Compare rigs

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

Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF VFO
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 1.7 A - 200-450 mA
TX Max 6 A ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 127 × 152 × 190 mm
(5.00 × 5.98 × 7.48 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000900E AMECO-VFO-000621 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2