Comtech PST Corp. released the BME69189-20, a solid-state gallium nitride amplifier with high power density meant for electronic warfare, radar transmitters and communications applications in confined spaces. Weighing five pounds, the amplifier has “gain at 20 Watts of more than 41 decibels; maximum RF input overdrive of 10 dbm; and built-in test that includes composite fault indication, over current, and over voltage.”
In addition, the RF GaN amplifier has a “seven-pin DC control interface; DC input of 28 volts DC; standby power of 35 Watts; DC to RF efficiency of 14 percent; operates in temperatures from -50 to 55 degrees Celsius at the baseplate; and meets MIL-STD-810F for shock and vibration.”
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