Hey Dave M0OGY i have received my President George II and it is really a gem. İ have bought one after i saw your review. Thanks for the review of this George II and the President Washington. After the George II i definitely will be getting the Washington too. All the best 73's !!!
Hello Magnetar -187 I'm glad my videos helped you make your decision, it's folk like you why I decided to carry on making TH-cam content. You won't go far wrong with either of them cheers Dave 🙂
i cant wait for the president Trump radio to come out in Nov 2024, rumour has it theres a organge face,alot of power,and one hell of a TalkBack. it should be a big hit in the USA.📻
£300 today is the equivalent of £82 in 1981 according to the Bank of England inflation calculator. The cheapest FM CBs were around £70 then. You will remember multimodes being over £100. Cheapest amateur HGlF rig was £450 back then.
This is exactly what I said, Amateur Radio HF sets were mega- money new back then, looking at old Ham Radio Today magazines, in reality transceivers have neve been so reasonably priced new, but every one cries if they cost more than £200 new. You speak sense Gordon.
I actually quite like it Dave, yeah it’s a bit pricey but so are most toys these days.Hopefully I’ll be testing myself shortly but thanks for the thorough videos…73’s
Thankyou for the video 's Dave always look forward to anything you post. Keep the videos coming and anything interesting with that radio then video it and pop it up....Cheers
hello dave hope your well in your view is the george 2 worth the price as im thinking of fetching one from knights in the morning as i like your reviews of them. many thanks
It's certainly a nice looking radio and I'm glad they made it similar to the grant 2 which I always liked the look of. Enjoyed your informative vids about this rig really nice work mate
Hello, i wanted to ask , is this radio a am,fm,ssb radio that runs 10 and 12 meter? Ive yet to read the specs on this. Looking at this, it has a look of the bearcat 980 am, ssb. Thanks for your time with these. 73s, KX 420 Northern Indiana. As i listened to some more videos i hear its a 11 meter am,fm,ssb radio. Thanks again.
Just bought one of these President George 2 Radios that's been expanded from Doug Knight complete with the digimike and i must say i am pleased with it so far - only slight gripe is that the NRC function on this radio isn't as good as the one on the Thunderpole TX but apart from that it's a very nice radio with a very impressive Echo Function built in so no need to buy separate echo boxes plus the radio reports are very favourable plus the menu system is very extensive as it covers most of the every day things that you might want to change on the radio and the receive is quite good as well as the modulation especially using the Digimike and as i used to use my CRT SS 9900 all my power mikes work straight on the President George 2 which is a bonus.
So do I sadly there seems to be some bitter folk watching the videos wanting anything new to fail, sad really , but I'm glad I bought it to show those really interested like yourself
It's for folk like you I took seven days to get this out there, it could of been junk, but I think everyone can see it is a good one 🙂al the best , Dave@@mrx-no4fn
Thanks for the videos and you're own views on the radio its great too see new sets still coming to the market.I dont think id buy one it reminds me too much of the grant 2 i did like the McKinley set but let that go i dont use 11m enough to justify keeping em but i do like to keep in the loop and buy n try now n then 😢 cheers Dave
Hi 👋 £300 is about right when compared to the McKinley and other President radios. Is it better than the 7900 turbo? Would it be worth the extra money? Is probably subjective and down to the individual. 😆 Many thanks for all the time going into the reviews! 👍
Thanks , well it's worth more (to me) to get a proper mic socket and not that God awful telephone plug, 7900V is on my list of wants, but it's been put back due to this currently.
I seen it for sale today at £400 the masses laughed at the price it them dropped to £370 about a hour later lol i am keen to get one but i hold out for the final price
Oh yes, that company has "Actually" only got one in stock , I think the real price will become more realistic, I strongly recommend one, too many trying to full it down due to cost based on what I real is short supply and in some cases pure greed due to this.
@@m0ogy I noticed the company did not have it for sale anymore went on to check to see if the price had changed yea someone must have been there only one
@@m0ogy very good, thanks for the reply! Here in Canada that radio would cost us Canucks around $500 in Canadian dollars just for your information! Our dollar is quite low compared to the American dollar so it's quite expensive for us here.
The George II looks like a decent radio. I wonder how it compares to the Grant II and if President will be bringing out a new 10/12m ham radio soon to replace the Lincoln II? When I have been looking at a lot of videos of the Thunderpole T-X HH and reading what a lot of people say in comments it seems like that is a great value radio but I hear a lot of people also wanting one that can do sideband - maybe that is also something for President to think about for the Randy 4? At the moment why would anyone buy the Randy III when it costs more than double the T-X? Makes no sense to me.
As I said, I really have no idea long term, as you don't with a new car, sometimes you have to make a calculated decision and I hope these eleven videos have gone someway to do that. All I can say, I'm glad I got one
Nope ,import tax,shipping from China ,wages ,r&d claw back,tooling costs ,approvals certification etc etc all gone up mate Plus you have long warranty,backup service and spares availability. Sure can buy a cheaper Anyclone but no support,no spares,no service manual so take higher risks in investment if it goes wrong ,plus finding a tech who can repair it,No issues with President. First release prices are always a little higher till settle down. Rob P RPC
You can buy a brand new Toyota Marc or a used 30 year old Rolls Royce for the same money, the latter looks the business but i'd be worried about it (unlike the Toyota), don't get me wrong HF radios are great but a lot have been ragged to death.I don't think it is over priced at all, going on my week of using it constantly.
@@m0ogy agree 👍 let's take £300 with current technology ,roll it back to 1970 prices when and was just coming out, jesus really have a shock in price lol 😆 It's not that bad,drama mamma's Dave 😉
See that label RF Gain,use that to reduce local noise floor Dave lol These sets generally very very sensitive front ends im finding,mc kingly was same knock it down a few rf gain notches no noise 😅
I'm not sure what an RF gain is Robert as I'm just a Welder who managed to pass the C&G RAE somehow, high noise floors tend to worry viewers and not me really, joking aside I know they have a Hot front end , at least it's not deaf 🙂thanks for your input
Hi Dave,yes been seeing same comments on Ares II/7900,yes Rx has very hot rx for AM SSB,ok for FM mode plus gain of base antenna add additional gain. Maybe a vid showing am ssb noise floor with RF gain engaged Vs not engaged to show differences?
you have sold me on it fetching one in the morning from knights . thank you for putting in your time to do the reviews
Glad to hear it, make sure you let Doug know where you saw the Review....great choice Dave 🙂
will do dave said you sent me when i got the presiden richard the other day.many thanks for the reply
@@benparker8238he should ask Doug for commission!😂
Just joking!🙃
@@benparker8238Do you like the Richard ? I've not had a Cb for about 25yrs and I was looking at the Richard ?
Hey Dave M0OGY i have received my
President George II and it is really a gem. İ have bought one after i saw your review. Thanks for the review of this George II and the President Washington. After the George II i definitely will be getting the Washington too. All the best 73's !!!
Hello Magnetar -187 I'm glad my videos helped you make your decision, it's folk like you why I decided to carry on making TH-cam content. You won't go far wrong with either of them cheers Dave 🙂
i cant wait for the president Trump radio to come out in Nov 2024, rumour has it theres a organge face,alot of power,and one hell of a TalkBack. it should be a big hit in the USA.📻
Nope!
@@bryanpuckett3023theres a JD Vance radio coming out also, it has really good finals,but not as strong as the Trump radio,but made in the USA !📻
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@@johncrouch8988 Conartsist Kamal radio has been discontinued due to lack of substance.
Thanks Dave , excellent review , you have sold it to me , all the best mate 🍷
I'm glad I helped, I'm not a Salesman, just a fellow hobbyist trying to help 🙂
£300 today is the equivalent of £82 in 1981 according to the Bank of England inflation calculator. The cheapest FM CBs were around £70 then. You will remember multimodes being over £100. Cheapest amateur HGlF rig was £450 back then.
This is exactly what I said, Amateur Radio HF sets were mega- money new back then, looking at old Ham Radio Today magazines, in reality transceivers have neve been so reasonably priced new, but every one cries if they cost more than £200 new. You speak sense Gordon.
Agreed especially smd technology at that time was mainly military and very highend electronic equipment.
I actually quite like it Dave, yeah it’s a bit pricey but so are most toys these days.Hopefully I’ll be testing myself shortly but thanks for the thorough videos…73’s
Cheers Mate, "I'm all Georged Out"🤣
Thankyou for the video 's Dave always look forward to anything you post. Keep the videos coming and anything interesting with that radio then video it and pop it up....Cheers
Will do Mate🙂
looks very nice. seriously tempted to get one
hello dave hope your well in your view is the george 2 worth the price as im thinking of fetching one from knights in the morning as i like your reviews of them. many thanks
do this radio do high block 27 555 00 ?
In un-modified mode like mine is no, with a internal modification and in Export Mode yes it does Anthony 🙂
It's certainly a nice looking radio and I'm glad they made it similar to the grant 2 which I always liked the look of.
Enjoyed your informative vids about this rig really nice work mate
Cheers Mate🙂
Hello, i wanted to ask , is this radio a am,fm,ssb radio that runs 10 and 12 meter? Ive yet to read the specs on this. Looking at this, it has a look of the bearcat 980 am, ssb. Thanks for your time with these. 73s, KX 420 Northern Indiana. As i listened to some more videos i hear its a 11 meter am,fm,ssb radio. Thanks again.
Cheers Dave 73's 👍
Nice radio enjoy video on it 👍
Thanks Craig
The George 2 looks like a great rig from your testing Dave.
Thanks John, well there were no smoke and mirrors, my mistakes and all 😐
George 2 for sale in the Netherlands now in the shops for €399,-
Thanks for posting
Certainly a stunjing looking radio i always loved the look of the Grant 2 and this even better.
Just bought one of these President George 2 Radios that's been expanded from Doug Knight complete with the digimike and i must say i am pleased with it so far - only slight gripe is that the NRC function on this radio isn't as good as the one on the Thunderpole TX but apart from that it's a very nice radio with a very impressive Echo Function built in so no need to buy separate echo boxes plus the radio reports are very favourable plus the menu system is very extensive as it covers most of the every day things that you might want to change on the radio and the receive is quite good as well as the modulation especially using the Digimike and as i used to use my CRT SS 9900 all my power mikes work straight on the President George 2 which is a bonus.
I think it’s worth every penny dave from what I’ve seen 73s buddy
And many thanks for your time and effort in making these series of videos on the George 2 I’ve enjoyed them all many thanks all the best dave
So do I sadly there seems to be some bitter folk watching the videos wanting anything new to fail, sad really , but I'm glad I bought it to show those really interested like yourself
It's for folk like you I took seven days to get this out there, it could of been junk, but I think everyone can see it is a good one 🙂al the best , Dave@@mrx-no4fn
@@m0ogy cheers Dave I’ve been subbed to you for a few years now Dave do you still have the lambretta
Ok, great, I sold it 5 years ago, sadly missed 🙂@@mrx-no4fn
Thanks for the videos and you're own views on the radio its great too see new sets still coming to the market.I dont think id buy one it reminds me too much of the grant 2 i did like the McKinley set but let that go i dont use 11m enough to justify keeping em but i do like to keep in the loop and buy n try now n then 😢 cheers Dave
Very nice indeed!
It is, thanks
Hi 👋
£300 is about right when compared to the McKinley and other President radios. Is it better than the 7900 turbo? Would it be worth the extra money? Is probably subjective and down to the individual. 😆
Many thanks for all the time going into the reviews! 👍
Thanks , well it's worth more (to me) to get a proper mic socket and not that God awful telephone plug, 7900V is on my list of wants, but it's been put back due to this currently.
I seen it for sale today at £400 the masses laughed at the price it them dropped to £370 about a hour later lol i am keen to get one but i hold out for the final price
Oh yes, that company has "Actually" only got one in stock , I think the real price will become more realistic, I strongly recommend one, too many trying to full it down due to cost based on what I real is short supply and in some cases pure greed due to this.
@@m0ogy I noticed the company did not have it for sale anymore went on to check to see if the price had changed yea someone must have been there only one
It was, because I contacted them the previous day, supply and demand I guess @@technic7762
Hello Dave, how effective are the noise blanker and ANL? Does that get rid of the static?
Yes all of them work fine as the NRC does, it does what it says on the box
@@m0ogy very good, thanks for the reply! Here in Canada that radio would cost us Canucks around $500 in Canadian dollars just for your information! Our dollar is quite low compared to the American dollar so it's quite expensive for us here.
That's not good @@cariboooutlaw4852
The George II looks like a decent radio. I wonder how it compares to the Grant II and if President will be bringing out a new 10/12m ham radio soon to replace the Lincoln II? When I have been looking at a lot of videos of the Thunderpole T-X HH and reading what a lot of people say in comments it seems like that is a great value radio but I hear a lot of people also wanting one that can do sideband - maybe that is also something for President to think about for the Randy 4? At the moment why would anyone buy the Randy III when it costs more than double the T-X? Makes no sense to me.
Looks like a great radio. My ony concern would be long term reliability, as I have had a couple of Qixiang made sets and had a few issues with them.
As I said, I really have no idea long term, as you don't with a new car, sometimes you have to make a calculated decision and I hope these eleven videos have gone someway to do that. All I can say, I'm glad I got one
Smart.looking rig ..bit 90s sterio looking if u get what I mean ......
Moonraker now have the price for this set to £999.99.
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£300 🤣 .. That's Used HF radio money .... I think it's over priced Dave personally .
Nope ,import tax,shipping from China ,wages ,r&d claw back,tooling costs ,approvals certification etc etc all gone up mate
Plus you have long warranty,backup service and spares availability.
Sure can buy a cheaper Anyclone but no support,no spares,no service manual so take higher risks in investment if it goes wrong ,plus finding a tech who can repair it,No issues with President.
First release prices are always a little higher till settle down.
Rob P RPC
You can buy a brand new Toyota Marc or a used 30 year old Rolls Royce for the same money, the latter looks the business but i'd be worried about it (unlike the Toyota), don't get me wrong HF radios are great but a lot have been ragged to death.I don't think it is over priced at all, going on my week of using it constantly.
@@m0ogy agree 👍 let's take £300 with current technology ,roll it back to 1970 prices when and was just coming out, jesus really have a shock in price lol 😆
It's not that bad,drama mamma's Dave 😉
See that label RF Gain,use that to reduce local noise floor Dave lol
These sets generally very very sensitive front ends im finding,mc kingly was same knock it down a few rf gain notches no noise 😅
I'm not sure what an RF gain is Robert as I'm just a Welder who managed to pass the C&G RAE somehow, high noise floors tend to worry viewers and not me really, joking aside I know they have a Hot front end , at least it's not deaf 🙂thanks for your input
@@m0ogy lol Great reply Dave 😁👍
Hi Dave,yes been seeing same comments on Ares II/7900,yes Rx has very hot rx for AM SSB,ok for FM mode plus gain of base antenna add additional gain.
Maybe a vid showing am ssb noise floor with RF gain engaged Vs not engaged to show differences?