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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF-FM transceiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
136-174 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   -
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
-
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? -
Filters ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? -
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? -
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB -
Audio output ? > 2 W @ 10% -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
136-174 MHz 160-10m + 6m
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   All mode  
RF-output 2.5/0.3 W 60/25/10 W 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13V DC 13.8V DC ±15% External PSU
Current RX 20-100 mA ? -
TX 700 mA ? 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2014 and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL with thumbwheels. VOX Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000203R ALINCO-DR-000138 ELECRAFT-KPA001500