[Amps] 160m mosfet linear amplifier problem with ferrite cores

[Ron Youvan]

>> I'm not sure if you would call 500W 'high power'

> This is not a "500W" amplifier.  This claims to be a 2KW PEP 
> amplifier - in AM PEP is 4 x carrier.  In this case an amplifier 
> spec'd for "500W AM" would be 4 x 500 = 2000. 

   The trouble is: I don't think this amplifier using "switching FETs" instead of "RF 
FETs" is capable of inputting enough DC power to output 2,000 Watts of peak envelope power.
   110 Volts X 16 Amps = 1,760 Watts in.  I don't think getting a clean 500 Watts of CW 
out will be easy.
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