The CB Repair Guy from www.customcbradios.com has posted a very interesting video showing the inside of the new President Washington radio....
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Inside the radio
Power connectors for the optional fan kits
Output section
Export Modification Point
As suspected the internal boards are very similar to the CRT SS9900V / Anytone AT-6666 PRO but there are differences. The Washington has the additional board to power the fan kits and a couple of extra chips. However all of the main components appear to be the same, and the CRT SS9900V actually has much more in the way of shielding over the components, most notably over the output transistors.
One of the few potential flaws in the otherwise excellent CRT SS7900V is the lack of backlit buttons, this video shows that it can be done and higher output power as well.
PJBOX in Cornwall UK have the new CRT SS8900 for sale, priced at £249.95 with a small number of units coming in on 29th June and their main supply due at the end of July.
The radio can be programmed with the UK band and other 11m channels on request.
Doug at Knights Electrocom has said he expects the new President Washington to be priced at £359 + postage.
The export modification can be done for an extra £10
He also states that there is no word on the price of the optional fan kit or when the kit will be in stock. This could pose a problem for early adopters who want the fan kit as you have to break the warranty seals to fit the fans. If you don't get the fans fitted at the time of purchase and then fit them yourself, that's the warranty out the window...
So fingers crossed he gets the fan kits at the same time as the radios become available.
Thanks to Kei Man on Facebook for the information.
Just a reminder for those of you in the Portsmouth area, the Yankee Foxtrot Net takes place tonight and every Tuesday night from 19:00 hours (UK Time) on channel 14UK (27.93125)
Seen on an Italian website who have the Anytone AT-6666 Pro listed for €235 which equates to £199
Obviously this is to be confirmed and we must expect to add the rip-off Britain surcharge but it certainly gives us a good indication that this radio may be significantly cheaper than the President Washington which has basically the same features.
Personally I think the actual price will be more than this. £199 seems to low for a new high powered radio.
On Thursday 27th June 2024 stations all across the UK and beyond will celebrate 10 years of legal AM and SSB in the UK with a special radio event from 18:00 hours UK time/ 17:00 GMT.
SSB calling on 27.275 USB (Channel 27 EU)
AM calling on 27.125 (Channel 14 AM)
(Please QSY if the channels are busy in your local area)
This is a chance to make new friends and increase activity on the CB bands.
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Agrupamento de Escolas Dr. Serafim Leite, São João da Madeira, Portugal
June 4, 2024—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Agrupamento de Escolas Dr. Serafim Leite located in São João da Madeira, Portugal. ARISS conducts 60-100 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.
Agrupamento de Escolas Dr. Serafim Leite has more than 800 students, aged 6 through 18 years. All levels of students are involved in the preparation of this ARISS contact. Prior to this contact, the class curricular included material related to the study of space, communication, and technology that focus on “Climatic Emergency”. School clubs (Programming and Robotics and Astronomy) have included activities that demonstrated tracking of the ISS and observation of nearby stars and planets. Local amateur radio operators are supporting the school during this contact.
This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of astronaut Matthew Dominick, amateur radio call sign KCØTOR. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.
The amateur radio ground station for this contact is in São João da Madeira. Amateur radio operators using call sign CS2ASL, will operate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for June 6, 2024 at 11:33:44 am WEST (Portugal) (10:33:44 UTC, 6:33 am EDT, 5:33 am CDT, 4:33 am MDT, 3:33 am PDT).
A video posted by Klaus Rüsseler on the President George II Facebook page appears to show the radio in programming mode with PC MODE and PC END on the display.
This could prove to be very interesting and may open up lots of goodies, so we say well done Klaus!
This also raises the possibility of programming the President Washington as well!!!!
You can see the video on the President George II Facebook page: CLICK HERE
