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
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-29.995 MHz 144-160 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
< 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 350 mw into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-147.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9.6 V DC
Current RX 4 A 35-150 mA
TX 5 A max 220 mA - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF encoder
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000732M ALINCO-ALM-000203T