Compare rigs

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

Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
4-band HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? <5 Hz after 5 minute warm up at 30c (<10 Hz after 30 minute operation @ 40 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.3 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
-3 dB/ 2.6 kHz -40 dB / 4.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1 Watt with 8 ohm speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
(40 / 30 / 20 / 17 m)
Modulations - All mode   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 11-16V DC ?
Current RX ? Max 1 A 250-270 mA
TX - Max 7.5 A 1200 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
104 × 70 × 38 mm
(4.09 × 2.76 × 1.50 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' KENWOOD-TR-000851E LNR-PRECISION-FX-000004