Compare rigs

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

Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 26.965‐27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
? ?
Selectivity FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ? ?
Audio output 2 W internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965‐27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output - ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 12.6 V DC +/- 10%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
110 × 45 × 140 mm
(4.33 × 1.77 × 5.51 in)
Weight 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 665 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Quartz clock/timer PC-controllable (Serial DB9) ?
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000320 SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC MIDLAND-M-ZERO-PLUS