Compare rigs

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

DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO
QRP HF Transceiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 0.5-55 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output ? 0.5-5 W 5-15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery) 9-15 V DC
Current RX ? 660 mA 450 mA
TX - 2.5 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna 940 gr (2.1 lbs) 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WHISTLER-TRX-000002 XIEGU-X005105 RISEN-RS-000918SSB