- 1. [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: donroden@hiwaay.net
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:03:22 -0500
- Gold-Clamp Transistors -- Gold Clamp allows RF transistors to be changed in minutes with only a screwdriver and without needing a soldering iron. Should a transistor fail, several screws are removed,
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- 2. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:29:25 -0700
- I doubt I'll see this filter down to Ham Amps in my lifetime. I'm still waiting for a decent SS Amp that runs 1.5 KW out and does not cost a fortune. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _________________________________
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- 3. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: "Leigh Turner" <invertech@frontierisp.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:21:12 +0930
- Dick, there's no need to wait for such innovations in RF power semiconductors as such a long awaited low cost S.S. 1.5 kW HF amp can be economically homebrewed using a readily available multiplicity
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- 4. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: peter chadwick <g8on@fsmail.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:58:50 +0200
- I am still waiting to see a review of a SS amp that is as good as the last generation of tube amps when one looks at the generation of high order IM products. With pre-distortion and a totally digita
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- 5. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: Larry <larry@w7iuv.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:18:05 -0700
- On 10-Sep-13 5:51 PM, Leigh Turner wrote:using a readily available multiplicity (6 devices in parallel/push-pull) of cheap 50V MOSFETS sourced from the surplus market. Leigh, Exactly which cheap MOSF
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- 6. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry" <jsternmd@att.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:37:40 -0400
- I am continuing my learning curve to be tech-saavy and would love to build a 50V SS amp instead of playing with HV supplies and ceramic tetrodes. Where does one start? 73 Jerry K1JOS ________________
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- 7. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: "Leigh Turner" <invertech@frontierisp.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:09:07 +0930
- Ah now Peter, those esoteric distortion correction linearization features will unfortunately take a considerable time for us to see filter down to the solid-state QRO amplifier systems used in the ha
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- 8. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: "Leigh Turner" <invertech@frontierisp.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:25:34 +0930
- A good place to start Jerry is having a look at the eBay store of Baruch Zilbershatz, 4Z4RB and some of his neat ideas and ham radio market targeted products for QRO HF amplifier pallets. The underly
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- 9. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: "Leigh Turner" <invertech@frontierisp.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:43:59 +0930
- Larry, the RF power MOSFETS to which I refer here are the VRF2933 devices from Microsemi. Sometimes one can find surplus and NOS ST Micro SD2933 FETS on eBay at low prices. 4 of these rugged 300 Watt
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- 10. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <k8ri@rogerhalstead.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:35:53 -0400
- Larry, the RF power MOSFETS to which I refer here are the VRF2933 devices from Microsemi. Sometimes one can find surplus and NOS ST Micro SD2933 FETS on eBay at low prices. I've worked with semicondu
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- 11. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: "Leigh Turner" <invertech@frontierisp.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:58:53 +0930
- Dick, such reproducible cookbook reference designs will inevitably appear in the ARRL Handbook or a QEX article one day; already a capable 250 Watt SS amp with decent specs was published in a recent
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- 12. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: <dsolberg@wi.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:29:37 +0000
- Helge Granberg (SK) wrote a Motorola engineering bulletin many years ago, EB104, that used (4) MRF 150's for 600 watts. The circuit board for this is available from CCI, and many hams, myself include
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- 13. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: Manfred Mornhinweg <manfred@ludens.cl>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:59:23 +0000
- Dick, I'm still waiting for a decent SS Amp that runs 1.5 KW out and does not cost a fortune. Why wait? Why not build it yourself? The problem is, precisely, that everyone is waiting for other people
- /archives//html/Amps/2013-09/msg00035.html (17,821 bytes)
- 14. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: <dsolberg@wi.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:41:26 +0000
- While the MOSFETs can output 1200 watts with four in parallel/push-pull, the output transformer ratio will limit the practical output to between 800 and 1KW, using a 9:1 with a 50V power supply. The
- /archives//html/Amps/2013-09/msg00036.html (10,863 bytes)
- 15. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:20:28 -0700
- Rumor has it that RF Parts offered a High Power Combiner, but a search of that site does not show it. There are a few Combiners, but no Data to tell what they do. Anyone have a source for a Combiner
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- 16. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: <dsolberg@wi.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:45:32 +0000
- Richard, Communication Concepts sells combiners that should work. http://www.communication-concepts.com/index.php/splitter-combiners.html _______________________________________________ Amps mailing
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- 17. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:05:50 -0400
- None of the Communications Concepts two amplifier combiners are rated at 2 KW. They show 4 amplifier (4 port) devices for 2 and 5 KW but the only high power 2 port combiner is rated for only 1 KW. Wh
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- 18. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: John E Cleeve <g3jvc@jcleeve.idps.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:06:53 +0100
- Hello Don, I have been following the interesting thread. I tried to use the Communications-Concept link, but there is something wrong, my brower does not like it. I then tried a direct route via Goog
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- 19. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: peter chadwick <g8on@fsmail.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:09:38 +0200
- Manfred, you do have a point BUT My transceiver is a rather old and much modified FT102, using three 6146B tubes in the PA with negative feedback to the driver. The 3rd order IMD is -44dB relative to
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- 20. Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS (score: 1)
- Author: <dsolberg@wi.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 20:15:32 +0000
- John, I don't know what to tell you. I just tried the URL with Internet Explorer and I didn't have any problems. _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com
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