[AMPS] M/A Com fets

[jstrohm@texas.net]

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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