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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) -
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz -
Image rejection ? > 50 dB -
Audio output ? 2 W -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 160-10m + 6m
Modulations AM   CW   - All mode  
RF-output 50 W - 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains External PSU
Current RX - 50 W -
TX ? - 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1965 and 196x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000060 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B ELECRAFT-KPA001500