Compare rigs

Compare specifications between amateur radios. Simply select up to 3 radios and compare them side-by-side, including images and descriptions.

Desktop VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 2-20 MHz in 4 bands 80-10 m
Modulations - - SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters. ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 601.3 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 90 W, AM: 35 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 200-250V AC / 12V DC Mains
Current RX - 60 W ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1959 in USA Between 194x and 19xx Between 1968 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 533 × 292 × 420 mm
(20.98 × 11.50 × 16.54 in)
413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
?
Weight 27.70 kg (61.1 lbs) 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO ? Dual VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-PACEMAKER MARCONI-R001475-RG44 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-AVENGER