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
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz depending on coil pack 545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils VHF Marine Channels
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external output transformer of 7,000 ohms impedance and external speaker. ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - VHF Marine Channels
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 1943 in USA Between 1931 and 1932 in USA Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? IP68 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-M HAMMARLUND-COMET ICOM-IC-M000510