I've watched a few reviews on these and they did a good job. What they didn't do was actually show it on the equipment. Very good review!

I have absolutely no idea what all of this is. I'm going back to my stamp collection.

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Good idea.. enjoy

@jeffhicks2070

5 ай бұрын

😅😅😅​@@TheRadioGarage

Your review on this rig is so enjoyable! Not like MOST ham operator channels that only focus on “me, me, me; I, I, I; me, me, me”. Best regards. 73’s from KD5ERP, out.

Not that the Uniden Bearcat 980 was a bad radio, but the George FCC has really raised the bar. Yes, some of us still like the low watt, add an amp, 40 channel radios. This one really shines. So, if you were to open up clarifier, it is for the incoming radio that is off frequency. 🙃 Amazing power and stability!!! Awesome review, Matt. My McKinley was jealous....but only for a second or two. 😂 Great, in-depth review, Matt. 👊👊 😑🦗

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Haha right you are.. thank you for checking in and sharing your thoughts..hope you have a happy new year my friend

Great review. You covered everything I needed to hear. Well done .. thanks.

Cant wait for you final test. That thing is awesome

Looks good on the scope and all that. Someone would definitely have a damn good radio once it’s fully modulated. Lots of flexibility to run a kicker if you’re so inclined. Whoever wins that one in the giveaway will definitely be a happy camper. Hell, I might even throw in on it for a backup radio for my truck.

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Yep that's my plan..put an amp behind it.. love the flexibility that low power radios have.

Good looking radio, nice eye candy for sure. Great review as well sir. I would probably have to get use to using this on the base before installing it in a mobile because of learning to navigate the functions. Other than that I like what I see on the meters and scopes.

Great sounding radio! Stock mic sounds better than the power mic. Awesome 👏

Nice looking radio. Would love to hear it after you've done your TRG adjustments in the service menu. The President Ronald that you worked on sounds really good.

Nice numbers out of the box. Good looking rig too! It will be awesome after you tweak what little needs tweaking.

Excellent video Matt :) yes be excellent seller and be loads people buy them up !

Hi Samuel, tnx for the message.

Thank you for doing this review, I just found out about this release of this transceiver. AM,FM, side band, I think I need to get rid of my 29 cobra‘s and my 980SSB. I love the surface mount technology and aluminum casting body of this transceiver.Again thank you.

Superb I would love this Radio DekkaEngland

That looked better than I expected it to it may have earned a spot back on my next radio list

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Good deal .. have a happy new year my friend

@mred3660

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage thanks and hope you have a good new year too

I love that radio. Can’t wait till they are up for grabs.

Boy it amazes me how many features these new radios have unbelievable, that's a nice radio.

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Not quite as nice as yours though 😉👍👋

That radio Ooooze's of quality and amazing performance as evidenced by the clear audio and measurements. I may need one in a few weeks (lol)!

@SamuelBarrPhotography

5 ай бұрын

Me 2!

Looks and sounds Great right out of the box. 😃

Hello noted the fm deviation,its spot on super-nfm 8ko f3E is whats now used on cb both in usa and Europe,uk is slightly different due to history with fm but multinorm cb are set to 1.90khz on test tone (mic gain set at max ),will give peak voice dev of 2.00khz on microphone. In uk i tend to set fm dev at 2.10khz test tone for 2.20khz peak voice dev (mic gain max) because in uk we have two fm systems Uk 27/81 MPT1320 old 11ko f3E max dev 2.50khz max (factory 2.10-2.20khz) ESTI EN Multi-Norm 8K0 F3E 2.00khz max /New usa FCC specs (factory 1.90khz)2.00khz max. So it depends on customer what they want. So i would say for usa thats spot on per factory specs 1.90khz ,best way to check it use the fist mic say 555555,ull see peak voice dev Oh another FM hint ,not sure of test equipment ? Ensure the 15khz lpf filter engaged on fm monitoring On test gear,another mistake i see see rf techs sometimes over look but to me that looked factory spot on. Ive watch other cb video channels getting a bit confused over fm ,partly due to ham 10m conventions with narrow fm 2.50khz dev and mid fm 20khz 4.0khz dev stuff,cb fm or super narrow fm s-nfm is quite new. For fm rx use 60% dev=1.25khz at 1khz S9=-67dbm not -73dbm another mistake seen made on bench just for reference. The rx performance is a very hot rx on these sets,on Am-SSB my advice is use the rf gain to dial down rx gain a tad,On s-nfm does not matter so much due to the way fm mode works. Glad to see USA finally got the George II FCC really nice radio kit especially the NRC noise reduction. Ctcss dcs sub tones codes too,works fab with harrison 2/Randy 2 FCC in fm mode for quiet cb noise free channels. Solid bit of radio kit George II plus you get backup support by President USA.Enjoy fm mode too! Loved the vid 👍😁 73's rob.p over the pond

Fantastic. That's a quality radio. Qixiang are making some killer radios right now. The competition should be worried. President have the formula right with this one! Thanks for the review.

The transmit audio really sounded good with the stock mic Matt.

@SamuelBarrPhotography

5 ай бұрын

Yes it did, especially on sideband.

Great audio!

Love win this man

Sweet looking radio and seem to work as it should. The only thing missing is your TLC Matt to make this a rocking radio…😊😊😊😊😊

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate that Mr Tony

Pretty sweet radio 👍🏻

Man that thing soumds really good on ssb holy smokes!

Not hardly any cb shops open anymore like there use to be.

The power mic added punch.

@theradiogarage Other than additional features, what if anything makes the George superior to the McKinley 2?

Nice little radio just needs 40 up 40 below

Would this be a good truck radio? Hoping to find a 4 to 10 mile receive and transmit. Also what would be a good antenna to pair with it? Im on a cobra 29 with a old 2000 wilson. Will barely transmit 1 mile, can receive maybe 2 to 3 miles. And a lot of skip seems to come in. Anyway i dont know a lot about radios just getting into it. Thanks

Matt,do we know if she’s able to be modded any? Because I’m gonna be running what ever I decide on mobile for a change I don’t want to mess with external audio/processing. So of interest to me would be the 5 band eq/compressor & echo board from Ukraine,wideband tx/rx,upgraded power plug and maybe a 95 board & sink. I can get the Euro George II for $456 shipped from the UK but I’m curious about the George FCC.

Matt, I would like you to check the receive like you check all other radios so we get an apples to apples comparison.

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Ok sure, will do that for next one

If I use a Digimike do I have to change the mike setting in the radio???

Heck with the radio.Thats the nicest looking CB bench on YT.

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Just remember the bench doesn't mean anything though because I don't know how to use any of the equipment and can only wish to be half as good as the "real techs" 😄😉

@icemanrrc

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage😂

@577buttfan

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage I hear that I do lol..Happy New Year brother!

Where did you get that little stand that the radio is sitting on?

Looks pretty stable☑️

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Yes sir..happy new year

@GroundControl204

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage Happy holidays brother. 73

I just bought a George FCC, can you tell me what you can do to this radio? What modifications can you offer me? Thanks

If I buy one , do I have to open it up to modify to unlock am channels for Cb radio?

Just put one on preorder, thanks!

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate it 👍

Greetings: I think that unit has a end transmission beep? If yes, it would B nice 2 hear it on test. S many have such and most irritating and few accurate or pleasant. Thx 4 the share. Bsafe

I've done a little bit of research will it be possible to put the second final in it ? My other question does it have the same echo board the Lincoln 2 plus has ? I wasn't a big fan of the Lincoln 2 plus echo because there wasn't much adjustment to fine tune it

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

No echo in it. Don't know about the second final yet.

@scotthansen429

6 ай бұрын

Good to know about thered no echo. If you pop it open there should be traces and everything for another final it's just not in there

@mred3660

6 ай бұрын

Hack at 30 watts out of the box I don’t know that the second final would be worth the expense especially if it gets stronger after a tuneup

Are you sure that radio can put 30W out of the box or has been tuned beforehand, cus I can't find anything on any website about that output, 4W AM/FM or 12W USB/LSB is all I can find Can you comment on this discrepancy pleases. Great video thank you much

Try and get the Export version (European)lots more power and a big frequency spread.

Nice radio

Very nice...I like it a lot. It may be my next radio. Matt what are your thoughts running this with the 203p?

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Would be a great match up. I'm actually going to be ordering in some kl203p units specifically for this unit as a bundle deal. 💯✅

@nypatriot7563

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage Awesome Matt!!

What size is external speaker on your shelf next to white box. Diesel extreme speaker.

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Its a driver extreme dx901 speaker

Hi Matt! The case is identical to the Uniden 980. What's the major differences between the two? This one really sounds good on SSB in your video.

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Much more features and a newly designed board

@SamuelBarrPhotography

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage - OK, cool. Thanks Matt!

I hear the European version of the radio is basically the same. Except the European version has a extra final, does 60 watts and a wire added for conversion plus extra channels. Mid 26Mhz to most all of 28Mhz.

Is this new radio better then the Lincoln II+ ? The PL is not so good in the modulation i feel, even if i put on an boost mic. How is this radio overall towards the PL II+ ? Great review my good man

@user-yc1bf5ge1w

14 күн бұрын

Better in which way? President George is CB radio FCC approved. President Lincoln an import radio 10&12 meters radio (convertible to 11 of course😃). If you’re asking if President George have more features than Lincoln-no, Lincoln have more features than President George. Lincoln is just “a lot MORE RADIO” than President George. But if you need a very good 11 meter SSB stable radio-President George is way to go, sir. I hope it helps. 73s KC9RDO

Hi, what software is being displayed on the monitor ? 73.

at least by looks, a bit similar to the Bearcat 980SSB👍😀🇺🇸

The president George is the same as the export. Just have to add two missing components. A missing final transistor for full power output, and a jumper wire for expanded range.

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Wrong about the frequency expansion. If it was that simple I would have it done already

@cariboooutlaw4852

6 ай бұрын

Wrong, the George FCC cannot be expanded even if you put the wire and jumper in the board because the firmware itself isn't the same as the European George ll! The firmware will have to be updated to the FCC version before it can be expanded!

Where did you get that stand the radio sits on ??????????

@TheRadioGarage

4 ай бұрын

I make.them

Good now ... until the lettering falls off the buttons. Then all you got is three knobs. That's why 40 year old vintage radios are still running today. Think this rig will make it to forty?

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

No idea if it will make it forty years and I don't think the ones buying it really mind if it doesn't.

wondering if anyone has taken one of these into a noise HOA enviornment and had any good success? I have a Lincoln II+ v.4 that really doesn't perform that well and would look into one of these if they are better on reception. Anyone in this use case?

@TheRadioGarage How is it posible to make with 3.3W AM carier 30W piek?

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

That's with voice not a tone

@TheRiddleNL

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage i'm noth sure, is it am? 3.3W unmodolatet carier? And you modelatie it with voice and geth 30W piek messered on the lp-500? That is more than 100% modulation, How? Is that still called am? Try to learn and understand, noth trolling.. 73

Where did you get the cb stand?

@TheRadioGarage

5 ай бұрын

I make them

I like that you use an actual podium with a speaker built in so you don't have to use a beer can or a hockey puck or some random tool to hold the radio up like so many other hillbillies with CB radio channels.

Greetings: Considering the errors of Ujunk, not knowing the sound of the RX unit or speaker...the TX audio sounds a bit companded. Which can B a good thing if things set correct. Indeed a rare find having a unit test well out of box. I like the idea since it tends 2 keep idiot's fingers out and maintain a reference of performance rather having crap sets sent out and idiot screwdriver jockeys having tossed salad equipment out there. Thx 4 the share.

I just need someone to fix my cobra 29 and be able to talk to someone further than just across the highway.use mine in my semi sinks when ya cant hear someone telling ya theres an accident ahead till your right on it.

When we get radios with fcc on it , their usually not that modifiable. I believe the export version has more that can be worked with. I have a lincoln 11 + and it works great for me.I like the George 11, looks like the 980 bearcat with more features, but i would prefer the export version.

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Sounds like your interested in an export 10 meter radio..this one is a CB

@billhastings1006

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage yes, I tend to lean that way on certain units. But still a deserving unit , and with a juicer behind it even better. Thanks for posting.

@cariboooutlaw4852

6 ай бұрын

​@@TheRadioGarage the George ll in Europe is also a CB radio, not an export radio. The George ll in Europe covers all the European CB bands and is not classed as an export but an actual legal CB in Europe.

Is the width the same as a 29?

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Yes

Can that radio get uper and lower channels

@TheRadioGarage

22 күн бұрын

Yes it will have lots of channels. Hundreds of channels 😁

Man, if you could manage to get the RFX working on the export version of this, there'd be no reason to buy anything else in 2024.

Look's like I might have to trade my McKinley and get one of these.

the PLL is Microcomputer controlled.

Hi Fam! Does anyone know if the new George FCC has built-in echo?

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

No echo

@SamuelBarrPhotography

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage - Thanks Matt. I've seen echo added to the 980 chassis so I'm assuming it can be added to this radio?

@sprintiesworldtour470

6 ай бұрын

My Europe-Version (George 2) has it 😁

I have a President Andrew J. CB passed down from my Grandpa.

Hello all

Make a President Trump radio..I bet it would sell pretty well.

I want one xan i order now

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

Available for pre order on my website. Will have them here next week. Thanks 👍

Compared to the Lincoln #2 ?

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

You mean the radio as a whole?

@mostlypostie1

6 ай бұрын

There is almost no comparison.

@maninthevan53

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage yep

@maninthevan53

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioGarage If you had a choice,what would be your choice

LOOKS JUST LIKE A UNIDEN 980🙊🙊

@cariboooutlaw4852

6 ай бұрын

It might look at a 980 but it's completely different inside the radio.

No way this radio will do 30 watts. Don't know why it even has a heat sink on the back.

if it says "FCC" on it, I don't want anything to do with it. order them from Europe, you'll pay a little more for them, but you'll much happier.

@user-ev3xm7np8x

5 ай бұрын

Why would you be happier?

@joestreiff9401

5 ай бұрын

@@user-ev3xm7np8x EU versions can be modified

@andik859

3 ай бұрын

More Power and channels

@user-ev3xm7np8x

3 ай бұрын

So what brands would you recommend, or what radio specifically would you recommend?

@joestreiff9401

3 ай бұрын

@@user-ev3xm7np8x it all depends what you want to do, but MY favorite all around radio is the President Lincoln II+, but you'll get different answers. depending on bias

Shame you can't open and center slot the side band portion so a person can slide between freqs.

President - nö!: keine Geräte mit deaktivierbaren TOT (nach 3 Minuten Sendeende!) President - no way!: no devices with deactivatable TOT (after 3 minutes of end of transmission!)

Only accessible by shop or tech huh 😂😂😂😂,that wont last long,looks like most new radios the peak and tune is gonna.come from the menu,bet it drives a amp pretty well .

Rebadged Uniden 890.

lame boot up sounds like its an air fryer or something. smh ill stick to my old radios

man!!!! President must be hurting as a company every radio builder or any person here on you tube is doing a review upload of this GARBAGE radio

@TheRadioGarage

6 ай бұрын

What's garbage about it? Everyone I talk to on it says that it sounds very good. 🤔🤷

@timidater4803

6 ай бұрын

I guess with a name like mrstoner says it all! Looks like a good radio to me!

@creekrunner2078

6 ай бұрын

Sounds good.is it same width as a 29?

@sprintiesworldtour470

6 ай бұрын

I this, you are jealous. I have since 6 weeks the European version and it is a very very good radio, you just able to be afford it.

@klartajanssen4368

6 ай бұрын

Nice looking radio and good output, I like it

You taught me more about SSB in 60 seconds than any of these other fucks out there with all that shit on the walls and radios all over the place. And you never said anything about it. You hooked it up and let us hear it.