160 school house road, souderton, pa 18964-9990 usa phone 215-723-8181?fax 215-723-5688 model 3500A100 3500 watts cw 10khz - 100 mhz the model 3500A100 is a self-contained, air-cooled, broadband, completely solid state amplifier designed for applications where instantaneous bandwidth and high gain are required. push-pull mosfet circuitry is utilized in all high power stages in the interest of lowering distortion and improving stability. the model 3500A100, when used with an rf sweep generator, will provide a minimum of 3500 watts of swept power. the model 3500A100 is equipped with a digital control panel (dcp) which provides both local and remote control of the amplifier. the dcp uses a 4? inch diagonal graphic display, menu assigned softkeys, a single rotary knob, and four dedicated switches (power, standby, operate and fault/reset) to offer extensive control and status reporting capability. the display provides operational presentation of forward power and reflected power plus control status and reports of internal amplifier status. special features include a gain control, internal/external automatic level control (alc) with front panel control of the alc threshold, pulse input capability and rf output level protection. also included is an internal rf detector which provides an output for use in self-testing or operational modes. all amplifier control functions and status indications are available remotely in gpib / ieee-488 format. the buss interface connector is located on the back panel and positive control of local or remote operation is assured by a keylock on the front panel of the amplifier. high efficiency universal input, power factor corrected switching power supplies provides dc to all internal sub- assemblies. housed in a stylish, contemporary enclosure, the model 3500A100 provides readily available rf power for typical applications such as rf susceptibility testing, antenna and component testing, watt meter calibration, particle accelerators, plasma generation, communications and use as a driver for higher power amplifiers 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 watts 1 10 100 1000 frequency (mhz) 3500A100 typical power output 0.001 0.01 0.1 linear @ 3db compression linear @ 1db compression rev061500
specifications model 3500A100 rated output power ................................ ................................ 3500 watts input for rated output ................................ ......................... 1.0 milliwatt maximim power output @ 3db compression typical ................................ ................................ ........................... 4100 watts minimum ................................ ................................ ....................... 3500 watts power output @ 1db compression typical ................................ ................................ ........................... 2500 watts minimum ................................ ................................ ....................... 2000 watts frequency response ................................ ................................ 10 khz - 100 mhz instantaneously gain (at maximum setting) ................................ ................................ 66 db minimum flatness ................................ ................................ ........................ 1.5 db maximum 0.5 db with internal leveling gain adjustment (continuous range) ................................ ......... 20 db minimum input impedance ................................ ................................ ........ 50 ohms, vswr 1.5:1 maximum output impedance ................................ ................................ ..... 50 ohms, vswr 2.5:1 maximum mismatch tolerance ................................ ............................... will operate without damage, or oscillation with any magnitude and phase of source and load impedance. may limit at 1750 watts reflected power. modulation capability ................................ .......................... will faithfully reproduce am, fm or pulse modulation appearing on the input signal. harmonic distortion ................................ .............................. minus 20 dbc maximum at the specified minimum 1db compressed power third order intercept point ................................ ............... 73 dbm typical rf power display ................................ ................................ ....... 0 - 5000 watts full scale pulse mode gating characteristics signal (into 50 ohms) ................................ ................................ ..... + 2.0 to 6.0 vdc rise time ................................ ................................ ....................... 0.5 microseconds maximum fall time ................................ ................................ ....................... 0.5 microseconds rf rise/fall time ................................ ................................ ........ 10 nanoseconds maximum primary power ................................ ................................ ............ 180-267 vac delta (4 wire) 360-435 vac, wye (5 wire) (user must specify) 47-63hz, 3 phase 15,000 watts maximum at .99 p.f. typical connectors rf input ................................ ................................ ........................ type n female on rear panel rf output ................................ ................................ ...................... type 7/16 female on rear panel external leveling inputs ................................ ................................ type bnc female on front panel pulse modulation inputs ................................ ................................ type bnc female on front panel detected rf output ................................ ................................ ....... type bnc female on front panel remote control ................................ ................................ .............. 24 pin female gpib/ieee-488 connector on rear panel safety interlock ................................ ................................ .............. 15 pin female type d on rear panel ieee-488 (gpib) interface ................................ ........................ allows control of all amplifier functions and monitoring of all status indications via standard gpib / ieee-488 commands cooling ................................ ................................ .......................... forced air (self contained fans) weight (maximum) ................................ ................................ ......... 317.5 kg ( 900 lb) size (w x h x d) ................................ ................................ ............... 56.2 x 152.0 x 100.0 cm 22.1 x 60.0 x 39.4 in
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