Pasternack Enterprises has introduced ten new 1-watt and 2-watt broadband amplifiers for defense, EW/ECM, radar, test instrumentation, telecom, satcom, microwave radio and industrial applications from 2 GHz to 18 GHz.
The new broadband RF amplifiers feature a hybrid microwave integrated circuit design and advanced GaAs pHEMT technology for excellent performance. The connectorized SMA amplifier modules are unconditionally stable and include built-in voltage regulation, bias sequencing, and reverse bias protection for added reliability. The wideband power amplifiers have over-voltage protection installed externally for easy repair and are fully matched internally for 50 Ohm input and output, which eliminates the need for any additional sensitive external RF tuning components.
Housed in hermetically sealed modules, Pasternack’s 1W and 2W broadband RF amplifiers operate from -55°C to +85° provide customers with a choice of gain levels, frequency ranges and power outputs for their specific requirements. The new amplifiers perform well in gain ranging from 32 dB to 48 dB, gain flatness from ±1 dB to ±2 dB at the higher frequency range of 12 GHz to 18 GHz, and high linearity levels (IP3) of 39 dBm to 42 dBm.
