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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   -
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 160-10m + 6m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   GMSK   All mode  
RF-output 50 W High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-10.3V DC External PSU
Current RX - 30-250 mA -
TX ? 1-2 A 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000060 ICOM-IC-V000001 ELECRAFT-KPA001500