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
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-1.6 / 1.6-4.8 / 4.8-14.5 / 10.5-30 MHz 10-80 m 9 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 1.5 µV ? Mode 0.009-0.1 MHz 0.1-2 MHz 2-30 MHz
AM 9.0V 2.2V 0.9V
LSB, USB 3.0V 0.7V 0.3V
CW 1.2V 0.2V 0.1V
FM3, FM6, FMN 2.2V 0.4V 0.2V
Selectivity ? ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 3 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Drawn from ISA-bus
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 Between 1980 and 198x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 330 × 200 × 255 mm
(12.99 × 7.87 × 10.04 in)
? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ? 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electrical bandspread on 80, 40, 20 ,15 and 10m bands
Slide rule display
AVC-MVC selector
ANL
BFO
Antenna trimmer
? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000063 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) WINRADIO-WR-G000303E