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Handheld VHF Transceiver
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
Sensitivity ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV -
Selectivity ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
-
Image rejection ? -
Audio output 300 mW into 8 Ohms -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10m + 6m
Modulations FM   All mode  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC External PSU
Current RX 20-130 mA -
TX 220-550 mA 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 199x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 800 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002A ELECRAFT-KPA001500