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Understand RF Power Amplifiers

January 28, 2008 By Dan KB6NU 2 Comments

RFDesignLine has recently published an excerpt from the book, RF Circuit Design, 2e by Christopher Bowick. The article, titled “Understanding RF Power Amplifiers” will give you a better understanding of power amplifier classes and linearity. It describes Class A, B, and C amplifiers and explains linearity, distortion, and harmonics.

Related posts:

  1. 2016 Extra Class study guide – E7B – Amplifiers
  2. Extra Class question of the day: Amplifiers
  3. 2020 Extra Class study guide: E7B – Amplifiers class of operation; vacuum tube and solid-state circuits; distortion and intermodulation; spurious and parasitic suppression; microwave amplifiers; switching-type amplifiers
  4. 2020 Extra Class study guide: E1F – Miscellaneous rules: external RF power amplifiers; prohibited communications; spread spectrum; auxiliary stations; Canadian amateurs operating in the U.S.; special temporary authority; control operator of an auxiliary station

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