The big problem with solid state amps right now is that Motorola is self
destructing, and is selling off their semiconductor division. They already
discontinued the line of RF transistors for power amps they formerly sold.
I am not sure who if anyone has picked up rights to the dies. There are
some Japanese RF transistor vendors,but I think those are MOSFET finals.
If one could get a good supply of RF parts, then it would be less hassle to
build the solid state amplifiers, or modules that plug in. The ones for
commercial broadcast markets are way out of ham budgets.
-Stuart
K5KVH
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