President Lincoln II Plus Ham Radio, Rotary Switch, Up/Down Channel Selector, VFO Mode, RF Power, S-meter, Multi-functions LCD Display, 6 Memories, Vox Function, Beep Function, AM/FM/LSB/USB/CW Modes

Overall a good radio. I actually like it better than my galaxy 99v that i had good transmitt and receive...but the ASC is useless so i dont use it if someone is putting a full signal on you it will work fine anything less than a 9.5 and you wont hear a thing So thats something that president needs to address and fix but if you dont mind using the squelch i would recommend this radio to anyone

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This little rig from President works fairly well. It has about any feature youd want, and a few (like echo) you might not use. Besides the small footprint, a huge selling point (to me) is the bright display. Its easy to read in even the brightest sunlight (something that cant be said for other transceivers like the 980SSB). I think its because its a light background with dark numbers vs. the 980ssb which is the reverse (light on dark) Ive owned the previous version of this radio (Lincoln II) and havent noticed any big difference between the two, with the exception of the II+ being 12-10 meters and the II only 10m. Power output (35w PEP) is good, and the typical controls youd come to expect (Clarifier, Mic gain, NB, etc.) are all there. If there is someone you dont like to use (Im not a big fan of echo or Roger beeps) - dont use them (at least theyre there). Variable RF power control from the front panel is nice, and even the ASC Squelch works pretty decent. While I could gone on about every feature ad nausem Id like to mention the Clarifier. If you talk SSB youre familiar with how a Clarifier control should work. USA CBs with sideband only have the ability to vary the receive frequency. In the olden days CBs like a 148 or Uniden XL were easy to modify the circuitry in order to allow your frequency to track on both transmit and receive. Today its almost impossible to do that with a 980ssb or McKinley. Default setting is Clarifier OFF. From there you can go into the menu and set it to adjust receive only, transmit only, or receive and transmit. It can be done easily because this isnt a CB radio. So far, my experience with this feature is just okay. Sometimes I set it to tx/rx and power down the radio after using it, the menu setting reverts to OFF the next time I turn it ON ----> but not every time (weird). I have one II+ that holds it and another that doesnt. This isnt a deal breaker, its just annoying. What I do find a little annoying is how the volume control works. With a typical radio when you power it ON and slowly turn the volume control the speaker audio increases smoothly, but this doesnt do that. The speaker audio goes from silence to something I would call 2 skipping the lowest setting. As you turn the volume UP there is noticeable distance you have to adjust it to be able to hear anything. This isnt a big deal in the car, but at home its been irritating because late at night I like a low volume as to not bother anyone else in the house, and I cant get that with a II+ so I dont use it in the house much any longer, only mobile. Ive have two of these (bought from different vendors) and both do the same thing so Im pretty sure its not a defective radio Parsee. As for the origin of manufacture, its Vietnam. These days you have to pick your poison and Ill pick Vietnam over China any day. Presidents attention to a quality build is ever-present and I believe their warranties are the best in the business. These almost always sell for around $249, but last year they were reduced by $20 around Black Friday / Cyber Monday.

This radio worked great. It was right on Frequency and has good clean power. Mars mod was easy to do. If you like 10 and 12 meter bands I cannot think of a more reliable radio than this one. Love it.

Lincolns just aint what they used to be.

Had the modifications done and now am very happy

Easy to use. Great power and modulation.

I attached power to the radio and the fuse blew in my power supply as well as the inline fuse in the red power cord. Using a VOM I determined that pins 1 and 3 of the power connector on the back panel are shorted inside the radio. It didnt even work for a second. DOA

I really like this radio. I havent yet found a bad thing to say about it. I have been a amateur radio operator for a long time (early 70s) this is the nicest radio I have owned for use in a mobile Small and goes well with the instrument panel(because of the ability to change colors) Great bang for the buck!

was looking for a replacement for a HR2510. New radios seem to be well junk. (china) Picked up one of these after a good deal on a 980 radio. Even though it has surface mount parts, the board seems pretty heavy duty if ran in a big truck. Stock mic sounds pretty good but does have the funky 5 pin the new Pres/Uniden radios have. The recieve is great, a very close second to the ol HR2510s of the past. NB/ANL work as they should. HighCut is very nice when running SSB. Yes the echo (adjustable but takes some time) does ok and the tunable rogerbeep tone and time can make it more identifiable i suppose if into that sort of thing. Mine is in a pickup truck. It does do 30 watts out of the box on SSB PeP. am works well, i believe it does a clean 20 to 22 pep with upto a 10 watt dead carrier. After a few weeks i did put it on the bench and did a slight tune and the radio can do upto 55 pep on ssb and stay cool. The chassis is all aluminum and it did get warm but not hot. I left it to peak around 48 watts in the mobile running around 13.5 to 13.8v dc. Custom half and half 104in whip on the tool box. If i can hear them i can talk to them.