Description: One thing is for sure, vintage CB radio is hotter than ever. If you're one of the lucky few to own a Swan 1046, you certainly have perhaps the rarest CB radios ever produced by a major manufacture. Protected in a Heavy Card-Stock cover, this 20-page Swan 1046 / Skipper 71B Service Manual contains a wealth of hard-to-find literature including color pictures, technical charts, service info and schematic diagrams. For way less money than a technicians bench test, this manual will make your rig really perform...it's Easy ! Throughout the hundreds of hours researching both the Swan 1046 and Skipper 71B (almost identical), I have found several tuning procedure improvements that dramatically increase the performance of these highly collectable rigs. Swan-1046 / Skipper 71 history: With the CB explosion of the early seventies, Swan jumped on the band wagon building 'Ham Radio' quality CB transceivers. The Swan 1046 went into a very limited production around July of 1970. Best I can tell, only a handful, perhaps fifty of the 1046's were ever made. Some accounts suggest the 1046 was nothing more than a 'Re branded' Skipper 71 and was produced by Sam Lewis of Palomar Electronics. Extensive research leads me to believe the Swan 1046 was created prior to the Skipper 71. My findings are based on original Swan factory documentation and date codes found on parts from both transceivers. The fact that the Skipper 71 has numerous circuitry changes including a different filter compliment and better channel / crystal selector switch suggest the Skipper 71 was really an upgraded 1046. If anyone out there in 'Radio Land' has any input on this controversy, I would really enjoy hearing from you. Also included is a brief history of the Swan / Siltronix Corporation. This manual covers both the Swan 1046 23-channel CB transceiver and the Palomar Skipper 71B 23-channel CB transceiver. Inside the manual is the following: Original Swan 1046 Sales Information - includes pictures and pricing. Original Swan 1046 Factory Documentation and revisions - modifications & technical notes. Color Photos & Technical Charts Alignment Instructions for both the 1046 & 71B - shows how to properly align your rig for maximum performance. 1046 Modifications - mods that were incorporated on the later model 71B that include transmit audio & carrier balance improvements + more ! Full Size Schematic Diagrams - separate diagrams for both the 1046 & Skipper 71B. Swan 1046 Owner's Registry - useful input for determining how many units were produced & how many have survived. Please Contact Me if you own a 1046 or know someone who does. Check out the hundreds of nice Feedback Comments left by respected Radio Shops, Homegrown Techs, Hams and CB'ers worldwide I have bought several so called "manuals" off the internet. Most were very bad copies and some even as I found out later, omitted crucial pages. Your book, on the other hand, was very detailed and I love the way you compared the Swan next to the Palomar. I am very pleased with both the information included and they manner in which it was presented. Buddy Wommack, CSBE Chief Engineer / IT Manager Adventure Radio Group K4VYX eBay user: stoneycreek303 - excellent ebayer...great product...would use again...A+++ eBay user: w1ay - Many Thanks,Very informative manual.AAA+++ eBay user: 1188william - got today in the mail thank you Check out my other auctions for more fun stuff, I offer combined shipping! Thanks for looking and 73 - Gregg s9radio
Price: 22.95 USD
Location: Running Springs, California
End Time: 2024-03-30T02:00:01.000Z
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Brand: SWAN / PALOMAR
Type: Base Station Radio
Number of Channels: 23
Model: 1046 / Skipper 71
Band: CB
Features: SSB