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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SWR Analyser | 12-bit A/D
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 1.8-170 / 415-470 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   -
Sensitivity AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 25-28V DC ? External PSU
Current RX 3 A max - -
TX - ? 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
? 115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 12-bit A/D
Built in frequency counter
Large LCD screen
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000392/URR MFJ-000269PRO ELECRAFT-KPA001500