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
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m + WWV 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
?
Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 8.83 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Li-ion battery
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
51 × 125 × 25 mm
(2.01 × 4.92 × 0.98 in)
Weight ? 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 120 gr (4.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
VOX
Accessories ? Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000820 KENWOOD-TS-000120V BAOFENG-GT-000003-MARK-II