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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
? -
Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? -
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? -
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD 1 W, external speaker required -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 160-10m + 6m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ? 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 105-125V AC External PSU
Current RX 2 A ? -
TX Max 20 A - 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
400 × 222 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 9.02 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000190 ELECRAFT-KPA001500