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
HF Transceiver
Mobile CB / 10m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 0.5-30 MHz 26.065-29.695 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 26.065-29.695 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) 1-20 W SSB: 12/100 W, AM/FM: 4/30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 2003 and 200x in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
200 × 60 × 280 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 11.02 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP. Noise Blanker
ANL
SWR-meter
Roger beep
Digital echo chamber
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516) COBRA-000200-GTL-DX