hf 5 band mosfet amplifier


Posted on Feb 6, 2014

This project uses a widely available IRF510 MOSFET. This N-Channel enhancement mode silicon gate power field effect transistor is an advanced power MOSFET designed, tested, and guaranteed to withstand a specified level of energy in the breakdown avalanche mode of operation. MOSFETs operate very differently from bipolar transistors. MOSFETs are vol


hf 5 band mosfet amplifier
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tage-controlled devices and exhibit a very high input impedance at dc, whereas bipolar transistors are current-controlled devices and have a relatively low input impedance. Biasing a MOSFET for linear operation only requires applying a fixed voltage to its gate via a resistor. The built-in self-regulating actions prevent MOSFETs from being affected by thermal runaway. MOSFETs do not require negative feedback to suppress low-frequency gain as is often required with bipolar RF transistors. I chose the IRF510 because lots of hams use `em and they`re cheap. But they perform a bit less when it comes to constant gain and/or power output across a wide range of frequency bands. I wasn`t especially concerned with that, and the advantages outweigh the contra`s, so I went with that MOSFET. Rather then using a 1:4 toroid (which is excellent) to match Q1 impedance to 50 Ohms, I have applied the "old school" radio valve coupling; impedance matching circuitry between the output and the antenna using a L-filter. Why FET devices are more closely related to vacuum tubes than are bipolar transistors (and because I do like to do things my way HI). Both vacuum tubes and the FET are controlled by the voltage level of the input rather then the input current. They have three basic terminals, the gate, the source and the drain. These are related and can be compared to the vacuum tube terminals. The ralationship between the two doesn`t stop here....




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