[Elecraft] Steve KC6ZKT

[jerry]

On 2022-06-27 15:23, Dynolab wrote:

> Since the semi manufactures stopped making Bipolar RF Power transistors 
> in
> the middle of the last decade, most Ham HF transceiver manufactures 
> were
> forced into using inferior so-called 12 Volt MOSFETs in their finals. 
> And as
> a result, have had great difficulty in meeting even minimal 
> Intermodulation
> Distortion (IMD) standards.
> 
*** I'm guessing that 12V is just really minimal for these  MOSFETS, is 
that
right?  I'm kitting up for a homebrew project right now - the design 
uses
a 12V-24V converter to get decent voltage for a 25W output stage.

                        - Jerry, KF6VB