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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 25.615-32.990 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD) ? -
Selectivity -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? -
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? -
Image rejection Better than 70dB ? -
Audio output 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
25.615-32.990 MHz 160-10m + 6m
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   All mode  
RF-output 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W 45 W 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ? External PSU
Current RX 0.7A max ? -
TX 15A max ? 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 200x and 200x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
197 × 57 × 273 mm
(7.76 × 2.24 × 10.75 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 320 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002900R MAGNUM-S-000006 ELECRAFT-KPA001500