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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier
Kompact Kilowatt

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  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range ? - ?
Modulations - - -
Sensitivity ? - ?
Selectivity ? - ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? - ?
IF-freqs. ? - ?
Image rejection ? - ?
Audio output ? - ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
160-10m + 6m 10-80m
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode   SSB  
RF-output 30 kW @ 200 W input 500 W @ 40 W input 1 kW PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains External PSU Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX ? 1500 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 1965 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
310 × 80 × 254 mm
(12.20 × 3.15 × 10.00 in)
Weight 224.00 kg (494.2 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K ELECRAFT-KPA001500 HEATHKIT-HA-000014