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HF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
-
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   -
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N -
Selectivity ? Approx. 200-800 Hz -
Filters ? 4-pole variable-bandwidth crystal filter -
Receiver system ? ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? 1 watt (peak) into 8-ohm load -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
160-10m + 6m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   All mode  
RF-output ? QRP (0-5 W) 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 8.5 to 15 V DC External PSU
Current RX ? 55 mA -
TX ? 700-900 mA 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx (Late seventies/early eighties) Between 199x and 200x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 600 gr (1.3 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000300 ELECRAFT-K000001 ELECRAFT-KPA001500