President Johnny III USA 40 Channel CB Radio 12 or 24V, Black

I was quite unhappy with my Cobra 75WX ST CB radio: the reception quality was very bad no matter what antenna I had (5, 4, 3), plus I really, really hated that it kept returning to channel 9 whenever I stoped the engine. Oh, and the LCD screen is so tinny that I needed my glasses to read it. So Ive replaced it with a President Johnny III USA CB. The quality difference between the two is night and day. On the last jeeping trip I had both the HAM (an Yaesu FT400, also a great HAM radio) and the CB on, and I couldnt tell which one was which. I had to keep an eye on the HAMs VU-meter to figure out which was which. And this is with a 2 CB antenna. The thing I liked about the Cobra was its minimal size. But the President is not bad either: I have it sandwiched between the passengers seat and the cup holder console. Perfect fit, close to see, and control. The auto-squelch works absolutely amazingly. As I said: HAM sound quality! - Weather Alert - can do background scans of NOAA channels. - Manual squelch and ASC - Large Multi-functions LCD display - S-meter - ANL filter and HI-CUT - RF Gain - Scan - Priority channel memory - Roger Beep - Front microphone plug - perfect for using it with a JeepUniq mic mount! Downsides: a bit more expensive than comparative size CBs, but thats not apple to apple comparison this is a fully featured CB (it only lacks sideband to be considered top-of-the-line).

Big big disappointment! Went to install it in my semi & would not power up. Doesnt say a whole lot for its manufacturer, nor retail whom shipped it prior to insuring that it was a functioning unit.

Very pleased, works well...

Travel

Small and compact lots of power and real clear would recommend highly

Great radio cord stiff other than that works great that is mic chord

Great radio. I’ve had them all. For the money this one is the one to have.

Vary nice compact basic 40 ch with weather band. Has great recv. Auto squelch is a great feature

I expected high quality, and instead the screws to hold the mic mount don’t even grab in the case. (stripped out) always a disappointment when you order something and it isn’t right directly from the manufacturer.

It started out a very good radio. I was impressed. Then it simply lost range and tuning abilities.