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

General

HAM bands ? 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 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 12.5 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz - 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   APCO-25   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM
25- 54 0.3µV
108- 137 0.3µV
137- 174 0.5µV
216- 225 0.5µV
406- 512 0.5µV
806- 960 0.7µV
1240-1300 0.7µV
AM
25- 54 1.0µV
108- 137 1.0µV
137- 174 1.5µV
216- 225 1.5µV
406- 512 2.0µV
806- 960 2.0µV
1240-1300 3.0µV
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Selectivity AM (25-28 MHz)
- 6dB @ ±5kHz
-50dB @ ±6kHz
All others
- 6dB @ ±10kHz
-50dB @ ±18kHz
- ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne - ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.7275-.86875 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? - ?
Audio output 170 mW - ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4×AA) External PSU Mains
Current RX 130 mA (squelched) - 30 W @ 110 VAC
TX - 1500 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 1967 and 1969
Dimensions 62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags
CTCSS / DCS
DSP
SAME weather alert
Motorola, GE/Ericsson trunk tracking
PC interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000096 ELECRAFT-KPA001500 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120A