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 Transceiver
VHF airband receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 26.965-27.405 MHz 118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack ? 9 V DC
Current RX 100 VA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
55 × 190 × 30 mm
(2.17 × 7.48 × 1.18 in)
62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 2 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D COM-TALK-GEE-000898 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537S