bap8guy | .5Mhz to 1600Mhz Wideband Ampllifier @bap8guy | Uploaded September 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
In 2014 I bought a wideband amplifier module for about $50. It was reported to have a bandwidth ranging from 500Khz to 1600Mhz, could produce an output of 10dBm (10 milliwatts) and provide as much as 30dB of gain (gain of 1000)!
It required 12 volts to operate, and needed a shielded input and output. It was also small enough to fit in one of my project boxes. I had a 12 v "wall wart" power supply and a nice lighted push switch on hand. I ordered a couple of 8" BNC female to SMA male RG58 adapters for the input and output. So, I cobbled together a wideband amp for my bench!
I have a number of decade attenuators on my bench that could control my input or output as needed (for gain control).
It was a simple, yet effective project for my bench!
I have checked and no longer see my exact module available, but I have found a number of modules as cheap as $5 that report to be just as capable! Perhaps you might want to build one?
In 2014 I bought a wideband amplifier module for about $50. It was reported to have a bandwidth ranging from 500Khz to 1600Mhz, could produce an output of 10dBm (10 milliwatts) and provide as much as 30dB of gain (gain of 1000)!
It required 12 volts to operate, and needed a shielded input and output. It was also small enough to fit in one of my project boxes. I had a 12 v "wall wart" power supply and a nice lighted push switch on hand. I ordered a couple of 8" BNC female to SMA male RG58 adapters for the input and output. So, I cobbled together a wideband amp for my bench!
I have a number of decade attenuators on my bench that could control my input or output as needed (for gain control).
It was a simple, yet effective project for my bench!
I have checked and no longer see my exact module available, but I have found a number of modules as cheap as $5 that report to be just as capable! Perhaps you might want to build one?
