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 receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 136-174 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection 60dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W Max 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 40W Max 0.5 A Max 800 mA
TX - Max 6 A Max 3.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PLL IC: PLL2001 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B ICOM-IC-000229E ICOM-IC-000451E