[Amps] Future of RF AMPS

[Leigh Turner]

Dick, such reproducible cookbook reference designs will inevitably appear in
the ARRL Handbook or a QEX article one day; already a capable 250 Watt SS
amp with decent specs was published in a recent edition.  There's certainly
a lot of isolated ham shack experimenting with bespoke solid-state seriously
QRO HF amps going on and someone coming out and publishing a general design
and construction article would surely be imminent. 

73

Leigh
VK5KLT

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From: Richard Solomon [mailto:dickw1ksz at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 11 September 2013 10:32 AM
To: Leigh Turner
Subject: Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS

I haven't seen anything in print that would let me build something like
that. While I have built some tube amps and converted some to 6 Meters, I 
don't consider myself an RF Design Engineer, so I would need something 
to go by.  I have no qualms about taking a crack at building one, but I
hesitate to embark on a "blank sheet" design.

73, Dick, W1KSZ

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Leigh Turner <invertech at frontierisp.net.au>
wrote:

Dick, there's no need to wait for such innovations in RF power
semiconductors as such a long awaited low cost S.S. 1.5 kW HF amp can be
economically homebrewed using a readily available multiplicity (6 devices in
parallel/push-pull) of cheap 50V RF MOSFETS sourced from the surplus market.
The overall BOM will not break the bank, and such a rewarding project is
well within the scope of the tech-savvy ham experimenter (that rarefied
breed that remains amongst us in 2013, as distinct from the ubiquitous
appliance operators).

Leigh

VK5KLT

-----Original Message-----
From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Richard Solomon
Sent: Wednesday, 11 September 2013 9:59 AM
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Future of RF AMPS

I doubt I'll see this filter down to Ham Amps in my lifetime. I'm still
waiting for a decent SS Amp that runs 1.5 KW out and does not cost a
fortune.

73, Dick, W1KSZ


On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 10:03 AM, <donroden at hiwaay.net> wrote:

> Gold-Clamp Transistors

++SNIP++