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 Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WWV
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
Filters ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 8.83 MHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 2 A
TX ? 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
Accessories ? Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III KENWOOD-TS-000120V