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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - - 25-1300 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? - AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
Selectivity ? - ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? - Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? - 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? - ?
Audio output ? - Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? External PSU 13.8V DC
Current RX - - Max 500 mA
TX ? 1500 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000399C-1 ELECRAFT-KPA001500 GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225