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KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 25.615-32.990 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 25.615-32.990 MHz 160-10m + 6m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 45 W 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 197 × 57 × 273 mm
(7.76 × 2.24 × 10.75 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000104A MAGNUM-S-000006 ELECRAFT-KPA001500