Compare rigs

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

Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1500 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available
Receiver system ? ? Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Output: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144–146 / 430–440MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 1000 / 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 5.5-11.5V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz
Current RX ? ? 35 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
Weight ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Headless Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Internal ISA-card DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WINRADIO-WR-003100I ICOM-IC-E000080D DRAKE-DSR-000002