The RF power can be turned down to around 2 watts on AM and the radio will swing to around 8-10 watts. The radio puts out 30 watts SSB, 30 watts FM, and around 20 watts AM in stock form. To read more about all of the features download the Manual HERE, or watch my video overview of the radio at the bottom of this article.

ASC (Automatic Squelch control for AM/SSB).

Scan (can scan through the current band or scan through the memory slots).

Memory locations (6 slots, remembers both frequency and mode).

VOX option (voice activated transmit) feature.

Dual display showing channel and frequency.

Some of the key features of this radio are as follows – This radio has a ton of features, as well as additional features available in the menu. It doesn’t work on the RF power, which is unfortunate as that would be nice for setting power output consistently. If you like to set your radio to a specific volume every time you turn it on, this could be very handy, The same works for the squelch knob, RF gain, and the microphone gain.

One of the first things I noticed about the radio is that as I turned the volume knob, the display on the radio showed a number value associated with where the volume had been adjusted. 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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