more for the SSB users: 2.4 GHz 20W Wifi Booster from AliExpress. USD 232.-
Not exactly cheap, but looks well made and is almost ready to use. Milled case and initial test data looks promising! 20W are realistic..
Who wants to know more.. should I write an article for the journal?
It looks nice! Especially for application with some small transmit mixer.
With my SG LAB transverter I already have ~2W output so 10dB gain would be enough, likely just a single stage required.
only change required by the user is to change output connector from RP-SMA to SMA. 5 minute job. 33 dB gain up to 15W, no compression yet to be seen. 12V input @ 5A max.
Just use some pigtail like this when mounting it in the enclosure?:
Very interesting. Shame they won't ship to G-Land (Yet will ship to Europe). Similar modules available on Ebay, with N connectors btw (and they appear willing to ship to UK):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sun…mplifier-AGC/292396395986
Iain
That is another design, it is bi-directional (also includes a preamp) and a version exists that has power supply over coax so you can mount it in the mast (with an indoor bias tee included).
Ofcourse it has to be checked if that performs as well.. the construction looks more wimpy.
Just use some pigtail like this when mounting it in the enclosure?:
I would mount it very close to the feed with a short UT-141 hardline, so SMA-SMA is preferred for me.
Very interesting. Shame they won't ship to G-Land
Just seeing it.. wondering why that is (seriously!). Should be no different than to HB9.
only change required by the user is to change output connector from RP-SMA to SMA. 5 minute job. 33 dB gain up to 15W, no compression yet to be seen. 12V input @ 5A max.
from the notes in the insertion it seems a heatsink is necessary for powers higher than 5 watts
"Note:
Curiously they don't ship to the US either. I'm guessing maybe HM Customs is getting hot on High Powered 'illegal' Wifi gear or some such at the moment. But yeah, it should be the same (at the moment, After March 29th who knows but we won't discuss THAT here!)
Very interesting. Shame they won't ship to G-Land (Yet will ship to Europe). ..
Iain
try on the global version of the site...
from the notes in the insertion it seems a heatsink is necessary for powers higher than 5 watts
"Note:
- Electric current: 12V 5A
- Please add extra radiator aluminum fin or fan when the output power over 5W
- Please connect the antenna first then supply power, finally connect the signal device."
Yes.. that should be observed.. at 20W out and 30% efficiency, we talk about 40-50W heat dissipation. Good heatsink is a PA's best friend 
. Thanks for pointing it out!
They heat like stoves. If you know the device in the datasheet it should report all the values including the thermal test and its curve.
Needs the automatic RX/TX switch to be deactivated/bypassed or is this thing working on SSB without mods?
vy73 DB8TF
should I write an article for the journal?
Oh yes please ! Danke Achim
