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KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range ? 275-425 kHz / 525-4000 kHz in 4 bands -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m - 160-10m + 6m
Modulations All mode   - All mode  
RF-output 300 W ? 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries External PSU
Current RX ? 100-300 mA -
TX 45 A max - 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1963 and 196x in Denmark Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 245 × 100 × 355 mm
(9.65 × 3.94 × 13.98 in)
320 × 220 × 150 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Direction Finding function on 275-425 kHz ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000350VDX SAILOR-000016T ELECRAFT-KPA001500