[TenTec] FW: Solid State Amps - Devices

[Chip Morgan]

M/A-COM purchased almost all of the Motorola bipolar and RF line of
transistors.  Check
http://www.macom.com/parametric/parametable.jsp?id=Bipolar or
http://www.macom.com/parametric/parametable.jsp?id=TMOS for a list of
standard product.

73,

Chip, N3IW
n3iw at arrl.net

EPA QRP #47
FISTS #7073
ARRL

-----Original Message-----
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You might check to see if ON Semiconductor, a spin-off from Motorola
Semiconductor, produces the RF devices.

http://www.onsemi.com

Jim N7US


----- Original Message -----
From: "edo" <edo at mitre.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:59 AM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Solid State Amps


I have heard of a re-org at Motorola but I have no knowledge of parts being
discontinued.
Ed O.
I will check out their internet site.

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Stuart Rohre
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:02 PM
To: johnclif at ix.netcom.com; tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Solid State Amps


The big problem with solid state amps right now is that Motorola is self
destructing, and is selling off their semiconductor division.  They already
discontinued the line of RF transistors for power amps they formerly sold.
I am not sure who if anyone has picked up rights to the dies.   There are
some Japanese RF transistor vendors,but I think those are MOSFET finals.

If one could get a good supply of RF parts, then it would be less hassle to
build the solid state amplifiers, or modules that plug in.   The ones for
commercial broadcast markets are way out of ham budgets.
-Stuart
K5KVH


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