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Old February 26th 05, 12:40 AM
Ken Smith
 
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In article , gwhite wrote:
Ken Smith wrote:


RF transmitter power amps are certainly "impedance matched" to the
intended load.


I'm sorry, but they are not. Nor are any power amps that I know of. Efficiency
(and thus necessarily output swing) is what matters for power amps. To maximize
swing requires load line matching, not impedance matching.


I still say they are. Motorola AN-721 takes on the theory. AN-758 does a
practical example matching 12.5 Ohms into 50 Ohms


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