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
Headless HF/VHF 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 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6m
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? 1.5A
TX - 30A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PC-controllable (Serial DB9) SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C