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Well I'm absolutely happy with this sucker dose what I need it to do . I agree stock antenna not so good range it's not so good but it's a portable cb . Vary light waght great for long hikes .

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Radio works great, I use this for work I’m responsible for helping drivers to back into tough places via a CB radio and the reception and clarity is great. I also like that the radio come with a charger and so far have not had any issues with batt life, over a full 4-5hrs of work.

Well worth the money and easy to learn. Send and receives very well. I’m actually learning it as we speak. The reception is incredible.

Great hand held unit. Features and extras are great

It works well

I work Traffic Control, I'm a Flagger.My job is to keep the everyone on the job-site safe/alive and traffic flowing at it's best.Folks in the cars think my job is to make their life miserable.They just don't understand.Anyway, that's my rant for the day.When paving roads, either asphalt or concrete, we, the Flaggers, need to get the truck drivers with the materials in and out of the job-site ASAP.Truck Drivers use CB radios.I have tried many different brands of hand-held CB radios.Due to the short "Rubber Duck" antennas all of them have a very limited range.The President Randy II, in not only my opinion but also my co-workers and the truck drivers, a much longer, clearer, range.All of the other brands either go thru batteries like popcorn ($$$), or the battery pack won't last a whole shift.Paving can sometimes goes beyond 12+ hour days.Those battery packs or bunches of batteries make the other brands heavy, again, you are carrying this for 8 to 12 hours.The President Randy II Pros:* Light weigh.* The rechargeable battery will last a whole shift.* FM Band is clearer and fewer people on it due to it being relatively new to the industry.* FM Band has Security Channels.* AM & FM. as the truck drivers are replacing their radios they are also going with the dual band. If you stay with the AM only radios you will not be able to communicate with them if they are on FM band regardless of the channel.The President Randy II Cons:* The battery pack is built in. Not field replaceable/quick change.* The handheld speaker/microphone is proprietary to the President Randy radio.* FM Band Security Channels have to be manually programed and only work with compatible programable radios.All 3 of the Cons are not deal breakers due to the Pros.My Co-workers have started replacing all of their "other brands" of CB radios with the President Randy II due the performance of the radio.Side note:I use a collar clipped speaker/microphone on my radio to keep my hands free.It's worth the $.Keeps the actual radio dry when its raining, my hardhat keeps the mic dry.

This product came as a professionally packaged and well thought out Design!

Best handheld CB I've had! I was a little worried when I read the instruction manual before I ordered, that it may be too complicated. Many Chinese radios I've had were difficult to master due to the clunky nature they set up the menu's and keys. I completely did everything with this radio without the need for the manual! Very nicely sized radio, with many useful features. You have high and low power settings, with with the original rubber duck antenna, I left the radio on Low as high with a rubber duck doesn't give you much of a gain, but probably would with an external antenna. Battery life was petty good, probably better than the other CB handhelds I have that use AA rechargables. About the only thing this radio doesn't do is SSB, but I haven't seen any handhelds that can do that. A great radio!

This CB radio has it all. Quite amazing. And surprisingly easy to use the many functions. Most functions are oened by using buttons, so rarely need to use a menu. The short antenna provided only functions well if the other caller is in a moderate range, so for professional use I recommend a magnetic roof antenna which is considerably longer and its placement high on a metal surface provides optimal range. There are telescoping antennas that can be be attached to the radio but I think they are not practical unless you are standing outside. Of course CB radios were never designed for long range work. The FM feature has proven useful, more truckers are switching to FM. It should be recognized however that CB radios are not ubiquitous as they were years ago, but they are still fun.

Works Great! Have it mounted in my work truck with external antenna. When people are talking I can hear them perfectly. There's just not that much chatter in CB Land anymore

I bought this thinking it would be better than two-way radios for off-roading and communicating with groups that I'm with. I was wrong I sent this back and bought two-way radios. This is probably a good product for someone that lives near a lot of radio traffic and wants to communicate with truckers and other people on the road etc but for communicating back and forth with just a group of people this is probably not the best radio. The quality of this radio is top notch very adorable good quality radio however I tried communicating with truckers on the road and the distance was not very good and I only heard one other person while testing this. I ended up sending it back and buying two-way radios much better for communicating for off-roading, and camping.

Hooked this workhorse of a radio to a 6 foot car antenna and I was able to pick up my friends a mile away on the high way. Works perfectly, and the car charger is a great addition for a quick charge before taking it on a hike to keep comms with the group. Speaker is very clear.

Great quality, solid / heavy duty feel. Great reception and transmission high-quality sound on both receiving and transmitting. Definitely waterproof. Got it soaking wet out in heavy rain for 15-20 minutes. No issues with that.* only 2 issues . Only reason why I spent $170 on a handheld CB is the vox function. It’s ok, nothing to write home about. It’s a little splotchy finicky.2nd issue is that the receiving volume isn’t as loud as the cheap Uiden handheldAll in all. Good buy

This is one of the best handheld cb radios I’ve used. It has several handy features and works great. My only 2 complaints are battery life which is only short if you use it to talk on a lot, just monitoring channels and only using it occasionally like I normally do at work it lasts over 12 hours but talking frequently cuts it down a lot. The other complaint is the antenna. It does not have a very long range for talking or receiving with the original rubber antenna. It works fine for what I use it for at work but if you want more range either get an adapter and a longer antenna or use an adapter and a mobile antenna. I bought adapters and have both. I use the HYT telescoping antenna with an adapter as well as a Wilson little wil magnet mount mobile antenna on my personal vehicle. At work I just use the rubber antenna it came with because range is not an issue as I’m close enough for it to do what I need it to do. With the other 2 antennas it has a good range up to 7 miles that I’ve talked on it. Overall it’s an excellent choice for a handheld. It takes up very little space feels very solid and high quality just like you would expect from a company like President as they used to make some of the best and still some of the most sought after radios from back in the day and this one is no exception especially with all features like AM and FM capability as well as the NOAH weather broadcasts. This also has automatic squelch control so if you don’t like the static of normal cb radios you turn on the asc feature and it cuts out almost all the static and allows you to receive only the strong clear signals near you. It’s an excellent feature in a small radio. This is perfect if you need to communicate with others for work purposes or even just to keep charged up and toss in your vehicle to monitor traffic because cb radio is still the fastest way to get traffic info and save yourself a lot of time avoiding backups and accidents. It’s even good for off-roading with buddies because it takes up so little space in even the smallest vehicles. I’ve never used a better handheld especially at this price

Alright, let's talk about the President Randy II CB Radio. And no, it's not named after your neighbor's uncle who always shows up to the block party with too many hot dogs. This little gadget is like the James Bond of handheld radios, except it won't shoot lasers or drive a car underwater (unfortunately).First off, let's talk about the design. It's sleeker than a dolphin slipping through a pool of butter. You know how some handheld radios look like they were designed by a committee of grandmas from the '80s? Not this one. It's got that futuristic vibe that says, 'I'm here to communicate AND look cool doing it.'But looks aren't everything, right? Right. Because this bad boy packs more features than a Swiss Army knife on steroids. You've got your channel scanning, your squelch control, your noise blanker – it's like a buffet of radio goodness. And don't even get me started on the ease of use. I swear, my grandma could figure this thing out, and she still calls the internet 'the interweb.'And the quality? Oh, let me tell you about the quality. It's like the radio equivalent of biting into a perfectly ripe peach – crisp, clear, and oh-so-satisfying. Whether you're chatting with your trucker buddies or just listening in on the neighborhood gossip, you'll feel like you're right there in the action.So, in conclusion, do I recommend the President Randy II CB Radio? Heck yeah, I do! It's like the Swiss Army knife of communication devices – except it won't help you open a bottle of wine. But hey, nobody's perfect. Five stars, two thumbs up, and a pat on the back to whoever invented this little slice of radio heaven.

I just got this HT a few days ago, so I don't have a lot to say about it now, but will revise this review after I get more familiar with it, and use it more. But in the meantime - It's a very slick design and fits in my hand like they were made for each other. I bought it for 2 reasons: 1. AA batteries aren't cheap and I wanted something with FM while checking radios with AM and FM, and 2. I had a bunch of Amazon points burning a hole in my pocket 😁. While I think the selling price is high (although lower than when it first came out), I understand President has a new model (JERRY FCC) coming out (it's on their website now). It looks just like this one, but I've heard it will have less features so it won't replace the Randy II FCC, but offer another model at a lower price. I've flipped through the menu, and did a transmit & receive test to make sure it works, but it's main job will be replacing my 50 year-old Radio Shack TRC-100 that will more-or-less be a bench radio to help in testing others. Both the AM and FM transmit and receive sound good. So at this juncture I don't have much more to say, except for a road trip /camp out vacation it would pair up nicely if you also had the President McKinley II FCC in your vehicle, acting as a base. At the time of this review the Randy FCC is selling for $164 along with a 5% coupon, dropping the price to around $155. P.S. - Yes the rubber duck antenna is fairly useless giving you limited range, so I'll be buying a longer antenna if one is available (haven't checked yet).

I got this radio to complement my fleet of FRS/GMRS and MURS radios (yes, pears on top of apples and oranges).Pros:• This radio is light years ahead of the old Radio Shack CB handhelds I got back in the 90's - it has better reception, FM modulation, smaller size, modern battery pack and other options...• In a SHTF situation, you still get some access to CB if need be, with the understanding of how little an 11 meter HT with a dinky antenna can realistically provide.Cons:• Price. Back in the day, I got my Radio Shack CB HTs for $20 apiece on sale. It is great to have FM in this new radio, but who is using CB in FM mode anyway? But even the previous AM-only version of this President radio is still quite expensive...• FRS/GMRS and MURS handhelds beat this CB radio hands down in terms of compact HT-to-HT communication, and at a lower price. The only way to compensate for that is to hook this radio up to a bigger outside antenna of appropriate size (divide 11 meters by 4; and then try to coil up to a manageable size). This kind of defeats the purpose of having a handheld vs a mobile CB radio.Conclusion:• Am I glad I got this radio? Yes. While I would not recommend it for HT-to-HT communication (use FRS/GMRS or MURS instead), it can still be useful for monitoring CB traffic while driving. There are still quite a few truck drivers out there who use CB (AM). The President New Virginia mag mount antenna seems to work OK. Not stellar by any stretch of imagination, but just - hmmm - OK.• Would I get another one of these radios? Probably not. But everything depends on one's particular situation. For a 4 watt CB radio, it's not bad.

Great little radio. The I had the older Randy III euro model (yes, the older is the III and the newer is the II), which only got 3 stars from me bc of the lack of charging cradle (they want another 25.- for it, and it’s a piece of junk, flimsy plastic, meaningless always-on red light), difficulty swapping batteries (even the cheapest Chinese radios are easier) and nonstandard external mic jack. Well, this new FCC version gets another star because of the addition of Scan Skip, a godsend for dealing with Superbowl yahoos. HOWEVER, all the other flaws still remain! This is despite the littering of forums with the same complaints I have. They could have fixed at least the charging cradle! Too bad. But I have the feeling this company is in venture capital mode or something, bc in Europe they released an updated Randy III with Scan Skip, but the same product code and the only indicator of the update being a logo on the box, same product number so you don’t know which one you’re getting, and it’s a hardware update so no firmware fix for the older version.

Ok, so this is an AM / FM handheld CB radio with rechargeable battery. That alone makes it stand out.It works well enough but I question the form factor. Rather than make this look and feel like a quality CB (or even UHF) radio, President has given it the distinct look and feel of a Marine Radio.It feels weird in the hand and is often mistaken for a marine or bubble pack gmrs radio.At a radio swap meet some rules-monkey stopped me to tell me that I can't legally transmit with this radio on land. He was wrong but point taken. This looks like a marine radio.The belt clip is poorly designed and makes the radio protrude from your belt enough to clip just about every doorway frame you pass.Battery lasts long enough between charges.I use it to quickly check the airwaves for propagation but for that, I would prefer a wouxun for its smaller size or the CB 58 which has the same features except maybe the absence of NOAA. At least that can be modified for 10 meters.Of all my HT radios, I find myself reaching for this one the least.

Compared with a bottom of the barrel CB from 1975 that I pulled out of my grandparents attic and fixed a burnt diode on, these are just ok. On several direct back to back comparisons, these are definitely not as good sounding audio, and weak signals are more staticy and harder to hear. This was using the same external antenna, screwing around for over an hour going back and forth.The stock antenna is USELESS. Which is not a big surprise given how short it is. Literally 200' away line of sight it starts to get staticy between 2 of these radios. 50' away through a house it's staticy. It's better to just yell. A full 1/4 wave CB antenna is like 10' long, obviously a portable radio won't have that, but 2' long or so would still be portable and waaaay better.If you're looking for something for camping or kids to play with, get an FRS radio that runs at higher frequency so a small antenna works well (line of sight only still). If you're looking for an emergency in-car radio for help if your car dies where you have no cell service, you basically need an external roof mounted antenna for this to be useful. Doable, but no easy off the shelf solution for non-technical people. You need:Adapter from TNC (this radio connector) to whatever your antenna cable connector isAn antenna mount of some sort: Mag-mount NMO style is easiest, not perfect but still way betterEither a ~10' antenna and a mount adapter (Larsen NMOQ52) or a shorter wire (like 5') and a coil to allow shorter antennas to be resonant at CB frequencies (like a Larsen NMO30BCO)A way to trim and verify antenna length to be resonant at CB frequencies - a radio nerd friend with a NanoVNA or SWR meter and some patience.I'm keeping mine, because I already had the knowledge and tools to do above shenanigans for emergency-only middle of nowhere car use. If I didn't, these woulda gone straight back.Good luck!