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Chapter 3 Technical Description
3.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The 1020L is designed to amplify signals by 53 dB in the frequency band of 10
KHz to 5 MHz. The signal from the front panel BNC connector is fed via a length
of 50 ohm coaxial cable into the input of the driver amplifier module. The signal
from the input of the driver is coupled to the input of the MMIC front end. The
output signal of the MMIC is coupled to the gate of transistor Q1. The further
amplified signal appearing at the drain of Q1 is coupled to the input of Q2. This is
transformed to 50 and fed to the driver output BNC port.
The driver output signal is fed through a length of coaxial cable to the input of the
power amplifier module. The signal is split into two equal phase and amplitude
signals. These signals are fed to the inputs of transistors Q1 and Q2. The
amplified signals appearing at the drains of Q1 and Q2 are then fed to the output
BNC port via the impedance matching network.
The power amplifier output signal is then fed into a length of 50 ohm coaxial
cable to the RF bi-directional coupler. The output of the coupler is then fed
directly to the BNC connector on the front panel, this is the unit output.
The forward and reverse coupled ports of the bi-directional coupler are fed to the
RF detector which is situated on the main control board. The RF detector feeds a
voltage, which is representative of the true RMS power to the control board
proper. The control board in turn drives the front panel display.
The main power supply unit provides a 42/24 VDC 12 ampere source. It is a
switch mode power supply unit. The 42 V output feeds the PA. The 24 V provides
power for the drive amplifier. The power supply also has a 5 VDC output which
feeds the control board.
