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
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 kHz 9 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.150-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   DSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24V DC 9V DC (6R20/D + 2R6/AA) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
293 × 160 × 60 mm
(11.54 × 6.30 × 2.36 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 15 channels in 1 bank(s) 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Wide/narrow selectivity. Clock. RF gain Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000072 SANGEAN-ATS-000803A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER