Compare rigs

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

Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-32 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   - FM  
RF-output 15 W ? High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? 1 A
TX ? - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 19xx in USA Between USA and USA Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000310B-1 COLLINS-R-000391 KENWOOD-TM-000271E