[Amps] solid-state amp "suckout"

[Will Matney]

Scott,

Suckout meaning? Is it that the power is dropping below where it should be?

Best,

Will

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On 8/10/06 at 4:13 PM Scott Townley wrote:

>I have a broadband, solid-state amp that seems to have a large-signal
>"suckout".  The small-signal gain across the HF band is as expected,
>10.5dB decreasing to 9.5dB at 30MHz.  But under full drive, the output at
>17m is down more than 3dB, and at 15m down about 2dB.  Input VSWR is
><1.5:1 for all bands, small and large signal.  This is just the amplifier
>modules; no bandpass filtering is in place.
>Any ideas or suggestions?  
>--
>Scott Townley NX7U
>Gilbert, AZ  DM43di
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