President McKinley EU Incoming

[MrWeetabix]

...audio is quite remarkably low vs other radios.
.....I had bought a power mic which has helped, but I still think it sounds quite narrow.

You need one of these Craig, it'll solve all your audio problems:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324532582229

Grabbed one off these of a local... improves it a little, but I should whip the lid off and have a fettle to sort it properly :-)

https://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/product/k-po-nm-532/

[astradyne]

Excellent service from Jabber Products.

Yeah . I bought a AT-6666 from him a year or so ago . Very good service . The only complaint I had was that the radio wasn't double boxed when sent .

S.

Yeah mine wasn;t either, but came in a large padded envelope. Survived well enough. I suppose that's what insurance is for. Advise buyers to refuse damaged packages or take photos and document for a claim later perhaps. I always try to double box when sending, but not always practical sadly

The Dynascan AT5555 I bought from them a few weeks ago also came in a padded envelope. With the minimal amount of internal packaging inside CB radio boxes these days there isn't much protection against the parcel being dropped or taking a hard knock. But postage is free and you're covered by ebay and PayPal.

[astradyne]

Got it on the bench and doing a job. Seems to register quite a high noise floor vs the other radios

Exactly the same with mine. S meter always around the 5 - 7 mark. Maybe it's set too high from the factory.

[astradyne]

the out-of-the-box audio is quite remarkably low vs other radios.

I had bought a power mic which has helped, but I still think it sounds quite narrow.

I use the budget K-PO NM532 power mic on my Mckinley EU and various other radio's. It amplifies and gives good body to the audio.

[MrWeetabix]

the out-of-the-box audio is quite remarkably low vs other radios.

I had bought a power mic which has helped, but I still think it sounds quite narrow.

I use the budget K-PO NM532 power mic on my Mckinley EU and various other radio's. It amplifies and gives good body to the audio.

That's the very mic I have bought matie.... for the rare occasions I'll be on voice mind. Waiting on a few bits being delivered and my vox solution will hopefully be up and running :-)

[k40]

Yeah . I bought a AT-6666 from him a year or so ago . Very good service . The only complaint I had was that the radio wasn't double boxed when sent .

S.

Yeah mine wasn;t either, but came in a large padded envelope. Survived well enough. I suppose that's what insurance is for. Advise buyers to refuse damaged packages or take photos and document for a claim later perhaps. I always try to double box when sending, but not always practical sadly

The Dynascan AT5555 I bought from them a few weeks ago also came in a padded envelope. With the minimal amount of internal packaging inside CB radio boxes these days there isn't much protection against the parcel being dropped or taking a hard knock. But postage is free and you're covered by ebay and PayPal.

i bought one too and it came in a padded envelope sadly it suffered an impact on the volume knob and when you turn the squelch up the volume goes up too

[astradyne]

Yeah mine wasn;t either, but came in a large padded envelope. Survived well enough. I suppose that's what insurance is for. Advise buyers to refuse damaged packages or take photos and document for a claim later perhaps. I always try to double box when sending, but not always practical sadly

The Dynascan AT5555 I bought from them a few weeks ago also came in a padded envelope. With the minimal amount of internal packaging inside CB radio boxes these days there isn't much protection against the parcel being dropped or taking a hard knock. But postage is free and you're covered by ebay and PayPal.

i bought one too and it came in a padded envelope sadly it suffered an impact on the volume knob and when you turn the squelch up the volume goes up too

I trust it's going to be returned?

When they were "RadioZing" they double boxed radio's for added protection. In reality there's only a few air bubbles and two thin pieces of cardboard to protect the radio in transit. Environmentally friendly? Yes. Radio friendly? No.

[k40]

The Dynascan AT5555 I bought from them a few weeks ago also came in a padded envelope. With the minimal amount of internal packaging inside CB radio boxes these days there isn't much protection against the parcel being dropped or taking a hard knock. But postage is free and you're covered by ebay and PayPal.

i bought one too and it came in a padded envelope sadly it suffered an impact on the volume knob and when you turn the squelch up the volume goes up too

I trust it's going to be returned?

When they were "RadioZing" they double boxed radio's for added protection. In reality there's only a few air bubbles and two thin pieces of cardboard to protect the radio in transit. Environmentally friendly? Yes. Radio friendly? No.

Yes went back and a crt one came instead very quick service no messing about I have the new one and it's perfect apart from I prefer the LCD and led colour of the dynascan I'm not a blue light fan.
Kinda wish I'd got the programing cable option but I originally bought it while consuming alcohol

[MrWeetabix]

Yeah, alcohol and radio sales never good. I think I may have a new Icom 7300 inbound.... erm, thanks Jack Danials.

[cb4ever104]

Yeah, alcohol and radio sales never good.

Agreed . You should be barred from using Ebay after 2+ pints . Although I'm sure drunken CB sales must make up about 90% of their profits

[astradyne]

i bought one too and it came in a padded envelope sadly it suffered an impact on the volume knob and when you turn the squelch up the volume goes up too

I trust it's going to be returned?

When they were "RadioZing" they double boxed radio's for added protection. In reality there's only a few air bubbles and two thin pieces of cardboard to protect the radio in transit. Environmentally friendly? Yes. Radio friendly? No.

Yes went back and a crt one came instead very quick service no messing about I have the new one and it's perfect apart from I prefer the LCD and led colour of the dynascan I'm not a blue light fan.
Kinda wish I'd got the programing cable option but I originally bought it while consuming alcohol

Very good radio's the 6900N. I've got two of them here on top of the Dynascan. After a bit of juxtaposition I concluded both radio's work equally well. I actually don't mind the blue display.

I'll be parting with one of the 6900N's if anyone is looking for one. All boxed etc.

[k40]

I noticed 23 24 25 on band d and e don't jump about they are in ascending order on my 6900

22 27,225 62 27,675
23 27,255 63 27,705
24 27,235 64 27,685
25 27,245 65 27,695
26 27,265 66 27,715

[ch25]

That's the way it should be
From times when radios had 23ch only. Google for background story.

[k40]

That's the way it should be
From times when radios had 23ch only. Google for background story.

Yea the radio hasn't been programmed with the jumps so the channels are in the wrong order it just goes up in 10kc steps

[Otter]

That's more useful for SSB because people use frequencies rather than channel numbers. My 6900 and CRE8900 go up in 5kc steps.