Compare rigs

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

Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
Filters ? ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 568 × 268 × 120 mm
(22.36 × 10.55 × 4.72 in)
? 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout. Clock Built-in cassette recorder ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-004000-RECORDER KENWOOD-TH-000059 LOWE-HF-000225E