Compare rigs

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

Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Amateur Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 20 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.18μV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? Wide
6 kHz @ -6 dB
14 kHz @ -60 dB
Narrow
3 kHz @ -6 dB
9 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35MHz / 450kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load)

Transmitter

TX-range 20 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 2 W 200 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 20/300Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC Separate PSU 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 68 mA ? 0.4 ~ 1.5 A
TX Max 600 mA ? 11 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1965 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? 140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000014S SILTRONIX-001011 CHICOM-CH-003300H