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+ 25 ºC

+ 85 ºC - - - - - - -54 ºC

RF AMPLIFIER

MODEL

QBH-828

Specifications

Maximum Ratings

Ambient Operating Temperature .............. -55ºC to + 125 ºC

Storage Temperature ............................... -65ºC to + 150 ºC

Case Temperature ................................................. + 125 ºC

DC Voltage ......................................................... + 18 Volts

Continuous RF Input Power ................................. + 13 dBm

Short Term RF Input Power ...... 50 Milliwatts (1 Minute Max.)

Maximum Peak Power .................... 0.5 Watt (3

µsec Max.)

Features

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! High Gain: 16.3 dB Typical

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! High Power: +19.5 dBm Typical

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! Operating Temp. - 54 ºC to +85 ºC

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! Environmental Screening Available

CHARACTERISTIC

TYPICAL

MIN/MAX

Ta= 25 ºC

Ta = -54 ºC to +85 ºC

Frequency

10 - 1000 MHz

10 - 1000 MHz

Power

Vdc

+15

+15

mA

110

120 Max.

Noise Figure (dB)

4.8

5.4 Max.

VSWR

In

1.5:1

1.5:1 Max.

Out

1.5:1

1.5:1 Max.

Reverse Isolation (dB)

-16

-16 Min.

Gain (dB)

16.3

Gain Flatness

1.0

1.0 Max.

Output Intercept point

3rd Order

+30

+28 Min.

2nd Order

+45

+43 Min.

Gain vs. Temperature

+0.5/-1.0 Max.

1 dB Compression (dBm)

+19.5

+18.5 Min.

± 0.5

Typical Performance Data

Note: Specifications are guaranteed when tested in a 50 Ohm system.

Specifications indicated as typical are not guaranteed.

03/11/05

Linear S-Parameters Data

FREQ.

– – S11– –

– – S21– –

– – S12– –

– – S22– –

MHz

Ang

dB

Ang

dB

Ang

dB

Ang

dB

10

50

70

90

200

400

600

800

1000

-23.4

-24.6

-24.6

-24.7

-24.9

-26.0

-26.0

-21.4

-15.4

-117.9

-172.5

179.1

172.5

140.1

92.3

30.4

-13.8

-57.4

16.2

16.3

16.3

16.3

16.3

16.2

16.2

16.3

16.3

-174.9

169.4

164.0

158.8

131.6

83.2

34.7

-14.6

-65.8

-19.9

-19.6

-19.6

-19.6

-19.3

-18.6

-17.7

-16.7

-15.8

5.4

-3.6

-6.2

-8.3

-20.5

-43.6

-69.9

-98.8

-131.2

-17.3

-21.0

-21.3

-21.5

-21.4

-21.9

-24.6

-21.9

-13.8

143.7

147.9

142.8

136.5

97.4

25.4

-51.8

-146.2

126.2

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Available as: QBH-828, 4 Pin TO-8 (T4)

13

17

16

14

Gain (dB)

Reverse Isolation (dB)

1 dB Comp. (dBm)

Input/Output VSWR +25 ºC

3rd order intermodulation distortion (dBm)

15

18

-60

-10

-30

-50

-40

-20

0

10

100

1000

MHz

10

100

1000

MHz

17

22

19

18

20

10

100

1000

MHz

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.6

2.0

10

100

1000

MHz

40

36

32

34

42

38

10

100

1000

MHz

3.5

2.0

4.0

3.0

Noise Figure (dB)

10

100

1000

MHz

2.5

1.0

Input

Output

4.5

21

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