Compare rigs

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

Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 minute to 60 minutes after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±30 Hz/hr. at +25°C (+77°F) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 0.001 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.030-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB, CW, RTTY
0.16 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
AM
13 µV (0.5-1.799999 MHz)
2 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB More than 70 dB (1.8-29.999999 MHz) ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
RF-output 1-10 W AM: 2-40 W, SSB/CW: 2-100 W ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground) 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A 2 A max ?
TX Max 2.3 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 196x and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DSP (UT-106) and speech synthesizer (UT-102) options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-IC-000718 RADIOFON-PR-000003