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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier
FM Modulation Meter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz - 25-500 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   - FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
- ?
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
- ?
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz - ?
Receiver system DSP - ?
IF-freqs. ? - ?
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB - ?
Audio output internal speaker - ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains External PSU ?
Current RX 100 VA max - ?
TX - 1500 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 ELECRAFT-KPA001500 LAMPKIN-TYPE-000205A