President Electronics Bill II FCC Ultra-Compact AM/FM CB Radio

My search is over!!! I was in search for a feature rich CB with great performance in the smallest setup possible. At least once a year, I take a road trip of >3k miles, and CB is great for situational awareness. In particular ch19 & NOAA weather channels. While it is not as popular as it used to be, I still find great value in having one in each vehicle. This radio has AM & FM modes, & NOAA S.A.M.E. alerts. Today it went off twice due to tornado watch & flood warnings. The AM-CB TX/RX seems to be a little better than my Uniden 980SSB. On WX it picks up 3 stations as opposed to my SSB980 only finds 2. The ASC feature is nice, but with no RF gain (booooo) it stays open past S5 regardless of SNR. Overall, the ASC does have a hard time differentiating between a good signal and noise. The only 2 things I don't like is the absence of an RF gain knob & SWR readings. Drop the USB charging, and put an RF gain knob there instead. I mean who doesn't already have a gazillion USB charging ports? The only time I could see this charging port being helpful is if you mount it on something without any USB ports like a Motorcycle, buggy, or ATV. They included an awesome quick release bracket, in addition to the included traditional tilt bracket, a great option for your super fun exposed rides or easy removal for anti-theft. My first go with this radio is as a base station. 13.8VDC PSU by TekPower, LMR400 cabling by MPD Digital, and a Super Penetrator antenna. Superb results. I will be moving to to my 17' F-150 soon. I wanted to try it out first before making mounting holes all over. After learning all of the features mentioned in the manual, and an hour of testing (in which 2 WX alerts came in) I am ready to make holes, for it's next home, in my truck. I highly recommend this radio to everyone. Are there better radio out there? Yes, but you won't find the performance and features so cleverly packed into such a small CB anywhere else.

I bought this for a small hobby and long trips. It sounds great and works great. Once you learn how to operate the radio due to less buttons it’s a breeze and it’s even smaller than I expected which is nice to have it be so compact.

WOW! What is nice little compact/powerful CB radio. I am currently using as a CB base. It has all the necessary features I need. I don't use SSB, so this radio is just pure perfection for me. President make nice radios.

President is a reputable brand by name, but this hand-sized radio can fit in the smallest of spaces. With many of the newer style vehicles, it is difficult to find a radio that can be installed and be useable where installed...This radio satisfies both. This is a great operating radio at an affordable price point. With a properly tuned antenna, this radio offers clear and crisp reception as well as transmission as described by others. Extremely easy to install and remove when needed. I have used CB radios since the mid 70s, and I must say this size radio shows the innovation and forward thinking of the manufacturer.

Excellent radio! Been waiting for a compact unit. Fits nearly anywhere. Highly recommend this radio.

It’s about the size of two cigarette boxes but has everything you need in a general purpose CB. Very high quality and operates as advertised.

Awesome, feature packed tiny radio! I bought a cup mount for this and use the simple mounting bracket in my Highlander. Works great for traffic chat!

We get more distance out of this little radio in our pickups than the big radios in the semi trucks.

Muy buen emisor-receptor de esta archiconocida marca. Queria un aparato compacto y muy completo y desde luego que cumple con eso y mucho mas. Como punto debil diria que en su pequeña pantalla, los digitos de la emisora sintonizada no son muy grandes pero es normal teniendo en cuenta el tamaño de este estupendo aparato. Es un 10

Excelente compra, lo último en tecnología de Radios CB, tiene mas funciones que sus equivalentes, Cumple con las 3B's , ultracompacto, cabe en cualquier sitio, y el sistema quitapon es genial, lo super recomiendo, calidad y precio. Lo único malo es la entrega, los últimos 150 metros es una pesadilla, los de la mensajería de AMAZON, al momento de la entrega, no quieren bajarse de su vehículo y uno tiene que salir a recibir las compras en la calle, si uno no contesta, regresan el pedido y los programan al siguiente día, por lo que no cumplen con las fechas de entrega programadas, se tardan hasta 48 horas de retraso en la entrega, con la perdida de tiempo en estar esperando y nunca llega nada porque, solo mandan mensajes de texto, nunca llaman y obligan a los clientes a recibir los envíos en la calle, si uno no esta lo regresan y otro día mas para la entrega.

alles in ordnung

Great cb did my homework before buying this

Ordered it because of the small form factor and a couple features and was totally blown away with the performance of it. Only thing that I would have to say is that you have to be sure that you have it on AM because it's kinda hard to see what setting it's on. Radio was strangely quiet for the first few hours and then I noticed it was on FM, once I switched it over the radio came alive with chatter which kinda saved me a long wait in a traffic jam.