As one that has designed and manufactured SS HF, VHF, and UHF amplifiers, the world in the last 15 years has evolved with many new devices that are really bullet proof. However, I have not seen any on the market with the new Freescale devices. I have designed and built several from 13 to 450 MHz for industrial use in the 100 to 500 watt class. If you decide to build your own, look up Freescale the gain these devices have is incredible. They have a wealth of application information and evaluation PCB's available. FWIW. Cheers, Mel, K6KBE
--- On Sun, 1/20/13, Tom H Childers <n...@n5ge.com> wrote: From: Tom H Childers <n...@n5ge.com> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 2-meter solid-state linear amplifiers with K3 2-meter option To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net List" <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Date: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 4:00 PM If I were new to the use of solid state VHF/UHF amps I would make sure I bought amps with protection for SWR and overdrive mistakes. I use TE Systems amps with the K3 and XV432 in the shack, but as others have said, be careful with any amps that have no protection circuits. The cost of repair (if not done by you) can be as expensive as a new amp with the protection circuits. I think Mirage amps are good amps, but haven't had one since MFJ began manufacturing them. On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:53:34 -0800, Phil Hystad <phys...@mac.com> wrote: >Does anyone have the K3 2-meter option and use a solid-state linear amplifier? > >If so, which one. Also, maybe some information on the best to worst in >available 2-meter amplifiers as I have never looked into these before. > >And, a friend suggested building my own 2-meter solid-state amplifier. Has >anyone done this and maybe I can hear a little about that too. > >Thanks for any comments. > >73, phil, K7PEH > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
