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 Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W SSB/CW: 10~100 W, AM: 10~40 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-16.6V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX 500 W peak ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 199x and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' ICOM-IC-000765 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT