History

In the last decade, the availability of bipolar RF power transistors commonly used in the final output stage of most HF Amateur transceivers came to an end. And this unfortunate event forced the designers and manufactures of most amateur HF transceivers to adopt the use of VMOS RF Power FETs in the final output stage of their transceivers. The VMOS device however exhibited poor linearity which caused new transceivers that used the device to have higher levels of Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) with the potential of key clicks and splatter into adjacent frequencies.

However, owners of K3, K3s, and K4 transceivers can now avoid the likelihood of high Intermodulation Distortion and splatter by upgrading their final power amplifiers with a DynoLab Low Distortion LDMOS Amplifier.

The DynoLab Low Distortion LDMOS Amplifier also has the added advantage of being insensitive to supply voltage changes due to low battery conditions, power lead loss, or generator variations while producing 100+ watts from 160 thru 6 meters at 11.0 Vdc.

Specifications

K4 VMOS vs. LDMOS

News

The E51MWA DXpedition team will be taking three K3s transceivers. All have been upgraded with DynoLab LDMOS power amplifiers. These amplifiers achieve the objectives of the ARRL Clean Signal Initiative (CSI) and greatly reduce signal interference with other stations. The amplifiers also produce full power of 100+ watts down to 11.0 Vdc and are unaffected by supply voltage changes due to supply lead voltage drop, generator variations or low battery conditions.