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
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Station Control

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m 1.8-150 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5V DC +/-10% Mains
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX ? Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
260 × 155 × 427 mm
(10.24 × 6.10 × 16.81 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tube hybrid
VOX
? - Bandscope ±25/100/250 kHz
- 10 MHz Oscilloscope
- Matches many Kenwood Transceivers
- Wideband Transmission Monitor
- RTTY X-Y Tuning Meter
- Built-in 1000/1575 Hz Two-Tone Generator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000102 YAESU-FT-000007B KENWOOD-SM-000230