Compare rigs

Compare specifications between amateur radios. Simply select up to 3 radios and compare them side-by-side, including images and descriptions.

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

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
?
Filters ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) External speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 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 N-type BNC + SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external Mains
Current RX ? 250-450 mA ?
TX ? 2.0 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x Between 1965 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions ? 135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
?
Weight ? 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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 KENWOOD-TM-000411E YAESU-FT-000817 STAR-SR-000700E