Retro (MK2) President McKinley Frequencies

Hello all,

I'm fresh so go easy.

I have an elderly but recently serviced President McKinley radio. It's the 70s/80s model with the silver facia and what I believe is an identical unit to the old President Jack.

It has FM/AM/SSB as well as a Hi/Lo band switch.

Can anybody help with what frequencies this transmits on (relative to the channel numbers) as my Google-Foo isn't strong enough to work this out.

Thanks,
Ben

Hi Ben,

Is this of any use?

https://www.rigpix.com/cbfreeband/president_mckinleyexport.htm

73's



Tim

Hi Ben,

One of these?

https://www.rigpix.com/cbfreeband/president_mckinleyexport.htm


Then it's this chart, Band E - Low, Band F - High :-

https://charlietangodxgroup.forumotion.com/viewimage?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.servimg.com%2Fu%2Ff60%2F20%2F08%2F51%2F25%2Faafca010.jpg


Hope that helps.


All the best,
Victor

Thank you very much both. Yes that's the radio in question, I just needed an SSB radio (for testing something) so I picked it up from a very nice gent for experimentation. 

Is there a way to swap one band (I gather one is CEPT) so possibly the other one to UK 40? I'm not desperate to do it but I guess there's no easy hack?

Hope that makes sense,
Ben

Hi Ben,

There is this post that discusses moding on this radio.

https://www.transmission1.net/viewtopic.php?t=26958&sid=34c27accc26ba5573647dcc27942a0a2

Hope this is of some help.


Tim

Something to think about, I'm usually a 2 Metres and up guy but having UK 40 on a box might be useful

I'm in a flat to antenna options are limited but I've ordered a balan and might stick an interred vee in the loft.

Currently got a mag mount on a "biscuit tin" but nothing heard but that was wishful thinking.

I'm reviewing an SWR meter so needed "something" with SSB just for experimenting.

Are these old transceivers worth maintaining?