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 Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 10-80 m 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Blanc-tone receiver
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 120 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC +/-10% ?
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX Max 25 A Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2013 and 201x in Switzerland
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
300 × 110 × 180 mm
(11.81 × 4.33 × 7.09 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 YAESU-FT-000007B STAMPFL-MINI-SWRX