Compact Amps Reach 18 GHz

Sept. 15, 2010

A series of broadband amplifiers from MITEQ provide output-power levels from +30 to +34 dBm at frequency bands of 6 to 8 GHz, 12 to 18 GHz, and 8 to 18 GHz. For example, model AMF-8B-08001800-40-33P delivers more than 2 W (+33 dBm) output power from 8 to 18 GHz with more than 40 dB gain and 2.5 dB gain flatness. The amplifier has a typical output third-order intercept point of +38 dBm. Its noise figure is less than 4 dB. The VSWR is less than 2.0:1. Model AMF-8B-08001800-40-33P draws about 3 A current from a single voltage supply of +12 to +15 VDC. The amplifier, which measures 3.0 x 1.9 x 0.9 in., is supplied with SMA female input and output RF connectors. Heatsinks and control functions are available as options.

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

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.