Albrecht AE5890EU v's President Grant 2
Just a quick comparison between the Albrecht AE5890EU and the President Grant 2 listening to a station in Turkey on SSB this afternoon.
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Showing posts with label President Radio. Show all posts
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11 March 2016
6 March 2016
President Grant 2 (Non-Premium): Amazon Offers
Looking around Amazon I find a couple of dealers who are selling the non-premium Grant 2's at a discount.
Amazon: £167.43 - LINK
Both sellers offer FREE postage.
In my mind this is the sort of price they should have been sold at from the start. £200 plus was always too much for this radio which has it's lovers and haters. In low noise environments they perform extremely well but many have reported high noise levels on these radios when operating from home. If you fancy a legal SSB radio and maybe want to use it mobile, this could well be the one for you.
11 February 2016
President Grant 2 - Another Problem Surfaces?
Video:YouTube/Trymtrains
President have certainly been plagued by reports of problems with their radios of late and this video appears to show yet another problem with one of their sets!
18 January 2016
President Radios With 'muRata' Filters - Any Point?
Following on from the President Grant 2 Premium which includes the much talked about 'muRata' ceramic filter, it would appear that President are adding the filter to other models in their range with the President Teddy and President William apparently getting the upgrade treatment.
But is this just a marketing ploy to repair their damaged reputation following several recent gaffs?
Do these 'muRata' filters actually make any difference?
Looking at the Grant 2 Premium there does not seem to be much difference in the way the radio handles noise compared to the non-muRata 'standard' Grant 2. The Grant 2 Premium certainly continues to suffer noise problems so the filter is by no means a wonder cure for a noisy receiver.
Anyway time will tell I guess, videos will no doubt appear on YouTube in due course.
So, muRata Filers - Good idea or just a marketing ploy? Let me know what you think!
9 January 2016
First Radios Appear on President USA Website
So after a bit of a wait the first radios have made an appearance on the President USA website.
Nothing exciting, just 2 x AM only Radios. They are obviously playing it very safe at the moment. We have the Johnson 2 USA and the Johnny 3 USA.
JOHNSON 2 USA: CLICK
JOHNNY 3 USA: CLICK
So what will be the first SSB radio? Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure it will have to be much better than the offerings we have over here in Europe unless they want to kill off their US business before it even gets going!
26 December 2015
24 December 2015
Merry Christmas Everyone!
It's that time of year to thank everyone who took the time to visit the blog and my other websites (Almost 10 million hits to date in total) and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
Here's to 2016!!!!
20 December 2015
29 November 2015
CB Radio Lab Test: mTech Legend 3
Video: YouTube/TRXBench
Uniden made but how does it measure up? TRXBench takes a look....!
25 November 2015
24 November 2015
President Grant 2 ONLY £149.99 - Nevada Black Friday Deal!
Predicted by many as a possible Black Friday deal and here it is - Nevada have the President Grant 2 (Not Premium) on sale for only £149.99.
You can see this deal along with others on the Nevada website: CLICK HERE
20 November 2015
15 November 2015
President Grant II Premium with DSP!
Video: YouTube/Klaus R.
So here we have a President Grant 2 Premium with a DSP board fitted. An interesting idea for sure but as the cost of the radio plus the cost of the DSP unit plus time and cost of having it fitted comes to about the same as the price of a Yaesu FT817 I can't see this catching on!
1 November 2015
31 October 2015
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
26 October 2015
President Grant II Premium PART 3 - Vs President Adams
Video: YouTube/M0OGY
In this video Dave pits the New Grant 2 Premium against the classic President Adams.
25 October 2015
President Grant II Premium PART 2 - RX Tests Stateside
Video: YouTube/M0OGY
In part 2, Dave compares the RX on the original Grant 2 with the new Grant 2 Premium
The M0OGY Review - President Grant II Premium PART 1
Video: YouTube/M0OGY
Dave (M0OGY) takes a look at the latest, and hopefully the best, incarnation of the President Grant 2!
Earlier models suffered from minor niggles which annoyed some users. President do appear to have listened to their customers and have modified the radio accordingly.
In this video Dave runs us through the features and gives us a look inside the radio showing the differences between the new and old model. In PART 2 we'll see how the radio performs on air.
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