AES Helps You Compare The HF Rigs.

Here are the most popular features of the current HF
radios. You can see which one fills your needs!
Make Alinco Alinco Icom Icom Icom Icom

Icom

 Make Kenwood Kenwood Kenwood Kenwood Kenwood
Make
 SGC SGC SGC
Make
 Yaesu Yaesu Yaesu Yaesu Yaesu Yaesu Yaesu Yaesu Make
Model DX70TH DX77T IC703
IC703Plus 		IC706MKIIG IC718 IC746PRO IC756PROII Model TS2000 TS50S TS570D(G) TS570S(G) TS870S
Model
 SG2000 SG2000
POWERTALK		 SG2020
Model
 FT817ND FT840 FT847D FT897D FT920 FT1000D FT1000MPMkV  Mk V Field Model
Bands HF, 6M HF HF,
6M (Plus Only)		 HF,6M,2M,70CM HF HF, 6M, 2M HF, 6M Bands HF, 6M, ,2M, 70CM,
1.2 GHz		 HF HF HF, 6M HF
Bands
 HF HF HF
Bands
 HF, 6M, 2M, 70CM HF HF, 6M, 2M, 70CM HF, 6M, 2M, 70CM HF, 6M HF HF HF Bands
RX Range .15-30, 50-54 .5-30 .03-30,
30-60 (Plus Only)		 .03-200, 400-470 .03-30 .03-200 .03-60 RX Range .03-60, 142-152,
420-450,
1240-1300 		.5-30 .5-30 .5-30, 6M .1-30
RX Range
 .5-30 .5-30 1.8-29.7
RX Range
 .1-56
76-154
420-470 		.1-30 .1-30, 36-76.
108-174,
420-512		 .1-56
76 -108
118-164
420-470 		.1-30, 48-56 .1-30 .1-30 .1-30 RX Range
TX Power SSB/CW/FM 100w HF/6M 10-100w 10w/5w 100w HF/6M
50w 2M
20w 70cm		 5-100W 5-100w HF/6M/2M 5-100 HF/6M TX Power SSB/CW/FM 100W HF/6/2M
50W 70CM
10W 1.2GHz		 100w 100w 100w HF/6M 100w
TX Power SSB/CW/FM
 150w SSB/CW 150w SSB/CW 20w SSB/CW
TX Power SSB/CW/FM
 5W 100w 100w HF,6M
50w 2M,70cm		 100w HF/6M;
50W, 2M;
20W 70CM		 100w 200w 200w 100w TX Power SSB/CW/FM
TX Power AM 40w HF/6M 40w 2w/4w 40w HF
20w 2M
8w 70cm		 2-40W 5-40w HF/6M/2M 5-40 HF\6M TX Power AM 25W HF/6/2M
12.5 W 70CM
2.5W 1.2GHz		 40w 25w 25w 25w
TX Power AM
 40w 40w N/A
TX Power AM
 1.5W 25w 25w HF,6M
12.5w 2M,70cm		 25w HF/6M;
12.5W 2M;
5W 70CM		 25w 50w 50w 25w TX Power AM
DSP No No Yes Yes Optional Yes Yes DSP Yes No Yes Yes Yes
DSP
 No Yes No
DSP
 No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes DSP
Tuner No No Yes No Optional Internal Internal Tuner Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Tuner
 No No No
Tuner
 No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Tuner
Keyer No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Keyer Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Keyer
 No No Yes
Keyer
 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Keyer
Voice Readout No No Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Voice Readout Yes No Optional Optional Optional
Voice Readout
 No No No
Voice Readout
 No No Optional N N No No No Voice Readout
VOX No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes VOX Yes No Yes Yes Yes
VOX
 No No No
VOX
 Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes VOX
Power Source 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC
20A 		12V DC
20.5A 		Power Source 12VDC, 20.5 A 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC
Power Source
 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC
Power Source
 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC 125V AC FP-29 (30v) 125VAC
13.8VDC 		Power Source
Antenna Ports
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
Antenna Ports
5
1
2
2
2
Antenna Ports
1
1
1
Antenna Ports
2
1
4
2
2
1
2
2
Antenna Ports
Computer Port No Optional Yes Optional Optional Optional Optional Computer Port Yes Optional RS-232 RS-232 RS-232
Computer Port
 Optional Optional No
Computer Port
 Yes Optional RS-232 RS-232 Optional Optional Yes Yes Computer Port
Height 2.3 3.7 2.3 2.3 3.75 4.7 4.3 Height 3.75 2.4 3.8 3.8 4.8
Height
 4.6 4.6 2.75
Height
 1.5 3.7 3.4 3.14 5.3 5.9 5.4 5.3 Height
Width 7 9.8 6.65 6.6 9.44 11.3 18.3 Width 10.625 7.1 10.6 10.6 13
Width
 10 10 6
Width
 5.3 9.4 10.2 7.9 16.1 16.4 16.4 16 Width
Depth 9 9 4.87 7.9 9.41 12.5 11.2 Depth 11.5 9.2 10.7 10.7 13.1
Depth
 15 15 7.25
Depth
 6.5 9.6 10.6 10.3 12.4 14.8 13.9 13.7 Depth
Weight 6 8.4 4.4 5.5 8.4 19.5 21 Weight 9.9 6.4 15 15 25.4
Weight
 12 12 2.5
Weight
 2.6 12 14.4 8.6 30.8 51 31 33 Weight
Model DX70TH DX77T IC703
IC703Plus 		IC706MKIIG IC718 IC746PRO IC756PROII Model TS2000 TS50S TS570D(G) TS570S(G) TS870S
Model
 SG2000 SG2000
POWERTALK		 SG2020
Model
 FT817ND FT840 FT847D FT897D FT920 FT1000D FT1000MPMkV  Mk V Field Model

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This chart last modified March 15, 2004