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 HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m 20-80 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   -
Sensitivity 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 30 kW @ 200 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) Mains Mains
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 18 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
? 540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ? 224.00 kg (494.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ? Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000565A-1 DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K