RF Amplifiers Overview

TBWA2/20dB, TBWA2/40dB

Application:

  • EMC probe amplifier
  • General purpose wideband RF amplifier

TBWA2 wideband RF amplifiers are versatile building blocks that can easily be integrated into laboratory setups. With a bandwidth of 2MHz to 6GHz they are ideal to boost the signals picked up by our EMC near field probes. The TBWA2 wideband amplifiers are available with 20dB or 40dB gain.

TBHDR1

Application:

  • general purpose gain block
  • pre-amplifier in applications with low noise and high IP3 requirements
  • pre-amplifier for spectrum analyzers, especially in EMC pre-compliance test applications
  • Loop antenna amplifier

The TBHDR1 is a high dynamic range amplifier with a frequency range from 30kHz to 1.5GHz. Its gain is characterized up to 6GHz.
The TBHDR1 has a high IP3 and a low noise figure which makes it an ideal alternative pre-amplifier for spectrum analyzers and receivers in EMC test applications. Due to its low noise figure, high IP3 and gain down to the kHz range it also performs very well as amplifier for active loop antennas.

TBDA1/14dB, TBDA1/28dB

Application:

  • RF driver amplifier
  • General purpose wideband RF amplifier

TBDA1 wideband driver amplifiers are versatile building blocks that can easily be integrated into laboratory setups. With a frequency range of 40MHz to 3GHz and an output power of + 22 dBm at 1dB compression, they are ideal to boost the amplitude of low power RF sources or to drive power amplifier stages. The TBDA1 wideband amplifiers are available with 14dB or 28dB gain.

TBMDA1

Application:

  • Pre-compliance RF immunity testing, driving Tekbox EMC probes or TEM cells
  • RF driver amplifier
  • General purpose wideband RF amplifier

The TBMDA1 modulated wideband driver amplifier is designed in order to create an inexpensive signal source for immunity testing of electronic building blocks and products. It is designed to be driven by the tracking generator output of spectrum analyzers. With its gain of 22 dB and 1dB compression point of +22dBm, it can boost the output power of a tracking generator up to 150mW. The TBMDA1 is ideal to drive Tekbox near field probes in order to find the sensitive spot of an electronic circuit or to create electric fields up to 50V/m when driving the Tekbox TEM Cell TBTC1, 25V/m when driving the TBTC2 or 18V/m when driving the TBTC3. Test signals for immunity testing can be CW, AM or PM. Consequently, the TBMDA1 provides built in modulation capability to generate 1kHz AM or PM signals. In PM mode, the TBMDA1 can also generate a 217Hz Signal with 12.5% duty cycle in order to simulate mobile phone TDMA noise.

TBMDA2

Application:

  • General-purpose gain block
  • Signal source for immunity testing, driving near field probes
  • Signal source for immunity testing, driving TEM Cells

The TBMDA2 modulated wideband driver amplifier is designed in order to create an inexpensive signal source for immunity testing of electronic building blocks and products. It is designed to be driven by the tracking generator output of spectrum analyzers. With its 1dB compression point of +27dBm, it can boost the output power of a tracking generator up to 500mW. The TBMDA2 is ideal to drive Tekbox near field probes in order to find the sensitive spot of an electronic circuit or to create electric fields up to 170V/m when driving the Tekbox TEM Cell TBTC0, 100V/m when driving the TBTC1, 50V/m when driving the TBTC2 or 30V/m when driving the TBTC3. Test signals for immunity testing can be CW, AM or PM. Consequently, the TBMDA2 provides built in modulation capability to generate 1 kHz AM or PM signals. In PM mode, the TBMDA2 can also generate a 217 Hz Signal with 12.5% duty cycle in order to simulate mobile phone TDMA noise.

TBMDA3

Application:

  • General-purpose power amplifier
  • Signal source for immunity testing, driving near field probes
  • Signal source for immunity testing, driving TEM Cells

The TBMDA3 modulated wideband power amplifier is designed in order to create an inexpensive signal source for immunity testing of electronic building blocks and products. It is designed to be driven by the tracking generator output of spectrum analyzers. With an input power range of -5dBm…0dBm, it can boost the output power of a tracking generator up to 5W. The TBMDA3 is ideal to drive Tekbox near field probes in order to find the sensitive spot of an electronic circuit or to create electric fields up to 550V/m when driving the Tekbox TEM Cell TBTC0, 300V/m when driving the TBTC1, 150V/m when driving the TBTC2 or 100V/m when driving the TBTC3. Test signals for immunity testing can be CW, AM or PM modulated. Consequently, the TBMDA3 provides built in modulation capability to generate 1 kHz AM or PM signals. In PM mode, the TBMDA3 can also generate a 217 Hz Signal with 12.5% duty cycle in order to simulate mobile phone TDMA noise.

TBMDA4B

Application:

  • General-purpose power amplifier
  • Signal source for immunity testing, driving near field probes
  • Signal source for immunity testing, driving TEM Cells

The TBMDA4B modulated wideband power amplifier is designed in order to create an inexpensive signal source for immunity testing of electronic building blocks and products. It is designed to be driven by the tracking generator output of spectrum analyzers. With an input power range of -20 dBm…-10 dBm, it can boost the output power of a tracking generator up to 5W. With a frequency range from 100 kHz to 75 MHz, it is an ideal complement to the TBMDA3, which covers 10 MHz to 1 GHz.

The TBMDA4B is ideal to drive Tekbox near field probes in order to find the sensitive spot of an electronic circuit or to create electric fields up to 550V/m when driving the Tekbox TEM Cell TBTC0, 300V/m when driving the TBTC1, 150V/m when driving the TBTC2 or 100V/m when driving the TBTC3. Test signals for immunity testing can be CW, AM or PM modulated. Consequently, the TBMDA4B provides built in modulation capability to generate 1 kHz AM or PM signals. In PM mode, the TBMDA4B can also generate a 217 Hz Signal with 12.5% duty cycle in order to simulate mobile phone TDMA noise.

TBMDA5

Application:

  • General-purpose wideband RF power amplifier
  • Wideband RF power amplifier for conducted immunity testing driving CDNs or BCI-probes
  • Wideband RF power amplifier for radiated immunity testing, driving near field probes
  • Wideband RF power amplifier for radiated immunity testing, driving TEM Cells

The TBMDA5 modulated amplifier provides the necessary power, bandwidth and modulation for conducted immunity testing using CDNs in the frequency range from 150 kHz to 400 MHz. It is designed to be driven by the tracking generator output of spectrum analyzers.

With a 1 dB compression point of up to 2.5W in the frequency range 150 kHz to 400 MHz it can generate test levels class 1 and class 2 according to ISO / EN 61000-4-6. A built in AM- modulator enables use of tracking generators as signal source.

The TBMDA5 has sufficient gain to achieve maximum output power with 0 dBm provided by a spectrum analyzer tracking generator.
Besides 1 kHz, 80% AM, the TBMDA5 provides built in modulation capability to generate 1 kHz, 50% duty cycle PM signals. In PM mode, the TBMDA5 can also generate a 217 Hz Signal with 12.5% duty cycle in order to simulate mobile phone TDMA noise.

 

Part Nr.

Frequency range [MHz]

Gain [dB] typ.

N.F. [dB] typ

Max. pwr. @ P1dB [dBm]

IP3 out

[dBm]

Max. input pwr. rating [dBm]

Supply voltage [V]

Supply current [mA]

Application

TBWA2/20dB

1.5 – 6000

20

4.5

20

35

10

5

110

EMC probe amplifier

TBWA2/40dB

2.5 – 6000

40

4.5

20

35

-10

5

210

EMC probe amplifier

TBHDR1

0.03 – 1500

24

2.7

19

38

10

5

100

Spectrum Analyser pre amplifier

TBDA1/14

20 – 3000

14

4

22

40

20

5

115

Wideband driver amplifier

TBDA1/28

20 – 3000

28

4

22

40

6

5

225

Wideband driver amplifier

TBMDA1

20 – 3000

20

4

22

40

9

5

235

RF immunity testing

TBMDA2

10 – 1500

40

4

27

40

-8

5

700

RF immunity testing

TBMDA3

10 – 1000

40

9

37

40

0

110-240

20 W

radiated immunity testing

TBMDA4B

0.1 – 75

50

7.2

37

40

0

110-240

20 W

radiated immunity testing

TBMDA5

0.1 – 400

38

6.1

34

43

0

110-240

20 W

conducted immunity testing