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VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? -
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? -
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10m + 6m
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W High: 25/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 2/2 W 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC 11-16V DC External PSU
Current RX Max 600 mA ? -
TX Max 12 A ? 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 25 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147 KENWOOD-TM-000702E ELECRAFT-KPA001500