We use Mini-circuits amplifiers. They are relatively inexpensive ~$300. They work very well, and are a bit ESD sensitive. (We purchased some transient suppressors to protect them.) The replacement amplifiers chips internal are about $0.12, so they have been cheap to repair.
Mat Mat Aschenberg Agency Engineer II EchoStar Technologies Corporation Tel: 303-706-5064 Fax: 303-723-3901 Cell: 303-906-6224 Email: [email protected] Email Alternate: [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Pre-Amplifiers Hello all, In my laboratory I currently have two pre-amps and am looking to buy a third but funding of course is limited. Any suggestions on a make and model of pre-amp with useful frequency range of at least 1GHz to 3GHz? It would be nice if it was fairly ESD sensitive also (I have a Rohde & Schwarz model that my technicians have fried twice because it is very ESD sensitive). Thank you all in advance. Rob Kado EMC Engineer VWS - Auburn Hills, USA Tel: 248-340-3828 / Fax: 248-340-3316 Internal Location 3M2 "This e-mail message is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). The information contained therein may be confidential or privileged, and its disclosure or reproduction is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please return it immediately to its sender at the above address and destroy it." This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
