What are people using for PAs at 5760MHz?
Something in the 1-10W output class.
I believe Mark at Mini-Kits had a disappointing response to requests of interest in his TC5351 MMIC based 1W amplifier kit.
(Although you could have missed this, I did.
)As a result the minimum order quantity for the TC5351 could not be achieved, and the kit is not available.
You cannot blame Mark for not wanting $$$$ tied up in a part with an MOQ, if there is a perceived lack of interest.
DownEast Microwave do a 3W 5760 transverter, but strangely enough, do not supply a separate 3W PA kit to complement either their own QRP version of the transverter, or QRP transveters from other suppliers.
(?)
Kuhne, well most of their PA prices are "on request".
(Is that another way of saying, make sure you are sitting down when you learn of the price?
)And their MKU PA 602 4W PA requires 100mW of drive.
I believe the 5.7G XDK transverter board only produces +17dBm (50mW), so the Kuhne amp would not be driven to it's full potential anyway.
And then there's eBay, with the occasional, overpriced, and risky "as is" offering.
With all the XDK 5.7G transverter systems sold recently, there must be some demand for power on that band, surely???
The biggest expense cut is buying the devices in some sort of bulk quantities.
so that you can stick the 5.7gig MMIC into it instead
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