Broadband 60-W HF linear amplifier

The design, construction and performance of a solid-state untuned 2-30 MHz amplifier is described. Operation is from 28 V dc. Overall CW efficiency is greater than 47 percent at 60-w unfiltered output. Amplifier efficiency for two-tone 60-W PEP output is greater than 31 percent. two-tone linearity over the frequency range is -30 dB or better at output powers from 5-60 W. Broadband transmission-line transformers wound on ferrite toroids are used throughout for impedance matching. Hybrids of similar construction are used for output-power adding.