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Mic Upgrade for a President Mckinley

ich think this is the best mic for President CB-Radios.

That’s funny…that’s the mic I am using these days!! I have the echo option. Station reports are it’s a lot more clear than the oem President mic. Using just a tad of reverb. No complaints on SSB!!
 
This guy sells a president mic with a superstar element. I have not tried it.


That is, Cranky, a local tech/engineer in my area. Been fixing radios since he was a teenager in his daddy's cb shop.
 
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I could be wrong, but if I remember correctly, there is no mic adjustment for EL or Dynamic on this radio. Just use whatever mic you want.

And I'll say again, I could be wrong. :) But I don't think so. Hahaha...
 
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I could be wrong, but if I remember correctly, there is no mic adjustment for EL or Dynamic on this radio. Just use whatever mic you want.
I could be wrong, but if I remember correctly, there is no mic adjustment for EL or Dynamic on this radio. Just use whatever mic you want.

And I'll say again, I could be wrong. :)
I will check again. The stock mic that comes with the radio is an electret type microphone(voltage is present on the audio pin). So if you use a non-electret type or a power microphone you need to turn off this voltage. if not; you could damage the mic and or radio.
 
I will check again. The stock mic that comes with the radio is an electret type microphone(voltage is present on the audio pin). So if you use a non-electret type or a power microphone you need to turn off this voltage. if not; you could damage the mic and or radio.
I never had a problem running a power mic with mine. I know several other who run a power mic with this radio.
 

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