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GaN Amplifier Powers 960 MHz

Sept. 9, 2009

The model SSPA 0.869-0.0960-56 power amplifier from Aethercomm is based on gallium nitride (GaN) device technology to provide 50 W output power from 869 to 960 MHz. It can be used for CW or pulsed operation with as much as 50 percent power-added efficiency. The amplifier, which employs high-speed DC switching circuitry, features reverse polarity protection as well as under-voltage and over-voltage protection. It measures just 2 x 5 x 1 in. and is suitable for commercial and military communications platforms as well as in electronic warfare (EW) systems.

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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.