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Three 20 W Power Amplifiers

October 16, 2014

Wavelex_20W_PA_PR_PhotoNew PAs cover down to 820 MHz and up to at least 890 MHz

Richardson RFPD Inc. today announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for three new 20 W power amplifiers from Wavelex.

The new 50-ohm, unconditionally stable PAs operate from a single DC power supply and cover down to 820 MHz and up to at least 890 MHz.

They feature infinite load VSWR protection and a minimum of 50% power added efficiency, and they are SMA-connectorized and packaged with precision machine housings in Wavelex’s WP-1M package. Wavelex products are 100% production-tested on all minimum and maximum electrical specifications.

The new PAs are suitable for GSM mobile infrastructure and fixed wireless communication applications.

The WPA08-35B, WPA08-53A, and WPA0810A are part of a new family of 17W to 25W power amplifiers from Wavelex.

According to Wavelex, additional key features of the new 20W PAs include:

Part Number

Freq. Range
(GHz)

Gain (dB)

Gain Flat.
(dB)

VSWR
Typ./Max.

Psat

(W)

DC PAE (%)

DC Idd
Max.

(A)

DC Power
(V)

WPA08-35B

820–890

34.5

+-/0.3

1.2:1/1.4:1

25

55

2.5

26–30

WPA08-53A

820–890

53.5

+-/0.3

1.45:1/1.65:1

25

51

2.5

26–30

WPA0810A

820–960

53.0

+/-0.5

1:45:1/1:65:1

24

50

2.5

26–30

To find more information, or to purchase these products today online, please visit the Wavelex 17W to 25W Power Amplifiers webpage.The devices are also available by calling 1-800-737-6937.

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