Compare rigs

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

Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 p.p.m. (0 - 50 °C)
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500 Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 10 Hz increments between 100 Hz and 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
25 MHz - 3 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
10 - 20 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.36V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.56V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
90 - 150 MHz
0.50V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.28V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.12V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
400 - 700 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.23V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.28V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.32V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.25V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.6 - 2.6 GHz
0.36V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.14V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.22V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.40V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.63V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.90V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
25-225 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
**225-1700 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1.7-2.7 GHz
N-FM: 0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
2.7-3.0GHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM +/-10 kHz 60 dB
AM/S-FM +/-6 kHz 60 dB
W-FM +/-180 kHz 60 dB
Filters ? 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 300 kHz
Receiver system Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 255.3 / 744.3 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion 2W (8 Ohm) max.@ 10% distortion (no internal speaker!)

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 13.8V DC or mains 12 - 16V DC
Current RX 100 mA max 1 A 500 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1996 and xxxx Between 2006 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
203 × 30 × 228 mm
(7.99 × 1.18 × 8.98 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232 and USB computer interface (19200 bps)
10.7 MHz IF OUT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 AOR-AR-005000 AOR-SR-002200