"Richard Harrison"
80% or better efficiency isn`t coming from a Class A amplifier, so maybe
it comes from a Class B amplifier.
One fly in the ointment is found on page 354 of Terman`s 1955 edition:
"The theoretical maximum possible plate efficiency that can be realized
in a Class B amplifier is pi/4 or 78.5 per cent;---."
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No fly to those who really know this subject. They are neither Class A or B.
Those wanting to comment on modern solid-state VHF amplifier designs and
performance parameters really should research them before doing so.
We are 60 years beyond the date of this citation from Terman.
RF
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