President Randy FCC Handheld CB Radio AM 40 Channel - Full Walkthrough 

What happened to CB tricks website?

trust me. been looking everyday.

@Radioman Hurricane That's what I want !

I've got uniden , Midland and cobra handhelds I use on the job. But they are big and bulky, I just ordered 4 of these, I'm hoping they will be more like uhf Motorola hand helds. We use cb to be able to talk with the dump trucks coming on the site.

Wishing for the same. But I'll settle for the Euro model with CTCSS/DCS and FM

@@baronedipiemonte3990 fcc just opened up fm on citizens band in the US. looking forward to getting that euro model

@@grumpyken9151 Funny thing is the manufacturers were the only ones affected by preventing them from including FM mode in CB sets (in the USA) but Americans still used FM anyway through the use of "export" CB's and amatuer radios. Most of the people I talk to on CB use modified amatuer radios anyway but I'm still glad the FCC finally got their act together and approved FM. It was long overdue.

Same idiots :)

@@bigbone88 No, just the way they talk. Putting emphasis on words or a name by repeating it three or four times.

@@bigbone88 Besides that, ham operators have a lot of idiots and they are hypocrites. Example: (Pile-up) People talking over each other to contact one person. Just so they can win a Badge of Hypocrisy and place it on their wall.

@@TwoFeatherChannel On cb they do worst for less.

We got a rocking convoy... CON VOYYYYY

Their is Mods for this Radio to get many more channels and for FM. Requires a bit of Solder on Jumper Pads below the Display. Have to open Radio, that does void the Warranty.

It is included.

You mean a "rubber duck" antenna ? If yes, you might try (no guarantee they'll do it) SMILEY ANTENNA in California. It's not a stock item. They'd have to do a custom. Good luck

@@baronedipiemonte3990 thank you.

What! Really….

Can’t find any info on a President Randy TXUS…

Okay I should have watched to the end you are tops the new Andy is supposed to have the other noise filters as well but no one has demonstrated them yet much less acknowledged that the radio had them

I didn’t really get to test the compander function as I discovered it after my initial testing - I should have read the manual more carefully - but it might be hard to really get a good feel for some of these new features with a radio that already has nb/anl hi cut etc. I’ll continue to test though!

@@cbradiomagazine your even mentioning it is more than anyone else other than Simonthewizzard has done so far And I am not sure how much those techs will help a hand held I think it could possibly shine in a noisy mobile environment hopefully it will be in the next gen ssb radio that maybe on the way 🤞now that the pandemic is all but over

do tell us because per the website only the Mckinley is the only one with ssb

Not as of last night (6/7/21)

same

Very overpriced.

@@spaghettibender9893 Icom makes an HT that works on single sideband on 11m?

@@spaghettibender9893 you mean youkit tj2b?

@@spaghettibender9893 yeah they're out of stock everywhere you can't get your hands on one but that's a slick little rig

Yes you would need to talk to someone with a radio that is set to the same mode. Here's a good video on the new FM rules for CB - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TLG1z9bY1Zs.html

The new US radios do to. The Walker TXUS 100 does just went on sale.

Albrecht AE2990 AFS SSB

Cost and demand. There were SSB handhelds made previously and as pointed out one version is still available in Europe but the cost becomes prohibitive. At $300 for a SSB handheld there is a much smaller market and less sales. Like any company they design radios based upon demand and it's much easier to sell a AM handheld than a more expensive SSB handheld.

I'm sure wanting a SSB Version of this. de AE-1575. "Trident 101"

Yes they call it that because the fellows are runny a kilo watt or more amplifies. You may pick-up the owner of Cousins CB shop down in the Carolina's. He runs a home built 250 kilowatt amplifier mobile in his suburban along with a custom built high output alternator.

There is a handheld microphone available - www.walcottradio.com/president-electronics-acmr405-lapel-microphone-for-president-randy-p-3492.html I've heard that President is going to release a much larger folding antenna, but haven't confirmed that yet. Other options might be the Albrecht Hyflex CL 27 but only available in the EU. Based upon the plug setup I'm guessing it will work with the Kenwood KMC-21 but I don't have one here to confirm, perhaps another user will let us know about that. NO extra channels in this one. Battery life will really depend on use. I haven't had it on for more than 3 hours at a time RX so not sure on the battery life, I'll try to do a full test and include that with my next video which will include how to access the service menu.

@@cbradiomagazine The Kenwood speaker mic plug is the one that Baofeng and every other HT maker uses these days. It's a standard.

@@matthewdavies2057 Yeah I know which one you're talking about. My buddy has one for his UV-5R. I'll borrow it and test, but I'm guessing it will work based upon the sizing/spacing of the inputs. I'll post up in my next video if it works.

@@matthewdavies2057 I tested with the one he had which was a generic version but it did not work, radio went into TX mode when plugged in. Guess we'll have to use the president version www.walcottradio.com/president-electronics-acmr405-lapel-microphone-for-president-randy-p-3492.html

@@cbradiomagazine The flat, bendable "tactical" antenna is on the President website. Don't remember if on the US or Euro site. I'd love if they'd come out with a SSB Version... even if was called "Sleepy Joe". I'd just put tape over it

Has to be done internally with jumper pad 7 I believe. You have to Bridge the Pad. Be careful and don't burn the Board.

They just did. The Walker TXUS 100 just went on sale and is selling out quick. Wallmart sold out as soon as they put in on sale on their website. The McKinley FM AM SSB version will be on sale by the end of January.

Been using the one in this video for 2 years no problem. You’ll only talk a couple of miles on flat terrain. If you want to talk farther you need a bigger antenna. Nothing wrong with this radio.

These companies are appetizing D’s radio and I don’t tell you that it will not work with the shark antenna. If I knew I had to buy a note and tell her to stick on top of my truck I would not buy it but they just try to sell it just to get rid of it.

@@garyvickers9474if you want them to talk farther you just need a better antenna. It’s been this way with hand helds radios since the 1960’s. That’s not on the manufacturer to explain. If you didn’t understand that I’m sorry but it’s a learning process like anything else. In the video I made I try to explain the limitations.

They should sell them radios with better antennas before they send them out to the customers because I watch the RU-vid videos they say they can get out at least a couple miles with a small antenna and that’s not true

⁠​⁠@@garyvickers94741-2 miles on open flat ground is very possible. In my video I did a test which was about 4 miles from a hill.

Did you watch the video? I easily transmitted further than 100 feet :) Most people can expect a couple of miles when outside with a stock antenna. Up to 5 miles in line of sight instances or possibly more.