  We report direction detection constraints on the presence of hidden photon
dark matter with masses between 20-30 ueV using a cryogenic
emitter-receiver-amplifier spectroscopy setup designed as the first iteration
of QUALIPHIDE (QUantum LImited PHotons In the Dark Experiment). A metallic dish
sources conversion photons from hidden photon kinetic mixing onto a horn
antenna which is coupled to a C-band kinetic inductance traveling wave
parametric amplifier, providing for near quantum-limited noise performance. We
demonstrate a first probing of the kinetic mixing parameter "chi" to just above
10^-12 for the majority of hidden photon masses in this region. These results
not only represent stringent constraints on new dark matter parameter space but
are also the first demonstrated use of wideband quantum-limited amplification
for astroparticle applications
