break from CB radio for many years I was kind of overwhelmed when I got back into it and your videos have helped me out a lot. I love that this radio has variable wattage and the front firing speaker that's what sold me on this radio
Glad to hear it! Of course The way I remember it is that you were always into CB.... Strange.
I like your presentations and the manner you narrate them. The music on the entry and exit is so catchy and fitting for your channel. I would like to request you play the entire song and lyrics for one of your videos. I really think there is a lot of us that would enjoy it.
The music is custom made for my channel from fellow UA-camr Marky Shaw. I'll upload the full theme song here shortly.
That would be great and interesting too!
Very nice radio love mine you should be very pleased. President hit a home run with the McKinley.
What's the difference between the USA version, and the EU model? I noticed the white buttons are labeled differently.
I just viewed this upload and now I have just ordered President Mkinley so hopefully I can give you guys a chat from Oz when the skip is right on my 5 element yagi beam👍
Very nice radio and features. Tks fer sharing all info. In Europe we are using JS8call in channel 25 USB, so could these radio make VOX with 2,5mm cable? tks 7351.
Wow thats a nice compact fully loaded lil cb! They should sell a grip full of those for sure.
Looks like a great sideband rig
Love your videos! I remember back in 1968, I had a Knight Kit C540 23 channel tuneable receive and crystal transmit CB radio. The microphone was hardwired. So I soup it up. I replaced the hardwired mic with a 4 pin mic connector and added a Tuner Plus 2 desk mic. Great audio! If I can make a suggestion, could you do a shootout video comparing the President Mc Kinley CB vs. the Uniden Bearcat 980 using the same antenna. That way your viewers can see the advantage of why the President is higher prices.
Greetings from the Sandhills of North Carolina.
Beautiful install and the receiver sounds great.
I'm thinking of getting the President Jackson. It too is a CB with SSB and has the classic look, which I prefer.
Great radio!
Hello question about this CB... should i trust the internal SWR meter..
Because my external says 1.2 swr and the mckinley says
2.0 on channel 1 ,20 and 40 .. my external says im fine thanks
I always go for the old school external SWR meter.
@FarpointFarms
Thanks so much for your time.. I'm good then. Thanks from south florida!!!
I'm gonna get me one.....
The old cb.s ...use to have high low tone switch. .I miss that alot.....
It nice to have on cb...new cb.s....don't have it no more...
Tone setting in a big rig....awesome. .......Mike from Minnesota. ...
Eric can you turn the Roger Beep feature off or just turn it down?
Wird dieses Gerät nicht zu heiss , wenn es so eingebaut ist? Mein Gerät ist frei montiert und wird schon sehr heiss aber ich habe es auf 20 Watt gestellt. Freundliche Grüsse aus Zürich
Ich hatte keine Probleme mit meinem.
Looks a nice radio and at a very reasonable price.
One neat "Bar Trick" the Mckinley does is you can use the Uniden 906 wireless mike from the Uniden 980
Your review r loads better🇬🇧
Thanks!
I plan on a hood mount, firestik firefly 3ft, firestik 90° 9ft cable. Just think the 9ft might be to long. What should I do with extra cable? I hear not to coil it
You can always cut it and solder or crimp a new end connector. That way it will be the length that you need it to be.
Nice review,73’s from the UK
This really is a great radio. I'm just finishing up the last two parts that cover range tests on AM and SSB.
Great video. So I can actually have 5 channels to scan? I like 19, 20, and 38. If I hear someone (scrambled) on 38 I will switch to LSB. My preferred channels make 3 + the 9, and 19 make a total of 5. That's what I'm seeing on my radio. I hear people speaking Spanish on channel 9 similar to the Channel 6 Super Bowl. Is there anyway to do away with channel 9 and replace it with something else. Or, is there a way to just scan my preferred channels of 19, 20, and 38?
That is a BOLD statement on the squelch!
It really is that good. I've seen a lot of gimmicks over the years, but i think President got it right.
This radio has had a number of excellent reviews about the squelch and the swr features, in fact they been so good that I was thinking of getting the president Lincoln ll but am deciding on getting this instead.
@@FarpointFarms Never did see Part 3 range test video. Did you do a range test? I can't find it in your video line up.
Sorry Erik for not coming out with my issue with the President MCKinley EU cb radio. I had complaints that my modulation is set too low even when i had my mic gain all the way up. Also Simonthewizard had an article about that the President MCKinley has some modulation problem. I hope people had many time to use the MCKinley. There are people saying that my modulation is too low when i am on the MCKinley. Do you have had any issues? Thanks for any reply!
I have not noticed any issues so far. I am sorry that you had issues with yours
I OWE ONE,.....AWESOME....
Does it have RF POWER control so I can turn down the dead key ?
it does have one
Hi Eric great video.
Who sings your far point song?
Thanks.
That is Marky Shaw. He has a UA-cam channel here as well as I tunes and his own company. Great guy and great song!
This or a Uniden 980 for Mobile? LOVE that front firing speaker for my truck....I have aftermarket mufflers so it's a tad noisy. But is it worth $100 more for the President?
Thats a nice, clean install...
Thanks
How much band with on 11m,
Does anyone know if the scan feature also check the SSB channels?
The newer models of the uniden bearcat 980ssb now have it to where you can turn off the annoying beep with a push of a button..
First love the vids 👌 I bought this radio and also have the tram magnetic antenna soo I’m not getting anything better than a 2.2-2.5 on the swr it was interesting when the Allen wrench touched the adjustment screw and the base it went to a 1.0 ?
Yeah now after watching this, I'll be getting this radio as soon as I can.
What is the distance from the top of the SONY radio to the bottom of the CB? I have a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. I would like to get a setup similar to this one, but it seems like my truck radio is a DIN and a half instead of a true double DIN.
I have the same setup in a 1995 Toyota T100 and it fit fine. I'm 99% sure you won't have to cut or modify anything.
Can you scan in SSB mode?
Yes. works great!
@@FarpointFarms Thank you! I just ordered this radio. I live just outside of Charlotte NC. I enjoy the videos on your channel, Thank you for making them.
I heard when you use the PA function on is radio it also broadcast on the station you were on. This true for anyone? Seems dumb
Sir, I am very new to the channel and hobby. I just purchased a President Walker and am wondering if you could do a video on CB etiquette, terminology, what to expect, etc. “A beginners’ guide to not sounding like a total idiot on the CB?” if you will. If you have already done one, please point me toward it as I haven’t watched all your videos yet. Thanks from the Central Plains.
I've been asked that a few times. I sure will try and get one like that made.
Hello, I have a question because I plan to buy this radio, but for a passenger car, but I see that I am writing that this radio is suitable for a truck and I am afraid to buy it so that it will not work, please help
It will work just fine.
Would you recommend this as a base station?
Certainly! It is feature packed and will run off a 3 amp power supply.
It's what I use.
part 3 ?
And part 4 Soon. I have to have my wife at home and the camera setup when I leave work in order to film those parts and it just never seems to line up.
@@FarpointFarms thanks looked for part 3 didnt see it, got this radio from ur influence. thanks for ur time enjoy very much.
Do you prefer the McKinley over the 980?
It's a hard call as both are great radios. I've never had the 980 installed in a car so it makes it even harder. Both have exelent recieve, and the McKinley seems to have great audio for mobile use.
@@FarpointFarms Same here. Love them both.
My preference is the Mckinley
I was stuck between a bearcat and a McKinley....since it is going to be put into a dash, the fact you said it fits in a DIN, will probably be the selling point. Also how did you put both the radio and CB in the dash? Is there a special mounting bracket you need to buy?
No, the small holes on the side of the radio mounted up perfect with the double din radio install kit I bought for the car. So get a double din install kit and install it with a single din radio. It should work great!
@@FarpointFarms Thanks! Thats very helpful
@@FarpointFarms Update....I did what you said for my Ford Mustang. Looks sharp. Thanks again for your help!
I know it’s a little late but the McKinley is a true DIN radio. The Bearcat 980 is a little wider, longer and taller than the standard DIN size. Not by much but still would probably need a mod to fit. The McKinley would be my choice.👍🏼
@@rallypoint1 Yeah it was definitely worth a couple extra bucks.It fit perfectly.
I looked in your video list and you never did the video on the quality of range and such on the McKinley.
The AM part is up, but I haven't posted the SSB part yet.
That guy on Super Bowl channel is down here in Florida
I hear him in New Hampshire and even heard him today in Oklahoma
I hear someone named al capone and or 100 proof up here in Maine. I think ga or fl.
Great clean install Eric. Impressive job!! Looks good. Sounds good. Luv the tone option. Now my question from 1 cheap farmer to another is if you take the ssb option out of the equation is this radio really worth the 2-3x the price of a Cobra 18?? My needs are really scan and weather channels. Looking forward to the range test.
I'd say that if you don't need the SSB you can skip it. The 18 is available used and that helps with the cost as well. These Radios are REALLY nice, but they are feature packed and that is why they cost more than a AM only radio.
Never did a part 3 range test?
I have it in the que. Part 3 (AM) and part 4 (SSB) hang in there.
Did not show how to set swr
I just bought a President JFK last night. I'm selling a Uniden PC 122 XL that has extra channels added both upper and lowers. Selling it for 100 bucks. Fully peaked
I hate to sound like a prick but why does every channel sound like its the same dude talking? My first cb I set up little over 10 years ago I remember it was skipping and was picking up people in Texas, Tennessee and I think someone said they were from Montana... Anyway, I lost interest because every time it sounded like the same black dude using the same lingo repeating the same things. Plus no one in my area at the time use cb. Now, I got a modded jeep and I am putting this President in there with a 4' Firestick so hopefully this time around things are better.
Thanks for the videos.
Got mine in the mail to me today, been waiting for the price to drop here in Finland, good info thanks,
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GLENN
You forgot to mention the variable RF power feature. It could be an important feature for some people. :-)
Yah... mostly who I hear on the radio these days are black people talking about BS stuff I could care less about. Total turn-off for me. Very rare do I ever hear any intelligent conversation going on any more these days. If I didn't use channel 19 for my trucking business, I wouldn't even own a CB any longer. But even on 19, a lot of bitchin' about fellow drivers and 4-wheeler's. Again , rare to ever hear decent conversation. Some truckers now call it the bitch box. Only good to have it on for reports of traffic jams and road mis-haps. But that's about it.