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 Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz 15, 40 & 80 m 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 10cm internal speaker ? 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 15, 40 & 80 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? 2 W 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 4-16V DC
Current RX ? 20 mA Max 200 mA
TX - 200 mA Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1995 and 20xx
Dimensions 190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
260 × 11 × 160 mm
(10.24 × 0.43 × 6.30 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ? 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
Accessories ? ? This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!)
MPN STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND TEN-TEC-PM-000002 YAESU-FT-000040R