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

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz - 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
- ?
Selectivity SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
- ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? - ?
IF-freqs. ? - ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB - ?
Audio output ? - ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz 160-10m + 6m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   -
RF-output 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W) 500 W @ 40 W input ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains External PSU Mains
Current RX 1.3-2.1 A - 30 W @ 110 VAC
TX Max 20 A 1500 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 1967 and 1969
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000077 ELECRAFT-KPA001500 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120A