Test Equipment Description
The BT-AlphaS series is a range of class AB RF power amplifiers covering the 100kHz to 30MHz frequency range.
Tomco RF Amplifier BT01000-AlphaS .1 MHz - 30MHz Specifications
- Type: Class AB MOSFET
- Rated Power: 1000W minimum; PEP for input power of 0dBm
- P1dB: 800W minimum, Minimum output power at P1dB compression
- Gain: 60dB minimum
- Frequency: 0.1MHz-30MHz
- Gain flatness: ±1.5dB maximum (measured at 1/10th rated output power)
- Max. duty cycle: 20%: Maximum GATE duty cycle
- Max. pulse width; 10ms; Maximum GATE pulse width
- Rated power in CW mode: 100W;CW operation is automatically available at output power level less than approx. 10% of full rated power
- Pulse droop: 0.5dB maximum: Measured at max. pulse width at P1dB level
- Risetime: 200ns typical
- Falltime: 100ns typical
- Harmonics
- Odd: -20dBc typical, -10dBc max.
- Even: -30dBc typical, -20dBc max.
- Measured at 1dB below rated output power
- Spurious:<-70dBc maximum
- Output noise (blanked):<10dB above thermal (100kHz bandwidth)
- Phase change/power: <10˚ from -40dB to full power
- Phase stability:<1˚ across 10ms pulse
- Output sample: -60dB into 50 Ω (forward voltage sample)
- Input/output impedance: 50 Ω nominal
- Load VSWR: Tolerates at least 3:1 @ full rated power without shut down
- Gain control range: 10dB minimum for 0-5V control voltage; Control via parallel interface
- RF Input: 0dBm nominal, 10dBm for no damage