President George II - Coming Soon?

 

A message spotted on the President Electronics (France) Facebook page appears to suggest that the long-awaited President George II could be on its way soon....

The radio was first revealed on the blog in April 2021 but news has been thin on the ground as President always keep things to themselves, but this post certainly looks promising coming from an official President source. 

Specifications:

40 Channels AM / FM / LSB / USB

European Channels

Rotary channel selector 

Volume adjustment On / Off

RF Power Micro Gain - RF Gain

Manual squelch and ASC

Clarifier

PA (Public Address)

Vox function (hands-free)

Commutation Mode AM/FM/LSB/USB

Switchable keyboard beep - Roger Beep Switchable keyboard beep - Roger Beep

Echo Dual Watch Scan - 4 Memories 2 programmable priority channels

Function key F-SPAN - Function

Electret / Dynamic microphone compatible

Scan-Double Listen

Talkback F-SPAN function key - Talkback function

SWR adjustment using beep tones

Filter ANL/NB/ Hi-Cut / Noise Gate / NRC 

Front microphone plug

External speaker jack

External micro Vox jack 

Dimensions / Dimensions (in mm): 52 (H / A) x 170 (L) x 150 (P)

Weight 1 kg

Accessories included: Power cable with fuse 1 Up / Down microphone and its support

PRICE: Unknown but estimates have ranged from £259 - £350 - The current 'flagship model', the President McKinley EU sells for around £259 so I'd expect this new radio to cost a little more as it has the new Noise Reduction Circuit built in, something which has proved to be very popular since its introduction into the CRT radio range (Especially in the CRT SS7900).

UPDATE:

Thought I'd ask for myself and I got the same reply!