President McKinley CB Radio Detailed Overview and Demo
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- Опубликовано: 29 апр 2021
- Lets' have a look at this President McKinley CB Radio. In this video I give you a detailed overview and demo of the radio's features and functions.
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Sitting in my vehicle with my new McKinley, watching your tutorial and thinking this guy's great! Thank you!
This Is The Best Youtorial About This Radio That I've Seen & I've Seen A-lot Of Them. I'll Watch It Again When I Get One, Thanks!
Thanks! I'm glad you found this helpful
Just received this radio. Set up a Solarcone A99 antenna on top of a 20' pole by myself. Trusted the tuning to be correct as most videos confirmed. Grrr...looks like I need to adjust the tuning wheels a bit. So, of course it is higher than I can safely reach. I am 75.
Anyway, thanks for the very clear explanations. Best review I have seen.
A cool piece of radio I bought it as a birthday present for my lil nephew he turned 15 yrs old. He has a lot of fun with it. And me and him installed his 3EL. V-Quad Delta Loop. Now he is all set to talk to the whole World.
Awesome!
I'm about to get me one. I have watched enough videos on it. Now time to get me one. Update: yesterday was my birthday and I got this radio. I really like it. Thanks for the video.
Just ordered this radio today! Thanks for reviewing, looking forward to receiving mine next week.
Have fun!
Very good video. After a month of watching videos and online research I am installing this exact radio in my vehicle. I had a hard time deciding between the President Lincoln 2 or the President McKinley, but it’s going in my Buick so the weather channels and weather alert pushed me toward this unit.
I really fretted over FM because I have not been on CB for years. I had no idea how much FM was getting used on the road. The eventual decision came down to Lincoln 2 AM, SSB, FM, or McKinley AM & SSB with weather functions. For an over the road radio, weather seemed important. I plan on upgrading the antenna cable and using a magnetic whip.
This was a very good video for me to learn the complete operation and all the functions before it’s installed.
HUGE THANK YOU! I feel more confident about my choice.
Thanks for letting me know this video was helpful for you! I haven't heard much fm activity around here yet but if president adds fm to the McKinley I will upgrade.
These are really good radios on ssb and have good frequency stability.
Clarifier can be unlocked for tx rx tracking and it really shines. Also ssb power output can be turned up a bit for a little more punch running it barefoot. The export model of the McKinley is super nice with all the extra channels etc...
Finally got down in the queue to this video! Worth the wait. This looks like a pretty good radio.
My first cb radio purchase in my life will be today. I'm getting this President McKinley with the Firestik K11 mag mount, and the President Maryland antennae. Fortunately my 2008 Land Cruiser has a steel roof. Thank you for this video and all the others about President products. I'm not an electronics guy but I love the menu and the ability to change things quickly. I think CB's will grow in more popularity as driving appls like Waze and Google Maps do not update road/traffic conditions quickly. Instead, in many of my cross-country travels, I didn't know of an issue until I was immediately upon it. Thank you again for this detailed video! Keep up the great work!
That's a nice vehicle! Should be a good setup for you
J'ai exactement cette même radio dans mon Jeep avec une Wilson 2k. C'est définitivement un des meilleurs choix pour l'usage que j'en fait.. Good video my friend.
Mary had a little lamb. The doctor was surprised! Nice little CB radio! Wish I could have had one with those features in the 70's.
Thank you for this video, I just bought this radio and will be setting it up soon, I really appreciate it it clarified some things!
Enjoy!
I like that power connector in the back. The Midland 13-882C 23-Channel that I used to have had the same power connector on the rear just like this one.
This is the first “ new” CB radio I’ve seen.
I’m old enough to remember the OLD President radios.
This seems to be a nice and simple to understand/ operate, with some good features.
I like the SWR function.
I was into CB radio way back in the day.
I do plan on getting one for my vacation, as I will be doing a lot of driving.
Waiting for the next video.
Cool.
📻🙂
I like this radio a lot and know what you mean about it being "new". Most of the radios out there haven't changed much in 40 years but the line of radios from president is quite different.
@@SevenFortyOne
I see. So many old names are being rehashed, to push junk electronics.
It’s nice to see something decent for a change.
📻🙂
Their is one even newer the new one does not have the weather function. It is now a 40 channel AM to 6 + channel FM mode selector switch.
Good stuff! I've been looking for my first CB project, to complement my ham set-up. Looks like a good one!
Did you go with this one? Currently looking for my first cb for home
The best president radio I've operated was the first generation Lincoln, I've been thinking about getting a McKinley for about a year but I haven't gotten to any reviews yet.
new to your channel, first video I've watched. you did a great job reviewing the radio. you hit all the high points, you didn't go off into the weeds on anything and you didn't assault my ears with um, uh, like, you know, etc... It's obvious you put some thought into it before you turned on the camera.
on a side note, you sound a lot like Ross from Friends!
Welcome Aboard! Thanks for the kind words too! Others have said the same thing about me sounding like Ross. I need to go back and watch that show and see how close it sounds to me...it's been years since I've seen it.
Looks like the adjustable power option is normally set to max which would be around 4 watts and if lowered it would reduce the output power for a very short range, (~ 100 yards or so), so not to overdrive the receiver.... A power meter could verify or discover exactly what the output power adjustment range is.... Thanks for a concise review of this radio....
I ordered my McKinley today should be here tomorrow looks like a pretty good radio to me
Congratulations! I hope you enjoy it!
Great vid, just got one for Christmas and this helps!
Cool, enjoy!
I just set up this CB radio as an in-dash install in my 2009 Toyota Tacoma.
This looks really nice. I see you have a Ken TS140. I had one of those for years and years.
Just bought the same radio, great demo, thanks. By the way you sound like Ross from the show “Friends.” Lol
Nice little radio.
Would love to get back into CB.
it's a lot of fun!
I wish they made an updated version of this that also included FM. Using single side band on FM in the CB frequencies would be interesting
Well i finally dunn it, and it's all you your fault! This week I purchased Pres McKinley radio to get back into CB. I used to be trucker and miss having one for road trips. Really liked the DIN size, front speaker, SSB (something new to learn!), and scan on this one. You, Farpoint Farms, DX commander, MikesRadioRepair, and cbradiomagazine are all to blame ;) Thanks! And make sure to let Pres know so they send you more stuff to play with ;)
Sorry to be a bad influence! Btw, I bought this... president hasn't sent me any radios. On behalf of all the channels you mentioned, thanks for the support!!!
When you search memory do you have to search 9 & 19? Or can you only have it search your favorites?
Great video. So I can actually have 5 channels to scan? I like 19, 20, and 38. If I hear someone (scrambled) on 38 I will switch to LSB. My preferred channels make 3 + the 9, and 19 make a total of 5. That's what I'm seeing on my radio. I hear people speaking Spanish on channel 9 similar to the Channel 6 Super Bowl. Is there anyway to do away with channel 9 and replace it with something else. Or, is there a way to just scan my preferred channels of 19, 20, and 38?
Thank you just purchased for my freightliner cascadia with a Wilson 2000 antenna the reviews seem to be good we will see soon enough
I hope it works out for you....I've been happy with mine running in my suburban
Patrick how easy was it to tune the antenna and how is it working out for you so far?
Very nice Radio tks. This Radio in Portugal it´s a Star. Working so good in JS8call, 27,245 USB, with integrated VOX, this is our channel in the world for this kind of comms. Tks again fer nice sharing. In Portugal I'm working in old radios and to get them a new facility, an home made Vox, and reduce the modulation and power in SSB, to be prepared to js8call comms. I have the very good Presiden Grant, that could reduce the power in mic Gain, and Cobra 146 GTL, that I have to reduce the power on RV5, 6 and 10, and work pretty good too. 7351.
I had to tune the USB/LSB on mine as it was off quite a bit. Peaked up the modulation a bit while I was in there. Sounding perfect now. It's pretty sad I had to do that to a radio right out of the box.
How do you tune the LSB and USB?
Excellent video, in all respects.
I have a VW Taos. Where can I mount my new radio without drilling?
Love my Mc Kinley!!! 🤗
Great review.
This mush have FM/LSB/AM/USB and is an 40 channel with a high button giving 80 channels 40 low and 40 high.
Thanks!
Cool 📡🔊👊👀👍
Nice radio, and great demonstration. Take care 741, 73's from 151 SC.
That preskdsnt radeo js good to work with
How would you tune SWR with dual FireStik antennas? I bought the McKinley and I’m debating putting it in my work truck, which had dual antennas.
good question! I'm not exactly sure as I've never done this type of setup but I think the process is similar to what I did here, you just have to trim both antennas. Or, you might be able to set each one up with a single coax and tune them separately then they might work OK together in the dual setup,
FYI, I just watched another video on this radio and learned that it can be unlocked to cover ~25.5 MHz to 30 MHz by moving a jumper on the circuit board.
Sure, but that violates the type acceptance of the radio rendering it not legal for use on the cb band. It could be used on the 10 meter ham band though...
That's probably the McKinley ASC EU version from Europe. The FCC approved version cannot be modified at all.
the UK EU version has a large heat sync on the back and has an extra UK block it can be Export moded but needs to be done by a professional or you could End up with an expensive Brick or a Radio that doesn't work properly and need a Rig Doctor!
I'm just waiting for the McKinley to add FM to this radio -- like the the export model McKinley (TXPR600?) to the UK/EU. Will be using it as a Base Station mainly. Their "compact" Bill II FCC has FM (am putting one of those in my Jeep Gladiator), but so far the McKinley (USA) does not -- I'd like all 3 bands on the McKinley so I'm waiting. Patiently. ;-)
-- BR
Me too
Can extra channels be put in this radio and if so will it show the frequency like the 1 through 40 does ?
I don't know
Nice video very informative but I just have a question or two before I pull the trigger on one of these and even though that auto SWR setting that you just talked about seems pretty nice but is it really wise to set your SWR that way while you’re standing in the ground plane of the antenna and while you’re handling the antenna while you adjust it? Seems to me that if you would want a lot better and a lot more accurate SWR setting of your antenna that you’re just better off to do it the old-fashioned way with an external meter so that like if you have the antenna mounted on a semi, you can close the doors, roll the windows up, take your measurements and then make your adjustments to the antenna and then re-close the doors and test again until you have the lowest possible SWR on 1 and 40.
An external meter is better but this one is close enough for most work. Its also handy in a pinch of you don't have your meter on you.
@@SevenFortyOne yeah you’re probably right but being that I’ve heard a lot of positive reviews on this radio and president in general, it sounds like they put a lot more time and effort in them essentially making these radios peaked and tuned just as you would if you went to a CB shop that hopefully they put a little bit of effort into making the onboard SWR meter a lot more reliable than on your typical cobra.
I just purchased a President MCKINLEY USA SSB 12/24V CB Radio. I am new to this. Is there a ac/dc adapter for these for in-home use?
Yes you need a 12v power supply. Check Amazon or Walcott radio for options
Thats a Very nice radio! Cant wait to see how it works in your car.
Me too! Trying to find time to get it installed has proved difficult
I love mine.
These radios in this version are no longer for sale. The new version will be available some time by the end of January. The new version no longer has the weather function to comply with the new FCC part 95 Class D regulations. The weather button is now a band selector switch to go between the old 40 channel Am SSB band to the new 6 channels plus FM only band. The new band starts at 27.435 and ends at 27.535. The new FM band is available to start using December 31, 2021 midnight eastern time.
I hadn't heard about new channel allocations. What is your source for this info?
Great job on the video. I have a question, though. Did you remove the foam inside the mic? I heard if you leave the foam in the mic, it makes your audio sound weak when your transmitting.
I've heard that on the bearcat radios. I've gotten good reports on this one with the stock mic as is
@@SevenFortyOne You're right about the Bearcat. I got the radios confused. My bad.
I bought the pres bill from bells cb , they asked me if i wanted the mic mod for $10. I find out later they removed the foam . Live and learn
Hey I've watched some of your videos, im curious about getting this president for my truck . I have a marine radio permit as I'm a captain . Do I have to have a ham operator's license to operate this type of radio on SSB ? I'd appreciate the input!
You don't need any kind of license to use a cb radio in the US
which portable case/box is adived for the MC Kinley to inclue battery and antenna?
I don't really have a recommendation... people seem to like the apache cases from harbor freight but there are many others that would probably work
Thank you. Any suggestion which telescopic antenna would be advisable to use for SSB?
Is the displayed frequency an actual frequency counter display, or simply what the frequency should be for each channel?
I think it's the second one .. not a frequency counter
@@SevenFortyOne Thanks
What if I get the adapter to hookup a telescopic antenna meant for a handheld cb do you think that would give me bad swr
That's not going to work very well. You need to use a regular antenna on a radio like this
@@SevenFortyOne ok thank you I'll use my wilson 1000
What should be the standard range for that radio AM & SSB when installed in a car?
Depends on your antenna and what model you are using. On AM I'd say 5 or so miles and on ssb maybe 10 to 20 depending on terrain
@@SevenFortyOne I have the Mckinley with a Sirio Bull Trucker 5000 PL antenna.
Cool
Good review. I'm looking between either getting this radio of the Uniden Bearcat model. I'll check out your Bearcat video as well.
The McKinley radio is way better than the 980 bearcat. ALL the 980 revisions have all had the display failures. Not a good buy.
is there a bluetooth adapter for the President McKinley to connect with smartphone?
I'm not aware of something like that but it may exist
Hi my friend and thanks for the video! I am about to pull the trigger for this president you are showing on this video or the UNIDEN BEARCAT, so, which one do you recommend and if on the $200 range is something you like better? Bests regards from a Venezuelan viewer!
I like the president McKinney radio I show in this video...it's a decent radio for the money
@@SevenFortyOne thanks so much!
Which car cigarette adapter-cable is be used, to connect to the McKinley over 12V?
You shouldn't use a cigarette adapter to power this radio. Its best to connect it directly to the battery
@@SevenFortyOne is there a solution to connect it to the regualar wall socket instead?
Being inexperienced I'm conflicted. Do I buy a President with SSB or FM? I'll be using it in a OTR truck, can you provide any advice? Thanks for the comprehensive overview!!
I'm not really sure since I'm not a driver but I'd guess the am is used the most on the road. FM is still very new and ssb is used more by enthusiasts than drivers.
@@SevenFortyOne Thanks for the reply!!
Good review what's the price of that CB radio
How can it be connected to the AC wall power socket?
You need a power supply to convert the high voltage ac power from the wall to 12 volts DC to power the radio
I have a cobra 19 on a 3 ft fire stick antenna in my 2019 Toyota Tacoma how much better would this radio be than what I have now
hard to answer that really - depends on what you mean by better. The McKinley has lots more features, including sideband, that the 19 doesn't have. But they do both put out the same 4 watts on AM so your talk range will be about the same on both radios.
@@SevenFortyOne I was gonna have it peaked
You would get better results with a better/longer antenna. Don’t forget quality coax as well.👍🏼
Are you sure about tuning SWR while the Radio is transmitting you could get RF Burn?
If you touch the antenna, yes.
which portable antenna is recommended for it to use SSB?
Any cb antenna should work for all modes
thank u
what was that unit you used for testing
Its an sdrplay rsp1a software defined radio
how could it be charged from a portable power bank?
This is not as the radio as good we have in Europe, it has FM+AM+SSB 35W?
Hey! You have the same weather guy as we do! He must be really busy!
All joking aside which SSB capable CB mobile should I buy? I think you reviewed another one earlier.
I like this one alot. It packs alot if features in a small package. The other one I reviewed (bearcat 980) is good too but bigger and doesn't feel quite as rugged. There is an anytone 555 radio that looks interesting but I'm not sure if it is an fcc certified radio or not.
@@SevenFortyOne Thanks Rob, going to take a trip and want one in my Suburban. I am looking forward to your install in your Suburban. I thought it was a Tahoe? Did you get a newer unit? Ours is a seventeen.
I picked up an 07 suburban a few weeks ago...finally found a decent deal on a mostly rust free one. I'd like to have a newer one like yours ...gotta save my pennies!
@@SevenFortyOne My wife gets the nice ones. Her's is 2k from 100k. She wants to trade but we are not this time around. Too much uncertainty right now. Mine are wrecks. Two 01 Jeeps a XJ with 140k and a WJ with 190k and a 03 Chevy 2500HD crew cab diesel with 340k on it.
Maybe it is time to implement this transceiver using a TI DSP processor and using Highschool maths to do the donkey work what about it because if XIEGU can do it so can you UNIDEN?
is President going to do a AM / FM / SSB Version now FM is legal in The US
I hope so
For some reason it seems the rf power won't save after changing it.
press the channel button for 3 seconds to lock it it
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY is a good raido to run small linear amps
If I was to buy a new CB it would be a President. I’m waiting to see if they’re gonna make the McKinley and Johnny III with FM mode before I purchase one.
Me too
Do you know if this will tolerate 29.4v or would it break?
I don't know offhand...you'll have to check the tech specs.
@@SevenFortyOne I downloaded a manual online and it says 13.8/27.6v in it but I think some vehicles can have more voltage than that running through them with engine running. I'd imagine it has a buck convertor in it capable of handling upto 30v. I've sent an email to President to ask them about it
They responded to my email saying "10,8v to 31,2v no less no more". So I guess I will be able to run it off a 7S li-ion battery after all.
Cool-im glad they responded to you!
How much
And by the way I hear they want to put FM on the CB band
I own a President MC Kinley EU version which I modified to an export version. You just have to cut the white wire and move over a jumper to get the export version EU President MC Kinley which has FM / AM / USB and LSB. With the export version you can transmit and receive from 24MHz all the way up to 30MHz. The only thing different between the USA President MC Kinley and the EU version is that the EU version has NO weather channels and the EU version has FM where the USA version has AM and SSB!!! After the EU MC Kinley modification you will transmit with 20watts FM and AM and 12 watts on SSB!!!
Interesting, but technically not legal to use in the US. I'm hoping for a legal version to be released soon...
I miss the old president radios but the tech in the new ones are great
I agree!
@@SevenFortyOne now to get a radio check from The Smoking Ape
That would definitely seal the deal!
A verraten Fine Report. 73 form DL
Cb radio needs a coordination with standard radio station too.
Howmuch js the price of that radeo
Price is 2$200.00 stock if you want it tuned and alligned it is $250.00
I have always heard to never trust the SWR meter on the radio. That you need to use a stand alone SWR meter
It really depends on the quality of the meter you have. There are some pretty bad ones out there that are worse than the built in meters. modern radios are usually accurate enough and in some cases better than an off brand external meter
A big difference between this and the original
my cobra 29 broke I think this will be a good mobile replacement
It's a decent radio for the money
Dead key from 2 - 6 swinging 22 Screams like a bat 🦇 out'a hell 😈
FM, yet?
Is there a button where you can transmit a self destruct signal to dillweed cb operators? Then you could say " Bye bye bye " and mean it. LOL!
That's what the Roger beep is for. It sends an encoded message on channel 23
Is fuse to regulate it to the 4 watt range? I think FCC needs to either increase range…or butt out of freedom of speech!
I wish my HH50 had automatic weather alerts like the 45 did.
First..... Of Course!
Needs a cookie
@@ubergeek318 I'm a bit old for cookies but if you had asked me back when I got my ham radio license 47 years ago I may have taken you up on that! You enjoy that cookie my friend!
Jesus by a needs an education to operate cb radio now they should go back to the 80 radios
It looks like you're a amateur radio operator because I see your Kenwood radio in the background yes I am a ham sorry I'm a radio nut LOL n0spw is my call
Yes, I'm a ham too
too bad no one is on cb anymore .. waste money
There are lots of people on CB in my area
Best intro for this radio thank you!!