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
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.03-30 MHz 500-1720 kHz / 25-174 / 406 - 512 / 806-960 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 900 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-15V DC Mains / 12 V DC / batteries
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 Channel Memory Scanning
Memory availability
Direct Channel Access
Channel Lockout
Frequency Lockout
Alarm Clock with snooze
AM/FM
Priority channel
Duplicate Channel Alert
Limit Frequency Searching
Aircraft Band Search
Turbo Scan Speed (150 chn/sec)
Clock Display
LCD Backlight
Key Touch Tone
EEprom Memory Backup
Battery Alert
Auto Power Off
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' LOWE-HF-000250E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000360CLT