Compare rigs

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

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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 10-160 m 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? SSB: 180 W (PEP input), CW: 150 W (input) 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC, 4 AA batteries Separate PSU 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Great Britain Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 1.77 in)
? 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO, 10 search limits, 100 search-pass, attenuator, delay/hold, rotary control ? Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001000-(XLT) K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000E SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030