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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF-FM transceiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  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 / 12.5 / 50 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   -
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
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Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
? -
Filters ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz -
Receiver system ? ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB -
Audio output Internal speaker > 2 W @ 10% -

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz 160-10m + 6m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   All mode  
RF-output ? 60/25/10 W 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15% External PSU
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 2014 and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch. Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 ALINCO-DR-000138 ELECRAFT-KPA001500