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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 0.005-3335 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   -
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
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Filters ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz -
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne DSP -
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? -
Image rejection 60 dB 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB -
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms internal speaker -

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands - 160-10m + 6m
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) - 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains External PSU
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A 100 VA max -
TX Max 16 A - 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 ICOM-IC-R009500 ELECRAFT-KPA001500