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
Shortwave / 6m SDR Scanner / receiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-3000 MHz 0.85-70.5 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? SDR Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? ? 1-100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external 5 V DC (via USB) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 25-190 mA 320 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2012 and 200x Between 2012 and 20xx in Great Britain Between 2014 and 20xx in India
Dimensions 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
185 × 38 × 110 mm
(7.28 × 1.50 × 4.33 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless Headless

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200DU CROSS-COUNTRY-WIRELESS-SDR-000004+ APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000200D