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
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz ? 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   - AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz ? FM/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
430-450 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
RF-output - 30 kW @ 200 W input 0.1 - 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SMA
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 1.5 A ? 200-450 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 224.00 kg (494.2 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) None 1302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IP1X waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS