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 Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 28-29.7 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15 % 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external
Current RX ? 0.5-1 A ?
TX - Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
185 × 62 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.44 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000100 YAESU-FT-000817ND