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VHF Transceiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  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 ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz - 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) - 0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) - ?
Filters ? - 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne - SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
- ?
Image rejection ? - >85 dB
Audio output ? - Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10m + 6m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W 500 W @ 40 W input 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC External PSU 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational)
Current RX Max 600 mA - 120 mA
TX Max 12 A 1500 W 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147 ELECRAFT-KPA001500 CODAN-002110M