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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier
Station Monitor

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)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range ? - 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
Sensitivity ? - 1/4" vertical deflection at 10 W (80-6m)
3/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (80-6m)
1/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (160m)
Selectivity ? - ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? - ?
IF-freqs. ? - ?
Image rejection ? - ?
Audio output ? - ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-30 MHz 160-10m + 6m ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1000 W, AM: 800 W (both input) 500 W @ 40 W input ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains External PSU Mains
Current RX ? - 22 W max
TX ? 1500 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 1985 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 500 × 750 × 840 mm
(19.69 × 29.53 × 33.07 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
286 × 111 × 308 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 12.13 in)
Weight 57.00 kg (125.8 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-THUNDERBOLT ELECRAFT-KPA001500 HEATHKIT-HO-005404