President McKinley EU Incoming

[Adidas SoulBoy]

Thankyou Auldgeek

[108EH002]

^^Sounds ok sitting in front of you at 0 mph on a unit/bench......but not very easy when mobile,and it is a din slot mobile radio so 2 hands off the wheel ....prefer variable power on a rotary switch on the front of a mobile radio,but thats just me Drew.Another plus for anyclones.^^

[Auldgeek]

^^Sounds ok sitting in front of you at 0 mph on a unit/bench......but not very easy when mobile,and it is a din slot mobile radio so 2 hands off the wheel ....prefer variable power on a rotary switch on the front of a mobile radio,but thats just me Drew.Another plus for anyclones.^^

I agree with you regarding variable power but to be fair, the Mckinley is designed to be a legal radio and therefore, quite a few of the features and preferences you have mentioned in this thread are less relevant in this context.
For me, the receiver performance is more mportant and in this respect, it's better than the Anyclones i've tested it against, including my V3 SS-9900, V2 SS-7900 & SS-6900N. The Mckinley is definitely better on receive, with less noise and better audio.
It's not perfect but then again, none of them are!

For mobile use, the Mckinley would definitely be a fit and forget radio, as some of the variable controls such as power and mic gain are just far too complicated to adjust if moving.

[108EH002]

Again,thanks for the update Drew,.I know the G2 wasn't the best but I liked it as there was NO hidden menu.

The speaker is taking up the space where I would have preferred some variable rotary switches for on/off/volume/squelch and rf gain/power,but it is what it is,a new President with less white noise to signal ratio.

[lambrettadave]

There must be a hundred rigs available with more controls on the front than the McKinley but the McKinley was designed to be a front speaker radio and made consequences for the speaker.

If front speakers are not for you then there are many other radios for your taste.

[108EH002]

Mckinley looks a bit like a TTI CB 900 at the front apart from the shape of the display screen.

The Tti Cb 1100 has 6 push in buttons instead of 5 like on the McKinley EU........that design is at least 10 year's old now.

President had to use the front design of a cheap TTI CB for their long awaited flagship CB =

[Mudslinger]

How is the receive when a strong SSB station come in?

The last few Uniden boarded SSB presidents have had a weird AGC setup which caused distortion unless the RF was turned back.

[delboyonline]

How is the receive when a strong SSB station come in?

The last few Uniden boarded SSB presidents have had a weird AGC setup which caused distortion unless the RF was turned back.

Seems ok so far, not had a very strong signal yet but s9+10db signals sound fine.

[Otter]

I got the link by Googling Jabber Products.

[lambrettadave]

Mckinley looks a bit like a TTI CB 900 at the front apart from the shape of the display screen.

The Tti Cb 1100 has 6 push in buttons instead of 5 like on the McKinley EU........that design is at least 10 year's old now.

President had to use the front design of a cheap TTI CB for their long awaited flagship CB =

If it ain't broken why fix it.
Would another button be anymore useful

[108EH002]

Another button useful = can add cadburys milk buttons if you want,if you like it,then you like it Dave.

I still think its a poor effort from the design team at President = a tti clone that has been out for years

[lambrettadave]

Another button useful = can add cadburys milk buttons if you want,if you like it,then you like it Dave.

I still think its a poor effort from the design team at President = a tti clone that has been out for years

Yes you are right but it is only what others have been doing like the superstar 3900 and how old there design is.

To be honest there are other compact ssb rigs available from other manufacturers and there rigs are close to dinable size if not a perfect size.

When I get a chance I will pile up all of the front speaker radios that I have for a little comparing on design and ssb rigs too.

[108EH002]

Only what others have been doing = President don't split profits upto 10 different ways = so no need to share the design with others when your meant to be at the forefront with any new advances in CB technologies = unique......unlike other's

TTI = hardly the first name that springs to mind when looking for the "best anything " on TM1.

Some folk don't care what a radio looks like as long as it work's and thats fair enough

Thought the Lincoln 2 looked rubbish compared to the original but I still bought a V1 and V3

[cb4ever104]

Thought the Lincoln 2 looked rubbish compared to the original but I still bought a V1 and V3

Would you say the Lincoln V3 is better than the McKinley ?

[108EH002]

Thought the Lincoln 2 looked rubbish compared to the original but I still bought a V1 and V3

Would you say the Lincoln V3 is better than the McKinley ?

As in performance or looks ? = looks = did many CB''s look exactly like the L2 before it was out ? This looks like a tti.

Would have to sit the 2 of them in front of me so I could really compare them from bright sunlight to total darkness when mobile,and for how easy they were to use when mobile.Don't have a McKinley yet,as it costs too much for a new CB but only imo.

I bought the L2's only because they were CHEAP.

First L2 I bought (V1)was only 6 wks old in the box for £60 in 2014 from a local and it was sold about 2 month after,the V3 was still newish and still boxed for £100,that was away a month later.

Will maybe get a McKinley in the future,never say never eh,but only if its £100 tops secondhand = just to see I suppose.

Said I wouldn't buy another new CB after the G2 Premium.

At present I use a 2 yr old export SS 3900 with blue display but only because it was mint in the box for £70 and it was local.They aren't the best CB but it was fairly cheap

Out of about 30 locals on CB,only 2 have ever spoken about the "new" President that was out in the USA first.....me and a local mate.......no one else is interested in the President Mckinley.........because they hear "its about £240 - £250" and that is about a second hand hf set