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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1.5-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
? -
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? -
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1.5-30 MHz 160-10m + 6m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 2.5/0.3 W SSB: 300/40 W PEP, CW: 250/25 W 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13V DC 20-32V DC (28V nominal) External PSU
Current RX 20-100 mA 30 W -
TX 700 mA 1050 W max 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 19xx in England Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
? 115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL with thumbwheels. VOX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000203R CLANSMAN-VRC-000322 ELECRAFT-KPA001500