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
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver
Phone Patch

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C -
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz -

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 0.250-30 MHz N/A
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   All mode  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD -
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? -
Filters ? 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter) -
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne / SDR Processing Architecture -
IF-freqs. 720 kHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
-
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) >85 dB -
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD -

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz N/A
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   All mode  
RF-output ? 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic + Proprietary (military) Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational) Mains
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 120 mA ?
TX - 12 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 201x and 20xx in Australia Between 1966 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
235 × 67 × 92 mm
(9.25 × 2.64 × 3.62 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery 1.13 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second None
Usage Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
-
Accessories ? ? -
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 CODAN-002110M HEATHKIT-HD-000015