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
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 0.15-18 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
?
Selectivity 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ? Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24 V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX 36 W 0.6-1 A ?
TX - 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1957 and 1959 in Great Britain
Dimensions 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000301A YAESU-FT-000897 EDDYSTONE-000870