MPM Drives 8 kW From 9.5 To 10.0 GHz

Aug. 26, 2010

The PTX7464 microwave power module (MPM) from TMD Technologies Ltd. is a high-power amplifier for pulsed radar applications from 9.5 to 10.0 GHz. Based on a grid traveling-wave tube (TWT) with conduction cooling, the MPM provides 54 dB gain and 8000 W output power when working with 20-s pulses at a duty cycle of 2 percent. Measuring 340 x 180 x 66 mm and weighing 7 kg, it runs on +270 VDC prime power.

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.