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

[David Cutter]

Apparently, Sassas has friends who have done so.

>>> 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.
> -- 
>    Ron  KA4INM -