The Volume control is the on/off switch and the display pops up showing your signal meter, channel, frequency, along with a number of other indications for additional features such as roger beep, echo, ANL/NB, etc. When you power on the radio, the screen and buttons will glow orange, but as this radio has multiple colors, it could just as easily be adjusted to green or blue. The radio has a large heatsink and on the back of the radio is the 3 pin power socket, PA and EXT speaker inputs as well as CW, VOX, and Data inputs. The microphone is a 6 pin with up/down buttons located on the top. The radio styling is quite modern and the buttons and knobs all have a very solid feel to them. The power cord is a standard 3 pin but is of a nice heavy gauge.

The radio is quite small (same width as the CRE 8900, but slightly longer), and inside the box you’ll find the mounting bracket, microphone, mounting hardware, and power cord. Currently the radio is only available for sale in Europe but some distributors (including Yeticom) are now carrying the radio and have it available and will ship to North America. It’s been quite a long time, but President radios has released the new President Lincoln II and it definitely is a feature-filled radio.

The radio had great receive, clear transmit audio, and easy to navigate functions designed for the more serious operator. The original President Lincoln radio stands as one of the all-time favorite radios of collectors in our hobby. President Lincoln II CB Radio AM/FM/SSB Export

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