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
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 70cm 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
? AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 70cm -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
? 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000725 AZDEN-PCS-007300H AOR-AR-ALPHA-B