[Amps] SPE 2K RTTY Duty Cycle
Paul Christensen
w9ac at arrl.net
Fri May 22 09:06:40 EDT 2015
> There are NO 12V final amateur transceivers that make -40dB IM3, none.
> Never have been, never will be. The best are at -33 to -35.
As I recall, the ANAN series transceivers use a +12V PA stage. With
adaptive predistortion engaged, they achieve IMD improvement a good 20 dB
better than these numbers.
So, it's not entirely accurate to state that there isn’t a single "+12V
final" transceiver that achieves these high IMD numbers.
Paul, W9AC
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