This site has good information about the various radios on the 737 classic vs. NG, which will be similar to other modern airliners (though locations may differ somewhat). The graphics at the bottom show the external antennas, which include (for the NG):
- Glide Slope - for ILS guidance
- Localizer - for ILS guidance
- Weather Radar
- GPS
- Radio Altimeter
- ADF 1 - Navigation
- ADF 2
- Marker Beacon - for approach guidance
- DME - Navigation
- VOR - Navigation
- TCAS x2
- ATC 1 - probablyMaybe transponder, ACARS
- ATC 2
- VHF 1 - Regular voice communication
- VHF 2
- HF - For long range voice communication, such as oceanic crossings
- ELT - Emergency Locator Transmittor
Please note that the above location diagrams are only a guide as the antenna fitted depends upon the customer avionics options. Eg some NG's do not have ADF but do have SATCOM or IFTS/Airphone.
More and more planes have satellite antennas for in-flight internet access, too. Military planes will also include more antennas for things like UHF and SATCOM.
Another site offers some details about certain radios on the 737 NG, including the power each one uses:
HF Voice Transceiver 400W
VHF Voice Transceiver 25W
DME (962 to 1150 MHz Xmit) 316W
Radar Altimeter (4300 MHz) 400mW
TCAS 400W
Transponder (1090 MHz) 631W
WX Radar (9.3 Ghz) 120W
For instance, it's interesting how the HF radio uses much more power than the VHF radio, and that the transponder uses the most power on the list.