The magnum S-9 is a 10 meter radio,and not a C.B. Radio,it is also not a base.You can of course run it as a base but then you have the added expense of a power supply.I laugh every time I see one listed as a base.Anyway this radio depending on which version you get is a great radio.AM/FM/SSB all mode 10 meter radio that many use as an illegal CB.40 watts output is a conservative estimate on the output of this rig.It is close to on frequency,but it has a frequency counter to help you make sure that you are on frequency.This radio is much better than the Galaxy radios which only have the 5 digit freq counters for SSB use.Because you are dead on then.With the galaxy radio's you have to guess or tune in to someone else.(Of course on AM/FM mode it goes to a 5 digit but on AM that is fine.Overall this is a great radio,for 10 meters,now if we can just get the FCC to get this radio type accepted we'd be in business.
These radios can talk! Especially when tuned by the right tech. A lot of people say they come tuned from the factory, but I know mine gets out a whole lot further thanks to the tune I received.