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

General

HAM bands 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 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz VHF/UHF -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity 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
? -
Selectivity 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
? -
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ? -
Receiver system DSP ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ? -
Audio output internal speaker ? -

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC External PSU
Current RX 100 VA max ? -
TX - - 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
? 115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 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 ICOM-IC-R009500 REGENCY-HX-000200 ELECRAFT-KPA001500