President Randy II FCC - First FCC Approved AM/FM Handheld CB Radio with NOAA Weather Channel, ANL Filter, ASC, Scan Skip, VOX Built-in, 7-Color LCD Dispplay

This is one of the best handheld cb radios I’ve used. It has several handy features and works great. My only 2 complaints are battery life which is only short if you use it to talk on a lot, just monitoring channels and only using it occasionally like I normally do at work it lasts over 12 hours but talking frequently cuts it down a lot. The other complaint is the antenna. It does not have a very long range for talking or receiving with the original rubber antenna. It works fine for what I use it for at work but if you want more range either get an adapter and a longer antenna or use an adapter and a mobile antenna. I bought adapters and have both. I use the HYT telescoping antenna with an adapter as well as a Wilson little wil magnet mount mobile antenna on my personal vehicle. At work I just use the rubber antenna it came with because range is not an issue as I’m close enough for it to do what I need it to do. With the other 2 antennas it has a good range up to 7 miles that I’ve talked on it. Overall it’s an excellent choice for a handheld. It takes up very little space feels very solid and high quality just like you would expect from a company like President as they used to make some of the best and still some of the most sought after radios from back in the day and this one is no exception especially with all features like AM and FM capability as well as the NOAH weather broadcasts. This also has automatic squelch control so if you don’t like the static of normal cb radios you turn on the asc feature and it cuts out almost all the static and allows you to receive only the strong clear signals near you. It’s an excellent feature in a small radio. This is perfect if you need to communicate with others for work purposes or even just to keep charged up and toss in your vehicle to monitor traffic because cb radio is still the fastest way to get traffic info and save yourself a lot of time avoiding backups and accidents. It’s even good for off-roading with buddies because it takes up so little space in even the smallest vehicles. I’ve never used a better handheld especially at this price

Best handheld CB I've had! I was a little worried when I read the instruction manual before I ordered, that it may be too complicated. Many Chinese radios I've had were difficult to master due to the clunky nature they set up the menu's and keys. I completely did everything with this radio without the need for the manual! Very nicely sized radio, with many useful features. You have high and low power settings, with with the original rubber duck antenna, I left the radio on Low as high with a rubber duck doesn't give you much of a gain, but probably would with an external antenna. Battery life was petty good, probably better than the other CB handhelds I have that use AA rechargables. About the only thing this radio doesn't do is SSB, but I haven't seen any handhelds that can do that. A great radio!

Great quality, solid / heavy duty feel. Great reception and transmission high-quality sound on both receiving and transmitting. Definitely waterproof. Got it soaking wet out in heavy rain for 15-20 minutes. No issues with that.* only 2 issues . Only reason why I spent $170 on a handheld CB is the vox function. It’s ok, nothing to write home about. It’s a little splotchy finicky.2nd issue is that the receiving volume isn’t as loud as the cheap Uiden handheldAll in all. Good buy

I work Traffic Control, I'm a Flagger.My job is to keep the everyone on the job-site safe/alive and traffic flowing at it's best.Folks in the cars think my job is to make their life miserable.They just don't understand.Anyway, that's my rant for the day.When paving roads, either asphalt or concrete, we, the Flaggers, need to get the truck drivers with the materials in and out of the job-site ASAP.Truck Drivers use CB radios.I have tried many different brands of hand-held CB radios.Due to the short "Rubber Duck" antennas all of them have a very limited range.The President Randy II, in not only my opinion but also my co-workers and the truck drivers, a much longer, clearer, range.All of the other brands either go thru batteries like popcorn ($$$), or the battery pack won't last a whole shift.Paving can sometimes goes beyond 12+ hour days.Those battery packs or bunches of batteries make the other brands heavy, again, you are carrying this for 8 to 12 hours.The President Randy II Pros:* Light weigh.* The rechargeable battery will last a whole shift.* FM Band is clearer and fewer people on it due to it being relatively new to the industry.* FM Band has Security Channels.* AM & FM. as the truck drivers are replacing their radios they are also going with the dual band. If you stay with the AM only radios you will not be able to communicate with them if they are on FM band regardless of the channel.The President Randy II Cons:* The battery pack is built in. Not field replaceable/quick change.* The handheld speaker/microphone is proprietary to the President Randy radio.* FM Band Security Channels have to be manually programed and only work with compatible programable radios.All 3 of the Cons are not deal breakers due to the Pros.My Co-workers have started replacing all of their "other brands" of CB radios with the President Randy II due the performance of the radio.Side note:I use a collar clipped speaker/microphone on my radio to keep my hands free.It's worth the $.Keeps the actual radio dry when its raining, my hardhat keeps the mic dry.