President George FCC CB Radio. AM/FM/SSB, Skip Scan, Talkback, Weather CTCSS/DCS and more! 

I have the McKinley (before the one with FM) in my 18 wheeler. 2 features that are worth their weight are 1: the RF Gain. Listening to 19 I crank it down so the skip rolling is cranked to nothing. With ASC on I have close locals break the squelch only, no DX. That way the radio is mostly quiet. 2: weather alert. When monitoring my newly quiet CH 19 (thanks to the very underrated RF Gain) the weather radio continuously scans all 7 weather channels silently. If any one of the 7 channels sends a weather alert, it makes a loud siren sound and automatically brings up the alerting weather channel. It will even wake me up in the bunk! Since it scans all 7 channels you don't even have to select the correct weather channel. A very valuable feature on the go. It is a true set and forget feature! Great video. I only wish you demonstrated the RF gain feature. I crank it down to kill the DX garbage and back up at night when the skip dies.

wow - that looks like a really nice radio! Another winner from President....proof that CB radio is a live and well in the US.

Hi Eric, I'm so happy my friend. I love this radio so much. This is the best CB radio ever in the US. AM/FM/ USB/LSB, DCS/CTCSS, Dual Watch, VHF 2 meter weather channels, Roger beep, VOX, 6 digit frequency counter, talk back, and ... It's WOW! THANK YOU President, you really remember the legal CB operators. We(the legal operators) have been waiting for a very long time to have a CB radio like this. Thanks for the video Farpoint Farm. Now we're waiting for SSB handheld from President.

FYI, this radio does 60 watts output and has expanded coverage. To receive FCC type acceptance President left out the middle finale transistor and a small jumper wire on the board. Just install the missing final transistor and the missing jumper wire reset the radio. Then you will be all set. Really easy to do. That is the reason for the heavy heat sink this is a 60 watt radio. It is the same as the model sold in the UK and Europe. Just add the transistor and jumper wire. With installed missing jumper wire the frequency range is 26.60 MHZ- 28.760 MHZ, With 10 watts AM SSB. 60 watts FM with installed missing final transistor. This is a high powered version of the Miknelly. The circuit boards are slightly different.

Thanks for Review. Here in Germany I have the President George six weeks in use. And my Opinion is: This is the best CB Radio I ever had - and I had a lot Radios over the years. The best function is the NRC in RX. Best regards and a merry christmas from Germany, 13 Delta Kilo Five, OP Bernd

The President CB Corporation came through. That is a tremendously nice gift!

Eric, I have been watching your CB vids for maybe a decade now, maybe a little longer & I am a fan. Just keep making radio vids be awesome at doing it! 👍👍👍👍

Merry Christmas to you & yours Eric....and WoW !! what a nice Christmas gift to the U.S. from President !!! ...Now if only our "presidents" were as feature rich & functional as their Radio counterparts ....🤔😉😎

The european version is realy fine piece of an radio .... Proud to own one Greets from Germany 55/73 And a realy helpfully vidio , thanks a lot ..😊

Well Eric I finally got a George FCC and all I can say is WOW.

Sold out at Walcott! That tells me that the public likes it, and that's good. ASC is the best squelch control I've ever used! Great radio that I'm putting on my wish list. Merry Christmas!

President told the Uniden 980SSB “hold my beer”

That really is the best fcc type accepted cb radio to come out in a LONG time. President is killing it!!

Thanks for a Great Review ..... Best for 2024 to You, Yours and All on the Channel.... Cheers from ChCh, NZ

President are doing a great job with the current series. Any radio called "George" deserves a place on my dash! :)

Looks like a good one. Thanks for showing it to us.

Great review, thanks Eric. I just picked up a Ronald and Richard at my Ham Fest for less then a new radio. I love them.

Great video thank you so much I have a Lincoln 2 + and I love it skip is great lately 73

Southern California here and I have been getting that digital noise as well. Kind of annoying really. Thanks for the review, looks and sounds like a nice radio.

Thank you for this great review! :) Now, how do you compare the new President George with the Uniden Bearcat 980SSB or President McKinley II? That would be interesting to know!

Very nice ! Looks like it's the total package . Bet Santa will upgrade his sleigh with one of these :-) Merry Christmas to you and yours .

The old Tram of the 70’s had the best audio of any CB I ever heard.

Now... this is THE! CB radio. I love your work, Eric. Keep it up:)

I should have my Antron 99 this week. Attaching it to a 10’ pole attached to where my DirectTV mount is (cut the cord years ago) Grounding the DirectTV mount as extra precaution. The pole will be attached to the Antron. And it will go into my QT40! Thanks for your channel. Great info you provide. Cheers! Oh maybe we will be able to chat from here in Wilmington!

I stopped the video and placed an order. Looks awesome! The accessory may be the BT microphone?

Got my randy 2, the George will become my home base. Thanks Eric got back into cb after 1:22 watching your 1:40 channel.. Rock dog is my handle in Toronto. 2:40

I have the EU version of the G2 , it's the best CB radio I've owned - well worth the money. Its a premium product

Looks like an awesome base station radio!

This is what alot of us have been waiting for.

really nice radio many modes i like that hope you and miss far point farms have a super christmas

I love this radio. I have yet to see one in person. From what i see this radio is in my future, with the capability for 60 watts and a wire to convert for extra channels. ❤

I am in scotland i have been using the george 2 on air ssb dx for just over a month now it sounds great on receive and i have had great audio reports with the standard microphone the nrc is fantastic before the george 2 i was using a president 2510 i have always preferred my older radios i love the george 2 it works as good as it looks

I would love the UK President George brand ... be able to expand to the free Band and my Favorite frequency 26.805 FM where all the FM action is 😊

Sharp radio. Almost looks like they're going after the 980 market. I like it.... And that's coming from an old school Cobra guy.

Nice radio! I love that skip scan. Channel 6 and 11 in south Louisiana is terrible. Probably the same guys...

Wow that is very nice looking radio

I love it, I want it and just got the President Randy II FCC. CB Base station 2024 on my list

I heard many trucker , don't listen to CB radio anymore, because AM has so much noise, probably true with many other users. but, CTCSS DCS help very much, I happen to work at the company who made CTCSS / DCS boards , who just closed down , so I had a opportunity to play around CTCSS and DCS AG6JU

Hey Eric is Cobra, Uniden or President gonna make a Handheld with AM FM SSB radio? Thanks.

Nice piece of equipment but probably too rich for my blood and maybe just a few too many extra gadgets to remember how to use ! Thanks for sharing Eric !😊

Nice radio. Thanks

Sharp radio Merry Christmas from West Tenn.

I’ve got two Lincoln II+, yet I want one. Good reason for the coded tones is to lock out the riffraff like purposefully annoying local stations, and band noise from too many stations being on the same channel at one time. Love the looks. Looks like a Uniden 980 chassis with a President Walker 2/3 heatsink.

It looks like they put a lot of thought into this one. It doesn't seem like it was rushed just to get FM out on the market. Glad you mentioned that it felt kinda heavy. It's an indicator that they didn't cheap-out on materials.

Skip on Christmas day was wild to say the least...Been trying to reach Far Point Farm North Star on skip. I'm sure one day I will catch you

it's like the 29LX and 980ssb had a be be, and it was during a trip to Euro. 🥰🍻🏁🏴‍☠️

Personally I like the old radios.The original Cobra 19x my personal favorite 21GTL.

That looks like an awesome radio. Might even replace my 880 Uniden in the truck.

Front facing threaded mic socket, nice.👍

Hey that's good looking. It looks in the style of the bearcat 880 / 980. I had a president Ronald stolen out of my pickup a few years ago. I wasn't looking for a new radio cuz I have an old realistic I like that does the trick but I'm going to have to get a closer look at this George

Looks like an interesting, versatile radio. Glad to see all mode, will be curious to see reviews down the road a bit as people start using it. Good demo of several key functions. I purchased an A-99 antenna, but haven't assembled or installed yet, do you have the ground plane kit on yours, and if so, did it make much difference? Thanks, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Hey Eric there is a new king in town right, did you know the President George FCC is already dethroned by the President Washington! İ hope you will make a review about the President Washington!

Good morning, I would appreciate it if you could tell me if the frequencies can be opened, thank you

I’ve got a bad case of the wants for one of those, thanks to you. Are my eyes deceiving me or is that bottom row of buttons moving together when you touch (actuate) one. Could be the chrome reflection.

The President George FCC CB radio looks like a souped-up Uniden 980SSB! Very tempted... but rarely use the CB radio(s) unless I need to. Nice to have when all else fails.

Now they can give us a decent size base station that's not the size of a cupcake. A base that doesn't fall over or slide across the desk when i push a button.

Excellent video Eric :) I like radio also be interesting if be modified for 5 A channels on 1 to 40 band plus higher channels above 40 and below channels 1 one and open Clarifier too when buy new too! Also one thing should see If USB port recharge battery on cellphone or Laptop or any electronics devices how long takes on mins to hour to then house way too! Plus Merry Christmas and Happy New New Year 2024 plus hope Santa Clause 🎅 brings you to lots of goodies to enjoy also and share to!

God I wish my McKinley had scan skip so I could avoid Mud Duck and the Superbowl.

can anyone use this radio or do you have to have any kind of license? i'm just starting to look into these things and i saw that it is a cb radio but also so much more.. thanks ...dave

I’m glad I held off on getting a McKinley II. I use the CTCSS & DCS tones on my FRS radios all the time. Don’t know if I’ll use on cb? This will complement my President Harrison, that will be here later this week.

Just order one today.. thanks Eric.. .

Pretty awesome radio, you didn't mention power but I suppose its available on their website. Wasn't really looking for a new radio but this will be on the top of my wish list.

I love how President names their radios after U.S. Presidents.... cause they all break the laws!!!!

It looks like everything the bearcat 980 ssb should be

As an older man who was involved in CB when I was a teenager I'd love to have something like this. But now in my sixties and dealing with some health issues I can't imagine how I could get a decent antenna on the house. Any suggestions?

That theme music at the beginning of each video is catchy & CW McCall would of even liked it. ( If anyone even remembers CW McCall!!!

Eric on the digital signal you are picking up. I can think of two things that night be causing that. One would be the remote bbpl switching technology from your power company. Or a remote control link from your water department or sewer department. I am not sure what you can do about it. You may be able to install a filter for it. You could also check around you home by turning your power off and turning it back on one breaker at a time to see if you have an applience or wireless router in you home that is causing it. Some chinese manufactured wireless security cameras can cause it as well.

I was asking this of other content creators about this radio, but so far no response. You need to do a full video on the CTCSS/DCS (PL tones), on how they work and how to use them to their fullest potential. From what I understand they only work on the FM mode. I was told CTCSS is primarily use for access to repeater operations such as on Amateur Radio and GMRS whereas DCS apparently is more suited for simplex operations. But I believe CTCSS can be used for simplex as well. I know this would be a lengthy video if you and someone else in your family took part in any demonstration on this feature, but it would be worth it.

The ctcss is most handy for eliminating skip for local coms. Really increases the quality

I'm going to own one these very soon!

Although this is a very impressive radio, I would prefer the McKinley 2 which also does FM because of the front firing speaker. Which I think is a very plus feature!

wonder if it can stay on frequency.

FYI - the display would have been easier to c ifn u would have: 1) turned down the brightness in Blue mode or, 2) selected Orange or Purple mode

Eric, remember all good things come in heavy packages, dude!😃Eric, I'm just a dumb old truck driver, do you think I can ever learn how to use this hi-tech radio. I worried that it will be to hard to learn.

What kinda watts did it show out of the box ?

Glad President finally decided that American CBers have enough intelligence to use CTCSS. This is potentially a very useful feature when monitoring for people in your group during heavy skip or like noise. Do they give you the option to encode-only a CTCSS tone so you can monitor everything on the channel yet be heard by stations in your group who have their CTCSS decoder turned on? The nuisance channel delete while scanning is nice, too!

Oh wow, are there any features they didn’t add into it? I can’t think of anything else that I’d want to add to it. I think the orange screen was easiest to read from the camera though. Just yesterday as I got out of my truck at the store, a guy was sitting in his truck and asked me if CB was making a comeback. I told him there does seem to be a renewed and growing interest. He said he may have to dust his old CB off and put it back in his truck. I told him I hear a good bit of chatter almost every time I’m on the air. The cool part to me is that my radio made in 1980 can still communicate with a radio made today. Try that with your 43 yr old cell phone. Oh wait…

Haven’t even started using my McKinley II FCC because I wanted to get a President antenna for it first so today I ordered two President antennas and the President George FCC. I’m out of control!

thats packet from the Europeans @21:27

Just to be fair---the Anytone 6666 does all this with 60 watts out of the box (but it is a 10 meter radio that can be 're-banded'). It doesn't have CTCSS though. Great review here!

Good radio I have one

Have a McKinley coming (spare CB?) and a George coming too (truck CB).

To any owners of this radio, is the display brighter than the Uniden Bearcat 980SSB? The Bearcat display easily washes out with just the slightest ambient light.

What is the green butting for

I'm checkin' on checkin' it out. But, can't find it for sale anywhere yet.

Talkback is for those people that like to hear themselves talk

I have a Uniden 980 in my Bronco. Just did a test with a buddy using my Handheld President Randy II. I left the driveway and drove to a gas station, talking every couple 10ths of a mile. Heard replies maybe the 1st min or 2 (maybe 2-3 10ths of a mile). The gas station is about 1.5 miles away. When I was almost back I could hear the replies to my markers, and was told I was heard all the way there & back just fine. I thought receiving was easier for a CB than transmitting ? I have a telescoping metal antenna on the handheld so I'm not sure what's the issue that needs addressing, help please !

Would you recommend this as a base station for a newbie, I'm just getting into this as a hobby in thean cave and plan to set up an a99 antenna as well

That signal could be RTTY, I think I heard FT8 on 11 meters recently.

Nice radio...question though...do any police departments even monitor channel 9 anymore? I know my locals say they dont.

Seems like the only thing that could make this radio better would be if you could invert the screen. It would be so much less distracting if the writing were all that was lit up and the rest of the screen was dark.

Merry Christmas to all !

Hello Eric. If you would, could you recommend a prepping radio suitable for a SHTF scenario? I have zero experience with radios and have been watching your videos. Just not sure what would work

that’s a sweet radio in your opinion what would be a good all around mobile AM/FM antenna for this radio?

Is that a Radio Shack color radio??

Hey Brother can you do a video on the power function on a SWR meter? I can’t find a clear user friendly video. Thank you,

I think this looks like a very nice radio but it's not what I would want, especialy for mobile. I'd LOVE to see them come out with a simple layout SSB capable radio for mobile use. Something like a Walker but with SSB. Just give me basic controls with SSB so I can reach up and change the channel and not worry about inadvertently pushing one of ten buttons if I hit a bump in the road while I am adjusting the radio. Give me knobs for Channel, Volume, Squelch, Mode, Mic Gain, and Clarifier (maybe RF gain too); a few slide switches for ANL, NB, High Cut; and NOTHING ELSE. NO FLUFF FEATURES, NO EXTRAS.... just a simple radio that works. President, please make a nice, simple, functional SSB capable radio for mobile use. I like the McKinley but it uses too many multi-function buttons.... again bad for mobile, especially in a commercial truck. Great video, thanks for the info.

Does one need a license for this radio?

how does it run temperature wise??????

I have heard data a lot recently on CB with my Tram 1411. IDK what it is