Steve Thompson g8gsq@qsl.net said...
>>Advanced Power Technology,
>Yes, I've used them a few times but unfortunately, they don't replace the
>whole frequency/power/linearity range of the Motorola stuff. In some
>products, other brands will drop in instead of Motorola, but in others they
>don't. I'm nervous about M/A Com coming up with the goods, especially if
>there's a long lead time and only then I discover they're not the same as
>the originals.
I think Motorola is the world leader in developing insanely great products and
then mortally wounding themselves in the foot with their own marketing and
executive blunders.
And it was a standing joke in the satellite TV industries in the 1980s and
early 1990s that "M/A Com" was short for "may come on," a reference to the
frequent DOA performance of their in-the-box products.
Is there somebody in China who can steal some IP and make RF bipolar and FET
power devices? I'm sure they have plenty of samples for reverse-engineering by
now.
Jim N6OTQ
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