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NuPower

TM

 

Mini

 

Multi

Octave

 

PA

 

User

 

Manual

    

 

 

Rev

 

1.4

 

3

 

Maximum

 

Input

 

Drive

 

Level

 

(No

 

damage)

 

+10

 

dBm

 

Power

 

Amplifier

 

Enable

 

GND

 

On

 

Impedance

 

50

 

Ω

 

 

*The

 

NuPower

 

Mini

 

MOPA

 

will

 

provide

 

10

 

watts

 

(typ)

 

RF

 

output

 

power

 

across

 

225

 

MHz

 

to

 

2.6

 

GHz

 

with

 

an

 

input

 

drive

 

level

 

of

 

+3

 

dBm.

 

 

Table

 

2:

 

NuPower

 

Mini

 

MOPA

 

Environmental

 

Specifications

 

Operating

 

Conditions

 

Specification

 

Operating

 

Temperature

 

for

 

Continuous

 

Operation

 

(>5

 

minutes)

 

30

 

to

 

+55

 

o

C

 

(ambient)

 

30

 

to

 

+60

 

o

C

 

(baseplate)

 

Operating

 

Temperature

 

for

 

20%

 

Duty

 

Cycle

 

30

 

to

 

+60

 

o

C

 

(ambient)

 

30

 

to

 

+65

 

o

C

 

(baseplate)

 

Storage

 

Temperature

 

40

 

to

 

+85

 

o

C

 

 

Table

 

3:

 

NuPower

 

Mini

 

MOPA

 

Mean

 

Time

 

Between

 

Failure

 

(MTBF)

 

Conditions

 

Hours

 

Ground

 

Benign

 

(GB)

 

126,690

 

Airborne

 

Inhabited

 

Cargo

 

(AIC)

 

14,800

 

Airborne

 

Inhabited

 

Fighter

 

(AIF)

 

10,650

  

Airborne

 

Uninhabited

 

Cargo

 

(AUC)

 

8,400

 

Airborne

 

Uninhabited

 

Fighter

 

(AUF)

 

5,800

 

 

Summary of Contents for NW-SSPA-MINI-10W-0.225-2.6

Page 1: ...I MULTI OCTAVE POWER AMPLIFIER PART NUMBER NW SSPA MINI 10W 0 225 2 6 Trusted RF Solutions NuWaves Engineering 132 Edison Drive Middletown Ohio 45044 PH 513 360 0800 FAX 513 539 8782 www nuwaves com p...

Page 2: ...with mounting holes incorporated into the chassis Completely Characterized The NuPower family of solid state power amplifiers has been completely characterized over temperature voltage and frequency T...

Page 3: ...tactical communication systems The NuPower Mini MOPA s rugged chassis allows the system integrator to easily incorporate the unit into a platform operating in harsh environments with limited space su...

Page 4: ...ications Operating Conditions Specification Operating Temperature for Continuous Operation 5 minutes 30 to 55 o C ambient 30 to 60 o C baseplate Operating Temperature for 20 Duty Cycle 30 to 60 o C am...

Page 5: ...A MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS Figure 2 NuPower Mini MOPA Mechanical Outline Table 4 NuPower Mini MOPA Mechanical Specifications Parameter Specification RF Connectors SMA female Control Power Interface C...

Page 6: ...me testing Operation without a proper heat sink under these conditions will cause permanent damage to the product and will void the product warranty The external heatsink thermal resistance requiremen...

Page 7: ...data until the PA module is at full power This will prevent loss of data at the beginning of a message The NuPower Mini MOPA is at full power approximately 500 S after the RF Enable line goes low grou...

Page 8: ...controller board via a cable harness The RF Out SMA connector is the antenna connection This connection should always be loaded into 50 otherwise the PA could be damaged 4 1 INTERFACE CABLE HARNESS T...

Page 9: ...connected the unit will default to standby mode Grounding the pin i e a voltage below 0 2 VDC places the unit in transmit mode The user can either connect the RF Enable line to pins 3 4 on the CTRL P...

Page 10: ...and Sales Phone 513 360 0800 Email product sales nuwaves com NuWaves Home Page http www nuwaves com Product Warranty http www nuwaves com wp content uploads 2011 04 NuWaves_Warranty_Repair pdf 5 1 GEN...

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