President Electronics ANDYII Cb Radio 12/24v 7clr Disp Usb Compact

Havent installed yet. But its compact which will be perfect for my pickup. Cant really mod it though. I purchased an astatic mic to replace the stock mic which I do for every cb. Ill give an update after I install it and see how it does. Im going to run a Wilson 2000 antenna with it. Probably overkill for this unit but its what I have right now. Although I may run a 102 stainless whip later after I build my bed rack that way I can mount it on top center of my truck for better ground plain

I received a new CB radio, the new President Andy II FCC. President is the most popular brand in Europe and now has a USA division. I have installed it and am now ready to review. This model replaces the President Andy USA. The Andy is a 40 channel AM radio, designed for the USA market. It has the following features: LCD Display Roger Beep Talkback Weather radio with weather alert. Programmable Emergency channel Automatic Squelch Control. USB charging port 4-pin electret microphone. Compander Noise Gate First off, lets address receive and transmit. The radio transmits well. I like the Electret microphone, as I consider the audio quality much better than a dynamic microphone, at least for my voice. Receive quality is very good. The low receive signal volume matches the high signal receive volume. This means there is an automatic gain control (AGC) in play. There is no turning the volume level up and down. The squelch has no hysteresis, which means a signal can cut in and out as it goes above and below the threshold. This is a drawback. The automatic squelch control (ASC) also has this flaw. The ASC generally works well; but isnt perfect. A noisy channel will open the squelch at times and a weak signal sometimes will not open the squelch. We cant expect it to be 100% perfect at all times. I use it extensively, its acceptable. About the compander and noise gate: These are two features I know people are wondering about. The Noise Gate seemed to slightly reduce hiss on the channel. The compander seemed to have no affect whatsoever. I have both switched on. I really cannot tell overall if it cleans up the received signal or not. Sorry to disappoint about this subject in my review. If I make any more observations, Ill list them here in an update. The LCD display can be adjusted for several colors. One may fit your tastes. I stick with red, for the time being. The talkback works. All I can say. I dont use it. I dont need to hear myself. There is a VOX function that allows you to talk without keying the microphone. I do not understand this. You are holding the microphone, why not just key it? There is, evidently a VOX microphone as an option. Maybe it it a hands free deal. I do not know. At any rate, I do not use it. The dedicated button for VOX really could have been purposed for something else. The roger beep also works. I rarely use it. It is an unobtrusive multi tone beep. Less annoying than many out there. Nice to have if you have a mind to use it. The emergency channel can be programmed for whatever channel you want. It defaults to channel 9. You can set it to whatever two channels you want, to access a commonly used channel instantly. The scan function is invoked by cycling through all channels once. Itll stop on an active channel, and resume scanning when the channel is silent for a few seconds. Deactivating the scan can be tricky. You can push a front panel button or key the mic; but I have found the ptt keying doesnt always work. The weather channel function works well. I can receive more than one of the channels, so it is nice and sensitive. I havent been in a weather alert situation, so I cannot tell how the alert function works. The Andy II allows you to use either an electret or dynamic microphone (with a standard 4-pin plug). This is an excellent feature as there are many dynamic 4-pin microphones out there. The Andy II has a USB power port. Useful if you have something to power or charge. Circuit description: This radio has the typical 21st century surface mount design. There are no adjustment points on the board. I rate the radio as excellent The squelch hysteresis, or lack thereof is the only drawback of this radio. Everything else seems to be positive. I hope this review has been of some use.

Good small radio. You do need an SWR meter, but so what? You should have one anyway. You can use an Astatic 636 mic with this. Just set the radio for “dynamic” as per instructions. I have a home made custom mount in my truck so it sits right next to my e-log. Great for truckers who have more than one radio

Not enough power, even for amateurs. very short range. Not worth bothering with.

Perfect

Great little radio all the features of a top of line without ssb.... wish they came with a better mic

Works better than expected on the highway. Good com checks!

Small unit that can almost be installed anywhere. Alot of the same features as more expensive units and it has excellent reception both in receiving and transmitting.

Well as of now not yet sure about this product.

Nice fit for my truck.