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 Transmitter
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands - 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W 15 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 500Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1943 in USA Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 201x and 20xx in India
Dimensions 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
?
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? XTAL and VFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-OLDER EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000010