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Amp Pair Powers 0.05 To 6 GHz

April 6, 2011

A pair of RoHS-compliant, SOT-89-packaged e-HEMT amplifiers from Mini-Circuits serve a wide range of applications from 50 MHz to 6 GHz. Models PGA-102+ and PGA-1021+ are ready to use in 50-ohm systems without external matching components and are ideal for base stations, portable wireless, and cable-television systems. Model PGA-102+ provides 14 dB typical gain at 2 GHz with 2.4 dB noise figure and +17.5 dBm output power at 1-dB compression. It typically draws 83 mA current from a +3.3-VDC supply for a third-order intercept of +33 dBm at 2 GHz. Model PGA-102+ provides 13.4 dB typical gain at 2 GHz with 2.4 dB noise figure and +16.9 dBm output power at 1-dB compression. It typically draws 57 mA current from a +3.3-VDC supply for a third-order intercept of +26.7 dBm at 2 GHz.

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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.