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NottobeconfusedwithAudiopoweramplifier.
Aradiofrequencypoweramplifierisatypeofelectronic
amplifierusedtoconvertalowpowerradiofrequencysignalintoa
largersignalofsignificantpower,typicallyfordrivingtheantenna
ofatransmitter.Itisusuallyoptimizedtohavehighefficiency,high
outputPower(P1dB)compression,goodreturnlossontheinputand
output,goodgain,andoptimumheatdissipation.
RFamplifiersformerlywereallmadeusedvacuumtubes(called
valvesinsomeEnglishspeakingcountries).Tubesarestillusedfor
exceptionallyhighpowertransmissions(seeValveRFamplifier).
ManymodernRFamplifiersofover1000Watts[1]aresolidstate
usingvariousclasses,classA(invariousforms,ClassAB,AB1,
etc.),classB,classCandclassE.ClassDamplifiersarerarelyused
forRFpurposed,asitwouldrequireanevenhigherfrequency
devicetobeused.SolidstatedevicesusedinthesesolidstateRF
amplifiersareMOSFET,TMOSFET,[2]Bipolarjunction
transistors,andIGBT.

AnRFpoweramplifier

Contents
1Applications
2Widebandamplifierdesign
3References
4Externallinks

ClassCVHFpoweramplifierbased
onthetransistorMRF317.

Applications
ThebasicapplicationsoftheRFpoweramplifierincludedrivingtoanotherhighpowersource,drivinga
transmittingantennaandexcitingmicrowavecavityresonators.Amongtheseapplications,driving
transmitterantennasismostwellknown.Thetransmitterreceiversareusednotonlyforvoiceanddata
communicationbutalsoforweathersensing(intheformofaradar).

Widebandamplifierdesign
Impedancetransformationsoverlargebandwidtharedifficulttorealize,thusmostwidebandamplifiersuse
50outputloading.Transistoroutputpoweristhenlimitedto

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isdefinedasthebreakdownvoltage
isdefinedasthekneevoltage
andtypically
TheloadlinemethodisoftenusedinRFpoweramplifierdesign.[3]

References
1. Cloutier,StephenR."ClassEAMTransmitterDescriptions,Circuits,Etc."(http://www.qrz.com/db/WA1QIX).
http://www.classeradio.com/.WA1QIX.Retrieved6June2015.
2. MFJEnterprises."AmeritronALS13001200wattNOTUNETMOSFETAMPLIFIER"
(http://www.ameritron.com/Downloads/index.php?productid=ALS1300&filename=ALS
1300.pdf&company=ameritron)(PDF).MFJEnterprises.MFJEnterprises.Retrieved6June2015.
3. MatthewOzalas(January14,2015)."HowtoDesignanRFPowerAmplifier:TheBasics"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAingaHfBMs).youtube.com.Retrieved20150210.

Externallinks
CarlosFuentes(October2008)."MicrowavePowerAmplifier
Fundamentals"(http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/Denmark
2010/Caspers/ANGT101A

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Microwave%20Power%20Amplifier%20Fundamentals%20081027%20%20CAS2010.pdf)(PDF).
Retrieved20130305.
Khanifar,Ahmad."RFPowerAmplifierDesignforDigitalPredistortion"
(http://www.linamptech.com/technicalsupport/rfpoweramplifierdesignfordigitalpredistortion).
http://www.linamptech.com/.Retrieved1December2014.

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