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President George II UK PRICE!

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UK price of the George II announced today by Knights Electrocom:

£339 standard
£349 expanded
Plus £9.95 delivery

So that's £358.95 to get an expanded radio to your door.

Equivalent to €414

That's a lot of money for a CB radio especially one with the same board inside as the CRT 3900, CRT 7900V, ARES II etc.
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Moonraker had them listed at £300 but they had none in stock.
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Mudslinger wrote: 01 Oct 2023, 18:21 Moonraker had them listed at £300 but they had none in stock.
Yeah the £299 price vanished rather quickly....
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Kamsat have put a £349 on there's
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lambrettadave wrote: 02 Oct 2023, 04:54 Kamsat have put a £349 on there's
They had them listed at £299 as well 😡
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delboyonline wrote: 01 Oct 2023, 12:16 UK price of the George II announced today by Knights Electrocom:

£339 standard
£349 expanded
Plus £9.95 delivery

So that's £358.95 to get an expanded radio to your door.

Equivalent to €414

That's a lot of money for a CB radio especially one with the same board inside as the CRT 3900, CRT 7900V, ARES II etc.
Might as well buy a hf 100 watt old rig for that price.
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LondonCbRadio wrote: 02 Oct 2023, 10:40
delboyonline wrote: 01 Oct 2023, 12:16 UK price of the George II announced today by Knights Electrocom:

£339 standard
£349 expanded
Plus £9.95 delivery

So that's £358.95 to get an expanded radio to your door.

Equivalent to €414

That's a lot of money for a CB radio especially one with the same board inside as the CRT 3900, CRT 7900V, ARES II etc.
Might as well buy a hf 100 watt old rig for that price.
Agreed............I ain't buying no more new CBs at that price tag, it's not even made by uniden.....better off with a used mobile hf set for a few more quid.....or a 7900 etc.
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It could well be a good radio but I wouldn't be willing to chance £350 on something that might be a bit of a dog like some of President's other recent SSB offerings.
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Yeah they don't have a very good track record over the past decade....

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At that price I'd rather just stick with my original George. It's probably a better radio anyway.
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astradyne wrote: 02 Oct 2023, 23:03 At that price I'd rather just stick with my original George. It's probably a better radio anyway.
And last longer
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lambrettadave wrote: 03 Oct 2023, 12:06
astradyne wrote: 02 Oct 2023, 23:03 At that price I'd rather just stick with my original George. It's probably a better radio anyway.
And last longer
Correct. Tried and trusted.
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astradyne wrote: 03 Oct 2023, 13:14
lambrettadave wrote: 03 Oct 2023, 12:06
astradyne wrote: 02 Oct 2023, 23:03 At that price I'd rather just stick with my original George. It's probably a better radio anyway.
And last longer
Correct. Tried and trusted.
Probably hold it's value better too
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I would rather a Fidelity 1000 :D
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NightProwler wrote: 03 Oct 2023, 17:25 I would rather a Fidelity 1000 :D
That is stretching things. A Route 66 perhaps?
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