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 Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 80-10 m 0.02-170 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more 0.39 µV
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output - Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 BNC + SMA
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4LR6 or 6V DC external 13.8V DC or mains 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX - 15 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
108 × 27 × 90 mm
(4.25 × 1.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 125 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation ? 61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000055E KENWOOD-TS-000520 ELAD-FDM-S000001