[Amps] Solid State HF High power linear amps

[Steven Grant, W4IIV]

Be happy they no longer use 6 volt systems.  a solid state amp for that would be a nightmare

Richard Measures <r at somis.org> wrote:
On Mar 28, 2005, at 11:14 PM, Steve Thompson wrote:

> Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote:
>> I personally have gravitated towards 2SC2879's, MRF120's, and
>> MRF455's for the car... the 2SC2879's are 14 VDC devices and are
>> super dirt cheap in quantity.... even from a high-buck place like RF
>> Parts.
>>
>> A buddy of mine, K0UM is in the process of building a 48 VDC MRF150
>> amp for his car... using a voltage quadrupler of a simple design (now
>> I say simple, knowing full well he owns a power supply design
>> company). The higher voltage devices have better efficiency.
>
> It's probably not long until 36V car electrics become commonplace.

BMW is reportedly going to 42Volts. This makes much sense for starting 
diesel engines and QRO mobiles.
>
> Steve
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Rich Measures, 805.386.3734, AG6K, www.somis.org

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