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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Antenna tuner
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 ? N/A ?

Receiver

RX-range ? ? -
Modulations - - -
Sensitivity ? ? -
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  
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 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Brazil Between 2017 and 20xx 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)
Weight 57.00 kg (125.8 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-THUNDERBOLT DELTA-000510 ELECRAFT-KPA001500