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Desktop Shortwave receiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier
Station Monitor

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz - 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - All mode  
Sensitivity AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
- 1/4" vertical deflection at 10 W (80-6m)
3/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (80-6m)
1/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (160m)
Selectivity ? - ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes - ?
IF-freqs. ? - ?
Image rejection ? - ?
Audio output ? - ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10m + 6m ?
Modulations - All mode   All mode  
RF-output ? 500 W @ 40 W input ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 25-28V DC External PSU Mains
Current RX 3 A max - 22 W max
TX - 1500 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 1985 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
286 × 111 × 308 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 12.13 in)
Weight 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000392/URR ELECRAFT-KPA001500 HEATHKIT-HO-005404