TopBand: Followup Beverage Box

[Healy, Rus]

The A03 isn't a FET. It's a MMIC--a Mini-Circuits MAR-3, or an HP
MSA-0385. (They're one in the same--all are made by HP [formerly
Avantek].) It's quite an inexpensive device--about $1.50 and is 50 ohms
in and out. See Al (WB5LUA) Ward's two-part 1987 QST series on these
babies.

MMICs are avaliable from Down East Microwave at 908-996-3584. I suggest
that the MAV-11 is a better device for this service than the MAR-3. It's
more destruction-proof. It needs a 150-ohm, 1/2-watt bias resistor to
operate from 13.8 V, rather than the 220- or 330-ohm resistor used for
the MAR-3 at the same supply voltage.

--73, Rus, NJ2L

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>From: 	philk5pc@connect.net[SMTP:philk5pc@connect.net]
>Sent: 	Monday, September 15, 1997 9:10 PM
>To: 	Jay E Ostrem
>Cc: 	topband@contesting.com
>Subject: 	Re: TopBand: Followup Beverage Box
>
>At 11:33 PM 9/15/97 +0100, you wrote:
>>I had a few inquiries on what the FET looked like. It is a 4 radial lead
>>flat package with AO3 printed on it.
>>                            73
>>
>>			    Jay W7CW in Gillette, Wyoming
>
>I would like a diagram of the ZJ stuff myself. They replaced my FET when it
>burned out for nothing, but it takes a long time (about a month) for the
>turn-around. I protect the input of all my ZJ boxes now with small pilot
>lamps installed between the antenna input and the board. This has solved
>all RFI and lightning problems so far.
>
>ZJ has good products, but furnish no technical info with it!
>
>(((73)))
>Phil, K5PC
>

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