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A linear amplifier is an electronic circuit whose output is proportional to its input, but capable of delivering more power into a load. The term usually refers to a type of radio-frequency (RF) power amplifier, some of which have output power measured in kilowatts, and are used in amateur radio. Other types of linear amplifier are used in audio and laboratory equipment. An RF linear amplifier can be based on either solid state or vacuum tube technology.
Most commercially manufactured one to two kilowatt linear amplifiers used in amateur radio still use vacuum tubes (valves) and can provide between 10 to 20 times RF power amplification. For example, a transmitter driving the input with 100 watts will be amplified to 2000 watts (2 kW) output to the antenna. Solid state linear amplifiers are more commonly in the 500 watt range and can be driven by as little as 25 watts. However, AM radio broadcast transmitters of up to 50 kW are now solid state.
Large vacuum valves are still used for international long, medium, and shortwave broadcast transmitters between 500 kW up to 2 MW. The basic applications of the RF power amplifier include driving to another high power source, driving a transmitting antenna, microwave heating, and exciting resonant cavity structures. Among these applications, driving transmitter antennas is most well known. The transmitter–receivers are used not only for voice and data communication but also for weather sensing (in the form of a RADAR).
Microwave or RF heating is an industrial application which is also benefiting our homes in the form of microwave ovens. Class-A operation is characterized by a constant DC collector (or drain) voltage and current. This class of operation is required for linear amplifiers with severe linearity requirements including: Drivers in SSB transmitters where a 2-tone 3rd-order intermodulation of at least -40 dB is required. Drivers in TV transmitters where the contribution to the gain compression must be very low, i.e. not more than a few tenths of a dB.
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I have no idea whether the RCA 40468A FET is still available or not. It came in a 4 pin metal can - with the 4th pin connected to the substrate. I have successfully substituted other N-channel devices, such as the HEP-802 - which comes in a plastic TO-92 package. Simply ignore the substrate connection. Other good quality N-channel FET`s can... .
The author described assembling this circuit on a 1"*1" perf board, I actually laid out a small PC board with excellent results. In this era of surface mount components, I think a much smaller version can be laid out on a PC board, allowing this circuit to be put inside even the smallest radios, such as Walkmans. If I do such a board, I will put... .
The 60 Watt linear amplifier is simple all solid state circuit using power mosfet IRF840. The IRF series of power transistors are available in various voltage and power ratings. A single IRF840 can handle maximum power output of 125 watts. Since these transistors are used in inverters and smps they are easily available for around Rs: 20/-. The... .
An RF isolator is a seemingly magic device that allows signals to pass in only one direction. Signals applied to the input port are sent to the test port and signals coming into the test port can only go to the output port. This one-way property is usually accomplished with special non-linear ferrite/magnet structures operating at very high... .
This project and your efforts will provide you with a 0.55...3 watt input to easily 10 watt output. The two linear amplifiers are ment for use with QRP SSB/CW/FM/AM transmitters on the amateur bands 15 and 17 meters can be powered from a 12 volt DC supply. The design is a good balance between output power, physical size. The completed amplifier... .
The 60 Watt linear amplifier is simple all solid state circuit using power mosfet IRF840. The IRF series of power transistors are available in various voltage and power ratings. A single IRF840 can handle maximum power output of 125 watts. Since these transistors are used in inverters and smps they are easily available for around Rs: 20/-. The... .
A Selective Amplifier 10dB for FM/VHF region. Note that some devices to be used SMD components and may have a minimum sales volume. Device works very well as an FM external amplifier "when used for example in car / boat etc . Thanks to GF3 filter, amplifier blocks out unwanted Many Signals. PCB is single side design. Working voltage 8 ... 20... .
The achievement of this 30 watt amp was thought to take place on a heatsink microprocessor PC. Equipped with its fans, the advantage of this method of cooling was chosen for the fact it is common and not very expensive. The size of the printed circuit will adapt quite easily to the type of sink that you have available, nine if possible, because... .
This Power amplifier is equiped with a bipolar transistor,the famous MRF317. As lots of FM amplifier application ,the power transistor is in a C class bias. All the impedance networks (Input & Output) have been determined by using the software: Mimp.EXE. A 9 elements low pass filter ensures that we meet at least a 60 dB rejection from the... .
The sensitivity of receiver it is possible to increase itself considerably, if is interfered, between this and his aerial, a amplifier RF. The amplifier of circuit, does not use in resonant circuits and for this is suitable, so much for mid waves, what for the low waves, up to the 40 MHZ. The gain his it is the order 20db and it consumes 7mA,... .
In this circuit, an NE592 acts as an IF amplifier. DC coupling between mixer and amplifier is practical beacuse different + 6 V and + 12 V supply voltages are used. The voltage at the differential input is about 4.5 V. A narrow bandpass filter for the intermediate frequency is achieved using only one crystal as the reactive element. Maximum IF... .
This is the circuit of a 500 watt linear amplifier, based upon a design by Frits Geerligs, PA0FRI. The circuit uses four PL519 TV line output valves in a very simple circuit that will deliver over 450 watts at 3.5 MHz (350 watts at 30 MHz). PL519 (40KG6A) is a more robust replacement for the earlier PL509 (40KG6) tube. Both valves will work well... .
This paper describes an RF amplifier circuit which is suitable for the frequencies between 10MHz and 500MHz. These kind of amplifiers are called wide band amplifiers. Wide band amplifiers are used in communication receivers, RF measuring equipment and tons of other devices. The circuit described here uses a state of the art transistor to... .
RF amplifier circuit diagram, deliver 1W for 2. 3GHz, built based MRF2001. This RF amplifier delivers about 1 Watt power output with 8-dB minimum gain at 24V voltage supply. The frequency can be tuned from 2. 25GHz to 2. 35GHz. Applications include microwave communications equipment and other systems that require medium-power narrow-band... .
This project was a particular surprise for me in that the BC547 (equiv 2N2222) can be used to build a 500mW linear amplifier covering the entire HF band with excellent spectral purity and no neutralizing at all. Ugly-bug construction was used but I dare say that the good results are partly to do with the method of construction. The circuit is fair .
The following diagram is the circuit diagram of 20W power amplifier which build based tube component EL34. EL34 is very famous tube and great for power tube amplifier. The circuit above is complete circuit contains tube amplifier circuit diagram and power supply circuit diagram. To make the stereo channel amplifier, build the similar amplifier cir .
This the Good Quality FM transmitter for your stereo or any other amplifier gives you a pretty good signal strength up to a range of 500 metres having a power output of about 200 mW. This circuit can be operated with a 9V battery. The audio-frequency modulation stage is constructed close to transistor BF494 (T1), . By working with only a small han .
RF power amplifier circuit of this work is based on the transistor 2SC1970 and 2N4427. The set output power of 88-108 MHz FM RF Amplifier With 2SC1970 is about 1. 3W and the input driver is 30-50mW. RF driver amplifier circuit uses a 2N4427 and its power amplifier using a transistor 2SC1970. At the time of the amplifier circuit tuning FM 88-108 MHz .
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