Saturday, June 21, 2014

1296 MHz RF Amplifier using NEC70083


Here the Radio Frequency (RF) amplifier circuit design for frequency 1296 MHz.

By using an NEC70083, this 1296-MHz amplifier delivers about 17-dB gain and around 1- to 1.5-dB noise. It is assembled on a G-10 epoxy fiberglass PC board. Use the layout shown because this is very important for correct performance.



The regulated power supply circuit delivers the regulated 3 VDC for the drain circuit and the 7660 IC produces a negative bias for the gate circuit. R5 sets the drain voltage to+3 V and R3 sets the gate bias. Typically, the drain current is about 10 mA.

PCB Design:



About RF Amplifier
An RF power amplifier is a type of electronic amplifier which is utilised to convert a low-power radio-frequency signal into a larger signal of significant power, usually for driving the antenna of a transmitter. It is usually optimized to have high efficiency, high output Power (P1dB) compression, good gain, good return loss on the input and output, and optimum heat dissipation.

The basic applications of the RF power amplifier include driving to another high power source, driving a transmitting antenna, microwave heating, and exciting resonant cavity structures. Among these applications, driving transmitter antennas is most well known.
More explanation about power audio amplifier can be found at wikipedia.org
This is a demonstration about 01A RF Amplifier which is build used old tube component to amplify the signal.

Watch the video:

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