Compare rigs

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

Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W Max 100/100/100/50 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + N-type Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC +/-15% ?
Current RX 1-1.4 A Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX 4-10.5 A Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 2000 and 2014 Between 1936 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features AFC
Twin RX
DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. BFO
Accessories ? ? LS-3 external speaker
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E KENWOOD-TS-B002000 MILITARY-BC-000344