President McKinley USA vs EU

[T-CON]

Hi,

Can the President McKinley US version be converted/modified to work on the UK40 and basically work like the President McKinley EU, less the multiple backlight colours and whatever else is not included on the US versions?

Thanks

[astradyne]

The US version of the McKinley is a different beast to the EU version.

Firstly there's no FM mode on the radio therefore it's not possible to access the UK 40 channels.

It's also locked to 40 channels (mid block). Unlike the EU model there's no way of expanding it's coverage. It's a very simple mod on the Mckinley EU with just a wire to snip and a jumper to move. These aren't present on the US model.

[lambrettadave]

There is the McKinley 2 which is on FM but it still can't be unlocked for uk40.