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
Dual band VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz, variable speed 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 69.9-70.5 (4m) / 50-52 (6m) MHz 30 kHz - 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? MDS = -130 dbm 0.2 µV 10 dB
Selectivity ±2.6 kHz 500 Hz to 4 kHz adjustable with the SCAF filters ?
Filters ? 15 kHz ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 9 Tubes Double conversion, down-converting design. Side-band elimination using phasing techniques with digitally generated Quadrature carriers and Image Reject Mixers preceded by 15 kHz crystal roofing filters. ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 25 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 69.9-70.5 (4m) / 50-52 (6m) MHz 80-6 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 20 Watts CW or PEP SSB 3-15 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.5-14 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 700 mA
TX - 3.6 A max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1966 Between 2013 and 20xx in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 380 × 190 × 260 mm
(14.96 × 7.48 × 10.24 in)
203 × 95 × 305 mm
(7.99 × 3.74 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 2 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack
S-Meter
BFO
Q-Multiplier
IF Gain
ANL
Bandspread
Antenna Trimmer
Mute
Dial Lamp
Standby
AVC ON/OFF
Fully PC-controllable
10.7 MHz IF-signal output
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000230-(KT-340) NOBLE-RADIO-NR-000006N4 CHINESE-KN-000850