Compare rigs

Compare specifications between amateur radios. Simply select up to 3 radios and compare them side-by-side, including images and descriptions.

VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz)
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single Conversion Superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 720 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC Mains (AC or DC) 12 or 24V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC
TX Max 12 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
? 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features ? • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147 EDDYSTONE-000670A EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2