President lincoln mk1

[Traindriver1234]

Hi folks
i just got a new in the box lincoln mk1
to my supprise it has a sticker on it Made in PRC { China }
Can anybody shed any light on this
as i thought they were all made in the philippines
Thanks in Advance

[cb4ever104]

Think the last batch with the MRF455 final were made in the PRC . Check the serial number .

"034....." would be PRC 2003

Sammy

[Traindriver1234]

which is the best ? philippines or china or both as good as one another ?

[cb4ever104]

The early ones were made in Taiwan . I think they're all more or less the same , although others might be more knowledgeable on the matter .

[ch25]

It's the same, poor construction radio manufactured through the years.
Just buy less molested one.
Chris

[Traindriver1234]

Serial is 034

[cb4ever104]

Serial is 034

So , made in PRC 2003 .

[Traindriver1234]

Yes cb4ever thanks for the info . i am happy with it , Brand new in the box , the guy bought it and never used it , a lucky find , thanks again for the info

[cb4ever104]

Yes cb4ever thanks for the info . i am happy with it , Brand new in the box , the guy bought it and never used it , a lucky find , thanks again for the info

No problem

[Mudslinger]

Personally I would say the Philippines version is the best.

They are a good but not exceptional. FM modes suffers bleedover, only single conversion and low level AM modulation.

They are also overpriced these days.

[astradyne]

I was never keen on the very late President's. I had a six band MRF455 Jackson side by side with an earlier five band Philippines version. The potentiometers were of a considerably lower quality in the six band. Components weren't seated as well on the PCB etc. I still have one of the Jackson's here. Can you guess which one it is.

It was the same with the Grant "classic". Looked nice but was a poor radio build wise. And, of course, a poorly built radio with low quality components will have poorer performance than that of a quality built radio.

I have two Lincoln's, a 2830 and a HR2600. All built in the Philippines and all good radio's. But if the last Lincoln's suffered in the same way as the last Jackson's and Grant Classic I wouldn't be happy owning one.

I'm not criticising the OP's radio. Of course if they're happy with it then there's no issues. But for me the build quality wouldn't be appealing.

[Otter]

FM modes suffers bleedover, only single conversion .

The FM is dual conversion, and after the earliest ones they changed FT401 to be a crystal filter.

[Mudslinger]

I know FM was dual conversion, i worded my post badly . Didn't they use a version of the MC3357 chip for FM also?

That chip was the source of many front end issues on Midlend and Maxcom radios due to it easily overloading.

[Otter]

Didn't they use a version of the MC3357 chip for FM also?

It's a Sharp IR3N03 chip. I think it's pin compatible with the Motorola MC3357, but it won't have exactly the same internal circuit.

[Traindriver1234]

thx guys