Compare rigs

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

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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 26.965-27.? MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) ? W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) - BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 2.7 A max ? ?
TX 20 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-NAVAHO-PRO-NINER SONY-ICF-SC000001