R&S®VD480L UHF Power Amplifiers

For ground-to-air and naval radiocommunications

Key Facts
Picture R&S®VD480L UHF Power Amplifiers

In general, high-power amplifiers are used in ground-to-air radio stations for improving the communication link reliability under extreme natural or operational, planned or unforeseen conditions.

Main features and benefits

  • UHF 100W AM / 150W FM, frequency range 225 - 400 MHz
  • Single and multichannel application
  • High output power
  • Continuous operation (100 % duty cycle)
  • Automatic AC/DC switch over
  • Support of fi xed-frequency and ECCM (EPM) systems
  • Data operation up to 16 kbit/s for wideband AM/FM
  • Power management: normal/high power mode selectable
  • Use in 230 V AC or 110 V AC environment (different models available)
  • LED service indication
  • Graceful power degradation in case of poor VSWR at output
  • Automatic switchoff at critical temperature
  • High reliability