President Lincoln 2+ EXPORT MOD

What we know so far.....

Simon The Wizard gave us a first glimpse of the internals of the radio in EXPORT mode and his photos show an oversized resistor which is located where the white export wire was on the previous versions. This resistor looks like it has been added after production of the radio.

Meanwhile Dave M0OGY shows us a video of his radio in legal HAM MODE (10m+12m) and the resistor is missing from his radio.

Simon then posts a photo of him using the programming software....

...which clearly shows "TEST MODE 24.7150 - 30.1050"

So what do these clues mean? 

Well I don't have a Lincoln 2+ so I can't try anything out but I'm sure anyone with the radio could figure it out....

(By the way, you don't actually need the programming software to do the export mod!)

Links:

Simon The Wizard Blog - CLICK HERE

M0OGY YouTube Channel - CLICK HERE

UPDATE: EXPORT MOD IN FULL - CLICK HERE

President Electronics Promotional Videos!!!

President have released several promotional videos for their radios, none of which appear to point out the many serious flaws in the equipment!!!! (poor echo, crappy audio, overload on SSB, noisy receive, ghost mic keyers, AGC problems, loose controls, channel skipping etc....)

And then they give us a video entitled "Good Old President" - Yes President that was when you did know how to make good radios......! 

Sadly no more!!!!!


Videos: YouTube/President Electronics

Rip Off Britain? - CB Radio Price Comparisons

Many UK operators (Including myself) feel that CB radio prices in the UK are too high. But are we justified in thinking this?

To try to answer this I have looked around the web to get the prices of radios sold in Europe to compare them to UK prices.

Below you can see price comparisons between radios on sale in Europe verses the UK:

I feel that there is only one conclusion to be taken from the prices shown - With differences of up to 34.5% I think there is a little room for prices to fall in the UK!

* Exchange rate as of 09/10/2015

Home Brew SSB - QRP Radio On The Air

Video: Youtube/mk1tina

This video shows a 'home brew' QRP SSB transceiver in use and sure is working well! Great use of an old CB radio case.

BREAKING NEWS: President Jackson 2 Chrome sold in the UK!

As yet unconfirmed, but rumour is rife across the web that someone in the UK has bought a new President Jackson 2 Spangly Chrome Limited Edition! 

Personally, I'm sceptical but stranger things have happened. 

We wait with baited breath....

Yaesu FT-991 Only £991 @ Martin Lynch! - This Week Only!

CLICK HERE

President Jackson 2 CHROME - In My Hands But I Didn't Buy It!!!!

So today I had a shiny President Jackson 2 Chrome in my hands. It looked lovely, well built and I was very tempted.... but after buying 2 x Grant 2's and a Lincoln 2 recently I just couldn't bring myself to part with another £250 on a CB radio.

If there had been loads of skip over the past week things may have been different, but the radio has been dead with hardly a signal heard. Is this a sign of things to come? Will sales of CB radios die off due to lack of propagation? Maybe!

So I've passed up the chance of having one of the first CHROME Jackson 2's!

Regrets? - Nope! -  I can always change my mind next week when the Americans are blasting in on 27.385 LSB!

Rigsearch @ National Hamfest 2015 Part 2

Video: Youtube/Rigsearch

Rigsearch @ National Hamfest 2015 Part 1

Video: Youtube/Rigsearch

CB Radio: Albrecht AE-6110 FM Receive

A short video showing the FM receive on The Northumberland Net (Ch 38 UK40). The audio is coming from the tiny internal speaker. 

So far so good!

Albrecht AE-6110 - The Worlds Smallest CB Radio!!!!*

So I took the plunge and bought myself the tiny little Albrecht AE-6110. It really is very small. Very Very Small!!!!

Did I mention it's really really really very small?

10 cm wide, 10 cm deep and 2.5 cm high

4 watts AM/FM - Multi EU Band Settings

(Click Photos To Enlarge)

And it's really really CHEAP!

Video and further comments will be along here soon.

*The CRT ONE may be a few millimeters smaller!

Back Due To Popular Demand: Charlie Tango Xtreme AM Net

Following the great success of their last AM Net the CTX team are at it again. On Saturday 26th Sept 2015 from 18:00 hours - 21:00 hours(UK Time) they will be active on AM.

Calling on the UK AM calling channel 27.125MHz (14 Mid Band) then QSY after making contact.

The AM Net will be part of a fun filled weekend when they join the Delta Alpha group's LOTA weekend.

Yaesu FT-991 - Programming the Memory Channels (ML&S)

Video:Youtube/ML&S

NEW: President Grant II Premium

Video: Youtube/SimonTheWizard

So here it is the NEW President Grant 2 - Now with added heatsink and extra output power. Plus UK40 available in EXPORT mode so no need to have a nasty little switch on the back!!!!

Video: Youtube/SimonTheWizard


So is it enough to make me want yet another one????

Probably not, unless I can can sell the two that I have already!

The Big Net - 34 Years Of Legal CB Radio In The UK!

Just a heads up - It's almost that time of year again. On 2nd November 2015 legal UK CB will be 34 years old and stations up and down the country will take to the air during 'The Big Net'.

Previous years have seen many stations taking part and the event has encouraged people to get their old radios out of the cupboard and get back on the air so it's an ideal opportunity to make new friends and get people talking again.   

If you plan to take part please post your intentions on the Charlie Tango or Transmission 1 forums:

Charlie Tango: CLICK HERE

Transmission 1: CLICK HERE

Albrecht AE 6110 High Power Edition

30 watts from this little radio?

With the added benefit of being able to cook your breakfast on it no doubt!!!!