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
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.09-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity ? AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains 7.2-13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 25-100 mA
TX - - Max 1.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1991 and 1998 Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A JRC-NRD-000535 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000202