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VHF Transceiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier
Electronic Clock

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz - None
Modulations AM   FM   - -
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) - -
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) - -
Filters ? - -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne - -
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
- -
Image rejection ? - -
Audio output ? - -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10m + 6m None
Modulations FM   All mode   -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W 500 W @ 40 W input -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC External PSU Mains (120 / 240 V AC)
Current RX Max 600 mA - 6.5 W
TX Max 12 A 1500 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 1975 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full six digits display
12 / 24 hour format
Backup battery
Automatic light sensor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147 ELECRAFT-KPA001500 HEATHKIT-GC-001092D