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
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100-120W 260 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 3 A ?
TX 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 196x and 1970
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
?
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 SBE-SB-000035