Radio-amateur AM/FM mobile President Ronald 10M

Love this radio, such good power for little radio, its swing 50watts after I had it converted. Over all I love it, only thing was the mic and ended up putting an ranger mic on

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Small compact radio easily converted to Cb. Perfect reports wondering what it is. Big export sound out of a compact radio!

The first Ronald I bought I expanded it with a 1K (0.25W) resistor to add the 11 meter band (27Mhz) and it performed as expected, I installed it in my brother’s truck and replaced his existing NMO antenna with a Hustler HQ-27 center load, the radio internal SWR test function registered 1:1.0 Ch-1, 1:1.3 Ch-40 and 1:1.0 at the center of the spectrum Ch-20, with an external SWR meter the SWR readings were very identical except for Ch-20 which registered at 1:1.3 while channels 1 & 40 remained the same, as for the PEP wattage output it’s below the 50W around 40-45 watts PEP which is fine but it has the potential to be tuned up closer to or at 50W or even slightly higher, it is a menu driven radio like the other President radios to adjust the RX/TX settings, echo, color, EMG channels, etc, my brother is very happy with his upgrade with the Ronald from the Johnny III, this radio is so good with it’s specs and features I ended up getting another one for myself.Edit; for those who are experiencing TX power issues, you will need to turn up the RF power by keying up and holding the PTT button then a quick momentary push of the chann selector knob (Push) to get into the RF power settings, turn the channel selector knob to raise or lower the RF power, take note of the LCD bar just below the frequency display while adjusting the RF power.

I had to return it because it did not do USB 10 meters.

If the president ronald also had SSB it would be a top seller worldwide, everybody would have one.

Thought I was getting an extremely good deal on a sale, so I ordered the radio and had it sent to the house. By the time I got back home off the road and checked the radio out to find out it was defective and barely had a 10th of the transmit power it's supposed to have, I was already past the return date. Don't purchase thinking you'll have a good deal on a backup radio. Test it immediately. Now it's costing twice as much to have a working radio.

I bought this to install in a small area in a car and it packs a nice clear punch as well. The speaker seems to sound better than other radios of the past. The mic is smaller than your typical Astatic but works fine. I did wire a road devil to it and it did liven up the audio a bit. It has a setting for dynamic mic's as well as the Electret mic's so you can run what suits your tastes.

Bought this to put in my daughter's jeep, small size is great for modern vehicles. Did the resistor mod for CB and made adjustments in the service menu. You can find YouTube videos how to do this. I turned the modulation all the way up with high dead key at 7 watts. Mic gain all the way up with a tiny bit of echo. This thing rocks and swings to 45 watts easily. Stock electret mic sounds great. Doesn't sound scratchy at all, big clean audio. Got a second one for my dad's jeep. Same price as cobra 29 and this little radio blows it out of the water.Update: I have 5 of these now. Plan on setting up a few of them mounted in ammo cans with a battery for portable operation when camping etc. Wire dipole antenna easy to make and keep in the can. This radio goes on sale from time to time for $99 if you are willing to wait.

I love this radio so much that I bought another one! So now I have one as a base station and another in my Tacoma! Awesome reception and both of my President Ronald's will do 45+watts right out of the box! Great compact radio for those who don't have a lot of room in their vehicle. I paired the radio in my Toyota Tacoma with a Wilson 1000 magnetic mount antenna and mySWR are 1:0 across the 11 meter band!!! I recommend President Radios every day, all day!

Make sure to Add the resistor & a external speaker Then works good & last a long time.

This radio is fantastic. It backs as many features as my stryker955. A little tricky to add Cb band. But gets out there tons of complaints on the air. Very powerful radio.

I have been on radios for 25 years. This is an awesome radio at 45 watts output. Forget the competition at hundreds of dollars more. This unit sounds like a $600.00 radio for less than $170.00. Buy, buy, buy. You will be VERY HAPPY.

Smallest better than standard power CB. Is not as powerful as stated... but so much better than a standard 4 watt. Very easy to convert to CB.

I’ve owned quite a few 10/11 Meter rigs in my day including a different President radio. The President Ronald is by far the most feature packed and infinitely variable rig I’ve owned. The mic is a little cheesy so consider purchasing a nice aftermarket microphone, you’ll be respected on the airwaves.

I ordered this radio in April and the unit rattled right out of the box. Obviously something loose inside. I returned it and received a replacement very quickly. The 10 meter ham band is a time of day/sun activity specific band. Three days ago I realized the band was opening (becoming available for transmissions) late in the afternoon so I tried reaching some distant operators. I could hear Dallas/Ft Worth, Denver, and North Carolina operators well but no one seemed to be receiving my CQ's . I checked the SWR, better than 1.5, used a watt meter to check the output and found that I my output on the FM band was 6 watts, AM less than 3. This supposed to be a 50 watt radio, what the heck gives?

I replaced my baby cobra that just stopped working after only a few years. I am hoping this one lasts longer. This radio sounds nice and i have already gotten some good qso’s in the American cb band. I hope to get at least 6 years with this due to it costing 6 times that of a cheap cobra or uniden. So far its easy to use, sounds great, and has great transmission and reception. Longevity will be updated if it dies.

Loaded with features however don't be fooled by the output advertisement. 50% modulation 15 watt rms and 25 watt pep is what mine does without putting it on a tone generator. Turn it down to 1.5 watts and it swings to 5 pep again without a tone generator. On a tone generator it performs as stated but I don't know anyone who can talk with one. Other than that I really like the radio. All the features you like in a great small package. Too much to list them all but they all work great. Forget the mounting bracket. It's too cheap. I used one off of one of my old dual banders. Yes it's that small. If there was a way to eliminate the limiter so you can get 80-90% modulation talking I would give it 5 stars. This would be a great radio for a Jeep club if they want to convert it to 11m.73's

Radio is better than what I expected — it’s great! It follows in the President tradition of quality products. Look for the Youtube review, you won’t be disappointed, I wasn’t! 2 year warranty from President included. Need a HAM license to operate legally though!

Happy with the radio, I purchased it as a trail radio for my off road trips. I did the 11 meter mod with the resistor and regreased transistors/heat sink. The radio works great and the size was perfect for my small space.