(Picture thanks to Delboy's blog)
So, friend of the forum Delboy has reported this week that rumours of a new radio from President have been all-but confirmed following the release of a picture puzzle published in a recent President catalogue. When solved, the image revealed what appears to be a new radio from President, this time a President George II.
(Solved Puzzle Picture thanks to Simon The Wizard's Blog)
With the retirement of the Grant II Premium, there is a gap in the portfolio for this radio to appear for sure. With a similar look and feel to a Grant, but incorporating a number of design features from other popular President (and non-President) radios it certainly is an interesting radio.
Speculation is that the electronics in the box are very similar to the G2P, Linc2 and McKinley sets, with (hopefully) a few improvements "under the hood". Again, like it's current stablemates its likely the radio will likely have an export mode with higher power and freq coverage, though details are scant at this stage as to whether it will be punted as a multi-norm "CB" radio or as a 10m HAM set.
Read more over on Del's Blog - Del's Blog
Also Simon The Wizard has an article on it - STW Blog
Del has also started a Facebook group for discussion of the radio - President George II Users Group
What do we think? Nice little addition to the shack? What features would you like to see in this new radio and what would make you order one?
73 all de Craig
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