[Amps] New NXP BLF578XR 1200W LDMOS FET is "indestructible"

[John D'Ausilio]

They're around $300 or so for the non-XR version these days, I've
heard the XR is a couple hundred more .. I'm sure they'll continue to
drop in price, they're heavily used in broadcast industry ..

de w1rt/john

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 10:37 AM, MIKE DURKIN <patriot121 at msn.com> wrote:
> And no price ....
>
> I would still try it at 160m ...
>
>> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:41:37 -0400
>> From: n4zr at contesting.com
>> To: amps at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] New NXP BLF578XR 1200W LDMOS FET is "indestructible"
>>
>> I wonder why 10 MHz is the lower limit?
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>
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>> On 7/22/2011 7:22 AM, Phil Clements wrote:
>> > Who will be the first to put a pair of these on the air covering 30-6 meters
>> > @ legal-limit "brick-on-the-key" output?
>> > (((73)))
>> > Phil, K5PC
>> >
>> >
>> > Subject: [Amps] New NXP BLF578XR 1200W LDMOS FET is "indestructible"
>> >
>> > All,
>> >
>> > I thought I should mention that NXP have just announced a new version of the
>> > BLF578 1200W 50V LDMOS FET called the BLF578XR (Extremely Rugged) which is
>> > claimed to be "indestructible".
>> >
>> > http://www.elektor.com/news/the-first-indestructible-transistor.1892717.lynk
>> > x?utm_source=UK&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news
>> > <http://www.elektor.com/news/the-first-indestructible-transistor.1892717.lyn
>> > kx?utm_source=UK&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news>
>> >
>> > Video of BLF578XR being abused in NXP test lab here:
>> >
>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ziYqjMQGEQ
>> >
>> > NXP website here:
>> >
>> > http://www.nxp.com/pip/BLF578XR.html
>> > <http://www.nxp.com/#/pip/pip=[pip=BLF578XR]%7Cpp=[t=pip,i=BLF578XR]>
>> >
>> >
>> > Now 50MHz, 70MHz, 144MHz and 432MHz amplifiers should be in the reach of
>> > us hams with without the fear of destroying an expensive device, and
>> > perhaps LDMOS FETs can now be considered 'like tubes'...
>> >
>> >
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